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Israeli Strikes Target Beirut Suburbs: Lebanese State Media
This is Beirut 02/03 03:05 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israeli strikes were launched at Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, as Hezbollah said it fired rockets and drones at Israel in response to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. "Beirut's southern suburbs were targeted by a series of Israeli strikes," the state-run National News ...
Israel Says Carrying Out 'Large-Scale Strikes' on Tehran
This is Beirut 02/03 02:25 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli military said it launched "large-scale strikes" on Tehran on Monday, two days since the start of a US-Israeli campaign against Iran. "The Israeli Air Force... has begun an additional wave of strikes against the Iranian terror regime at the heart of Tehran," the military said in a statement. AFP
Israel Attacked with Projectiles from South Lebanon, IDF Responds with Airstrikes
This is Beirut 02/03 02:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Sirens went off in northern Israel after midnight on Monday morning as a result of projectiles being launched from Lebanon, according to the Israeli army. The Israeli army began conducting airstrikes in southern Lebanon in response, according to Channel 12. The army said in a statement that it had “begun striking targets of the Hezbollah ...
Debris from Iran-Israel Exchanges of Fire Wounds Four in Syria: State Media
This is Beirut 02/03 00:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A man and his three daughters were wounded by falling missile debris in Syria on Sunday from the exchange of fire between Iran and Israel over the country's airspace, Syrian state media reported. "Four people, a father and three daughters, were wounded as a result of the fall of the missile debris resulting from the exchange of strikes ...
Gulf States Reserve Right to Respond to Iranian 'Agression' in Meeting
This is Beirut 02/03 00:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gulf states vowed to defend themselves against Iranian attacks, including by "responding to the aggression" if need be, after the Gulf Cooperation Council convened via video-link on Sunday to formulate a unified response. The foreign ministers of the six GCC states -- the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait, all of which ...
France, Germany, and U.K. to Work with U.S. as EU High Commissioner Issues Statement
This is Beirut 01/03 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Leaders of the U.K., France, and Germany issued a joint statement stating that they have “agreed to work together with the U.S. and allies in the region on this matter.” The statement reads that “the Leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom are appalled by the indiscriminate and disproportionate missile attacks launched ...
Operation Epic Fury: Over 1000 Iranian Targets Struck
This is Beirut 01/03 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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On Sunday, the U.S. Central Command announced that its ongoing operations are targeting more than 1000 sites across Iran in “Operation Epic Fury.” The types of targets singled out in these strikes range incorporate various assets linked to Iran’s defensive and offensive capabilities. Among those listed are integrated air ...
UAE Closes Embassy in Iran After Four Killed in Attacks Across the Gulf
This is Beirut 01/03 20:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The UAE said on Sunday it was closing its embassy in Tehran and recalling the Emirati ambassador after Iran's retaliatory missile and drone campaign in the Gulf killed four people and wounded dozens more. The move marks the strongest condemnation yet by a Gulf state since Tehran began targeting the region with a barrage of strikes after the ...
Trump: U.S. Sank Nine Iranian Naval Ships as Embassy in Beirut Announces Monday Closure
This is Beirut 01/03 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that American forces had destroyed and sunk nine Iranian naval vessels in what he described as a major escalation in ongoing military operations against Iran. In a post published on his official social media account, Trump said: “I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 ...
Hezbollah Rallies Form in Lebanon in Condolence for Khamenei
This is Beirut 01/03 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hundreds of supporters of Lebanon’s Iran-aligned Hezbollah movement gathered on Sunday in Beirut’s southern suburbs and other regions to mourn the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and express solidarity with the Islamic Republic amid a rapidly intensifying regional conflict. The rallies, held in the Ashoura ...
Trump Says Iran Wants to Talk: The Atlantic
This is Beirut 01/03 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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One day after U.S.-Israeli strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and escalated tensions across the Middle East, former President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran’s new leadership wants to negotiate and that he plans to engage with them. “They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to ...
Netanyahu Vows Intensified Strikes on Tehran as Israel Mobilizes “Full Strength”
This is Beirut 01/03 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to intensify air strikes on Tehran in the coming days, declaring that Israel’s military is deploying its “full strength as never before” in the escalating campaign against Iran. In a video statement released after renewed Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital, Netanyahu said he had ...
Lebanon, France Postpone Paris Security and Disarmament Conference Amid Regional Tension
This is Beirut 01/03 17:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Lebanese President General Joseph Aoun and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed in a phone call on March 1 to postpone the international conference in Paris, originally scheduled for March 5, which aimed to support Lebanon’s security forces and advance disarmament of non-state armed groups. The leaders cited the absence of appropriate ...
Three U.S. Service Members Killed, Five Seriously Wounded in Operation Epic Fury, CENTCOM Says
This is Beirut 01/03 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five others are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury, CENTCOM announced Sunday. Several additional personnel sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions and are in the process of being returned to duty. Major combat operations are ongoing, and U.S. forces continue their ...
DP World Suspends Operations at Jebel Ali Port as Gulf Security Crisis Disrupts Regional Trade
This is Beirut 01/03 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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DP World, a Dubai-based global port operator and logistics company, and one of the largest port operators in the world, has temporarily suspended operations at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, the largest container port in the Middle East, as regional security tensions intensify following missile exchanges across the Gulf. The suspension, described as a ...
Iranian Missile Strike Hits Israel, Killing at Least Nine
This is Beirut 01/03 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
At least nine people were killed and more than 20 injured after an Iranian missile struck the city of Beit Shemesh near Jerusalem on Sunday, in what Israeli authorities described as one of the deadliest single impacts since the war began. Emergency services confirmed that 23 people were wounded, several of them in critical condition, while ...
