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Trump Says U.S. ‘Close to Finishing the Job’ in Iran War, Says More Strikes Ahead
This is Beirut 02/04 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel said it came under Iranian missile fire on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the Islamic republic into the "Stone Ages" with heavy strikes in the next two to three weeks. In a speech from the White House, Trump sought to reassure war-weary Americans that the military campaign that began on February 28 was coming ...
UAE Signals Willingness to Join Military Effort in Hormuz: Report
This is Beirut 02/04 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Arab Emirates is preparing to support a potential military operation led by the United States and its allies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Arab officials told the Wall Street Journal. If confirmed, the move would mark the first time a Gulf state has formally entered the conflict with Iran. Emirati officials are pushing for a United ...
Why Lebanon–Israel Diplomacy Remains Frozen
Ralph Atrach 02/04 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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As the U.S. signals readiness for a negotiated settlement to the regional war with Iran, a key question is resurfacing: could a broader diplomatic reset in the region revive the prospect of talks between Lebanon and Israel? Since Hezbollah plunged Lebanon into war with Israel on March 2, Beirut has reiterated its willingness to enter direct talks ...
Oil Surges as Trump Signals Escalation Against Iran
This is Beirut 02/04 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Oil prices jumped in volatile trading on Thursday morning after Donald Trump warned of potential further military action against Iran, dampening hopes for a near-term de-escalation in the conflict, CNBC reported. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for May rose 5.9% to $106.02 a barrel as of 3:11 a.m. ET, while June Brent crude ...
PM Salam: Lebanon Trapped in a War It Did Not Choose, Reasserts State Authority
This is Beirut 02/04 15:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Lebanon’s government moved to reassert its authority in a cabinet meeting on Thursday, as Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned that the country is being dragged into a war it neither chose nor controls amid growing concerns over the role Hezbollah is playing to escalate the conflict. Speaking after a cabinet session at the Grand Serail, Salam ...
Iraq Begins Oil Exports on Tankers Through Syria
This is Beirut 02/04 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iraq has begun exporting crude using tanker trucks through Syria, its oil ministry said, as an official said oil revenue last month dropped more than 70 percent compared to February. More than a month into the Middle East war that has wrought havoc on energy markets, Iraq has been particularly impacted as oil exports account for some 90 percent ...
Israeli Ground Invasion Consolidates as Strikes Continue
This is Beirut 02/04 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli rhetoric has intensified on the creation of a buffer zone, including the demolition of border villages, with Defense Minister Israel Katz saying Lebanese civilians won’t be able to return until northern Israel is secure. In recent days, Israeli forces have consolidated a number of axes in the fight, concentrated around the coast south of ...
Blurring the Lines: How Hezbollah Obscures Civilian and Combatant Deaths
Claudia Groeling 01/04 15:05 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported 1,268 dead in Israeli strikes as of March 31, but offers no breakdown between civilians and Hezbollah fighters, leaving the real human toll shrouded in uncertainty. Dr. Joseph Helou, head of the Medical Care Directorate at the Ministry of Public ...
Hezbollah's Fallback Strategy as the Resistance Axis Unravels
Marwan El Amine 03/04 08:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Hezbollah is coming under immense pressure on all fronts. Its regional backer Iran stands on the threshold of a new political phase that points to a retreat from its regional strategy, with profound implications for Hezbollah in Lebanon. There, Israel is escalating its military efforts against Hezbollah, with the campaign likely to intensify ...
Tehran Cautions UN Against Escalation Before Strait of Hormuz Vote
This is Beirut 03/04 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran on Friday warned the UN Security Council against any "provocative action" ahead of a vote on a draft resolution mandating a force to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. "Any provocative action by the aggressors and their supporters, including in the UN Security Council regarding the situation in the Strait of ...
Iran Retains Significant Missile Capabilities Despite Strikes: Report
This is Beirut 03/04 10:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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According to a CNN report, despite more than five weeks of daily US and Israeli strikes, roughly half of Iran’s missile launchers remain intact and thousands of one-way attack drones are still operational, highlighting Tehran’s continuing ability to threaten the region. Recent intelligence assessments indicate that about half of Iran’s ...
In Israel, an Alert System Upgraded with Every New War
This is Beirut 03/04 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Between two wars with Iran, Israeli civil defense has significantly improved its population alert system, relying heavily on technological innovation and artificial intelligence to make life less burdensome for Israelis under the threat of Iranian missiles. Sarah Chemla, 32, lives in central Tel Aviv. Her second child was born in June 2025 in a ...
Hezbollah Detainees Describe Low Morale and Reluctance to Fight
This is Beirut 03/04 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a video on Friday of detained members of Hezbollah’s Radwan Unit who were planning to launch an anti-tank missile toward Israeli forces. They were transferred to Unit 504 for interrogation. In the footage, detainees said they were being sent “to die” and that Hezbollah joined the war to ...
Katz: Hezbollah-Linked Homes to Be Destroyed Under Rafah-Khan Younis Model
This is Beirut 03/04 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that Israel remains committed to disarming Hezbollah “through military and political means,” following a security assessment with senior military officials. Katz emphasized that Israel’s primary objective in Lebanon is the dismantling of Hezbollah’s military capabilities, regardless of broader ...
F-15 Downed as Iran, U.S. Scramble to Find Pilots
This is Beirut 03/04 16:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A U.S. fighter jet crashed in southwest Iran on Friday, and a search-and-rescue operation is underway to locate a remaining crew member, after U.S. officials confirmed they had rescued one pilot, according to Reuters. U.S. officials have reportedly confirmed that Iran shot down the aircraft. This marks the first time that a U.S. aircraft has been ...