Gulf Countries to Hold Video Meeting on Iran Attacks Sunday: Two Diplomats
This is Beirut 01/03 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gulf countries will convene Sunday evening to discuss a unified response to Iran's attacks, two Gulf diplomats said, as Tehran presses on with a second day of strikes after US and Israeli attacks killed its supreme leader. "It will be an online meeting of GCC foreign ministers due to the airport closures," a Gulf diplomat told AFP, ...
Iran State TV Says Oil Tanker Struck in Strait of Hormuz
This is Beirut 01/03 14:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Iranian state television said Sunday that an oil tanker was sinking after it was struck while attempting to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The incident took place as Iran exchanged strikes with the United States and Israel, who launched an attack Saturday that killed the Islamic republic's supreme leader. "The fate of the ...
Gulf on Edge as Maritime Incidents, Airspace Closures, and Explosions Signal Dangerous Expansion of Conflict
This is Beirut 01/03 14:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The regional confrontation widened dramatically on Sunday as maritime incidents in the Gulf, renewed missile activity, airspace closures, and fresh security alerts pushed tensions to one of their most volatile points since the start of the U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran. Maritime Flashpoint in the Strait of Hormuz The Secretary-General of the ...
Israel Says Half of Iran’s Missile Arsenal Destroyed
This is Beirut 01/03 12:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli military announced on Sunday that it had destroyed approximately half of Iran’s missile stockpiles, asserting that Tehran had been producing dozens of surface-to-surface missiles each month prior to the operation. In a televised statement, military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said the campaign targeted the Iranian ...
Hezbollah Calls for Mass Mobilization in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs, Vows Continued 'Resistance'
This is Beirut 01/03 12:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah has formally responded to the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling for a mass public mobilization in Beirut’s southern suburbs while pledging to “fulfill its duty in confronting the aggression.” In an official statement issued Sunday morning, the group invited supporters to gather at 4:00 p.m. in Ashoura ...
Iran Targets Cyprus After Khamenei’s Killing
This is Beirut 01/03 12:10 - Reading : less than a minute
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A major Iranian escalation unfolded on Sunday following the elimination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as Iranian missiles targeted Cyprus, a member of NATO. British Defense Secretary John Healey announced that Iranian missiles were fired at British military bases on the island. He also revealed that 300 British soldiers had been stationed near ...
Gulf States Brace as Iran Strikes Continue; UAE and Qatar Report Interceptions
This is Beirut 01/03 11:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The ongoing conflict triggered by coordinated U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran is expanding more and more across the Gulf, with multiple regional capitals reporting renewed Iranian missile and drone activity. Gulf states have responded with defensive operations and political warnings, raising fears of a wider confrontation. Iran had announced ...
Strikes Hit “Heart of Tehran” as Iran Launches New Missile Barrage on Israel
This is Beirut 01/03 11:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Explosions rocked northern Tehran for a second consecutive day on Sunday as Israeli forces launched what they described as a broad wave of airstrikes targeting sites “in the heart of the Iranian capital,” while Iran responded with renewed missile attacks on Israeli territory. Plumes of smoke were seen rising from a building in northern ...
Celebrations Reported Across Iran and the Diaspora After Khamenei's Killing
This is Beirut 01/03 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Videos shared by anti-regime activist accounts show people in Iran celebrating in the streets overnight after the announcement of the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Footage from social media showed people lighting off fireworks from their balconies and calling out to each other from their apartments. Other videos shared on social ...
Global Reactions Emerge After Khamenei’s Killing in U.S.-Israeli Strikes
This is Beirut 01/03 11:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Statements are emerging from Iran and around the world in response to the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in U.S.–Israeli strikes, with leaders and groups weighing in on the regional and global implications. Iran’s President Responds Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday that avenging the ...
Oman Port and Tanker Hit as Iran Strikes Gulf
This is Beirut 01/03 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
An Oman port and an oil tanker off its coast were attacked Sunday, official media said, marking the first strikes on the sultanate -- which mediated US-Iran talks -- since Tehran launched a retaliation campaign. On Sunday morning, AFP correspondents heard blasts in Dubai, Doha and Manama as Iran carried out attacks in response to US and Israeli ...
Iran Army Says Targeted U.S. Bases in Iraq, Gulf
This is Beirut 01/03 10:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Fresh blasts were heard across Dubai, Doha and Manama on Sunday morning as Iran carried out strikes in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks that killed the supreme leader and other top officials. AFP reporters heard blasts in Dubai, Bahrain's capital Manama and Qatar -- where AFP correspondents saw thick black smoke rising on the clear ...
Iraqi Protesters Attempt to Storm Baghdad’s Green Zone
This is Beirut 01/03 07:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iraqi protesters attempted to storm the U.S. Embassy Compound in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, according to Al Jazeera. The demonstrations led to clashes with Iraqi security forces—reportedly deployed in large numbers as tensions escalated—as they tried to enter into the heavily defended Green Zone. This round of protests in ...
Iran Carries Out New Set of Strikes Across Middle East
This is Beirut 01/03 06:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iranian State TV announced another round of strikes against Israel and U.S. bases on Sunday morning. Iranian media stated that Iran is targeting 27 U.S. bases in the Middle East and sites in Israel linked to its military and defense. State media declared that the attacks were set in motion to retaliate against the killing of Ayatollah Ali ...