UN Force Says 3 Peacekeepers Wounded in Blast Inside South Lebanon Position
This is Beirut 03/04 16:25 - Reading : less than a minute
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said a blast hit one of its positions and wounded three peacekeepers on Friday, the third such incident in a week. "This afternoon, an explosion inside a UN position... injured three peacekeepers, two seriously. They are all currently being evacuated to hospital. We do not yet know the origin of ...
Israel Strikes Litani Bridges to Pressure Lebanese Government
Ian Stettner 01/04 15:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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As Israel presses its ground invasion of south Lebanon, it has destroyed several bridges spanning the Litani River, saying Hezbollah was using the crossings for military purposes. Analysts told This Is Beirut that the strikes also form part of a broader pressure campaign on the Lebanese state. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the bridges ...
Erdogan Warns of Regional Spillover Risk as War Enters Second Month
This is Beirut 01/04 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned Wednesday that the ongoing war involving Iran, the United States, and Israel risks expanding into a broader regional conflict, as tensions continue to escalate across multiple fronts. “We are facing the danger of the war spreading and widening,” Erdoğan said during a parliamentary ...
Syria Says Israeli Tank Fire Kills Man in Country's South
This is Beirut 03/04 23:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Syrian state media said Israeli fire killed a man in the Qunietra province in the country's south near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. State news agency SANA said that the man was killed in an attack by "an Israeli tank", while state television said a car was targeted. Earlier, SANA reported that Israeli forces in Quneitra ...
From Baghdad to Beirut: Tehran’s Strategy to Set the Region Aflame
Seth J. Frantzman 31/03 15:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In December 2017, Hezbollah hosted Iraqi militia leader Qais al-Khazali on a tour of Lebanon’s border with Israel. At the time, Israel was careful not to provoke Hezbollah, and Khazali seemed confident that he could threaten the Jewish state from the frontier. Nearly a decade later, Hezbollah and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have become ...
Israel Maintains High Pressure in West Bank Amid Iran War
This is Beirut 30/03 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As war with Iran and its proxies touches most of the region, Israel maintains pressure in the West Bank as violence mounts, while the Knesset approved a bill setting the death penalty on charges of deadly acts of terrorism. On Monday, 2 Palestinians in the West Bank were killed by Israeli soldiers in separate incidents, according to ...
Leavitt Says U.S. Talks with 'More Rational' Iranians are Ongoing
This is Beirut 30/03 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke on the status of U.S. operations in Iran in a press conference on Monday She said that talks with Iranians are ongoing and making good progress. Remnants of the regime are inclined to negotiate. The U.S. is currently speaking with “more rational” Iranians to reach an ...
Senior U.S. Official to TIB: ‘The United States Supports the Sovereignty and Authority of the Lebanese Government’
This is Beirut 30/03 22:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In an exclusive statement to This is Beirut, a senior U.S. official conveyed support for the Lebanese government’s authority and expressed concern for Iranian infractions against Lebanese sovereignty. The official said that “the United States supports the sovereignty and authority of the Lebanese government to make decisions ...
Iran Executes Two More Convicted of Links to Banned Opposition
This is Beirut 31/03 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran executed two men on Tuesday convicted of membership in a banned opposition group and plotting to overthrow the Islamic republic, the judiciary said, a day after two others were hanged on similar charges. "Babak Alipour and Pouya Ghobadi... were executed by hanging on Tuesday after legal procedures were completed and their sentences ...
Gulf Allies Privately Urge Trump to Press War on Iran: Report
This is Beirut 31/03 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Gulf Arab allies are privately urging President Donald Trump to intensify the war against Iran and avoid a premature settlement, even as the White House considers scaling back its military campaign without securing full control over the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by the Times of Israel. According to U.S., Gulf, and Israeli officials, ...
Bahrain Dismantles Cell Linked to Hezbollah
This is Beirut 31/03 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Bahrain’s Interior Ministry announced on Monday the arrest of three individuals accused of forming a “terrorist cell” linked to Lebanon’s Hezbollah group. According to the ministry, the suspects “coordinated with terrorist elements abroad and sought to engage in espionage in a manner intended to undermine the ...
Army Withdrawal Sparks Anxiety in Southern Border Villages
This is Beirut 31/03 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Residents of the predominantly Christian southern villages of Rmeish, Debel, and Ain Ebel are experiencing growing anxiety following the sudden withdrawal of security forces and the closure of local police stations on Tuesday, according to local officials and community leaders. Concerns intensified after units of the Lebanese Army redeployed from ...
Israeli Forces Will Occupy Swathe of South Lebanon After War: Defense Minister
This is Beirut 31/03 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday said Israel's military would occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon even after the end of the current war against the Hezbollah armed group. "At the end of the operation, the IDF will establish itself in a security zone inside Lebanon, on a defensive line against anti-tank missiles, and will maintain security ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Warns of Intensified Strikes Against Iran
This is Beirut 31/03 17:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth held a press conference Tuesday at the Pentagon alongside Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, providing an update on the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran. Hegseth described the campaign as a “laser-focused, maximum authority mission” employing overwhelming ...
U.S.-Israeli Strikes Hit Steel Complexes in Central, Southwest Iran
This is Beirut 01/04 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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U.S.-Israeli strikes have hit steel complexes in central and southwest Iran, causing damage to production units, Iranian media reported on Wednesday. "Initial assessments indicate massive attacks, with significant damage and destruction to production units" at the complex of the Mobarakeh Steel Company, one of Iran's biggest, in the central ...