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Iran Army Chief Threatens Response to Trump and Netanyahu's 'Threats'

This is Beirut, 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's military chief warned on Wednesday that Iran will not stand by and allow itself to be threatened by outside powers, after the United States and Israel backed anti-government protests. "The Islamic Republic of Iran considers the escalation of hostile rhetoric against the Iranian nation a threat and will not tolerate its ...

Israeli Official Describes Israel-Syria Negotiations as "Positive"

This is Beirut, 06/01 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Israeli source on Tuesday described the atmosphere of negotiations between Israel and Syria in Paris as positive, though sources briefed on the talks said it would fall far short of a full peace treaty. Axios quoted an Israeli official as saying that Syria and Israel expressed their desire to reach a security agreement within the framework of ...

Iran Protests: 35 Dead, Over 1,200 Arrested

This is Beirut, 06/01 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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About 35 people have been killed since the start of the protests against the regime in Iran, including four children, and law enforcement authorities in the country have arrested more than 1,200 protesters, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency. The protests in the country are showing no signs of stopping, and they have spread to ...

Trump, Maduro, and Iran

David Hale , 05/01 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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America's dramatic capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has set the stage for the conduct of America's national security strategy in 2026. It has also raised questions. Was it legal? Judging from precedents set with the 1990 capture, trial, conviction, and imprisonment of Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega, the ...

US Conducting Military Strikes Against Venezuela: US Media

This is Beirut, 03/01 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States military was behind a series of strikes against the Venezuelan capital Caracas on Saturday, US media reported. US media outlets including CBS News and Fox News reported that unnamed Trump administration officials confirmed US forces were involved. CBS said an attack was ordered by President Donald Trump. The Pentagon referred ...

Iran: The Regime Falters as Fear Shifts

Natasha Metni Torbey, 02/01 17:35 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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In Iran, today’s protests are no longer a part of a long series of crises that the Islamic Republic has, over decades, contained through repression, intimidation, or external distraction. This is different: a deep, gradual, but now unmistakably visible erosion of the regime’s symbolic, ideological, and psychological foundations. This ...

Hezbollah Receives ‘Last-Chance Advice’ from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey to Disarm

This is Beirut, 02/01 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese ministerial officials say Hezbollah on Wednesday received “last-chance advice” from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey to hand over its weapons to Lebanon’s government, according to the Arabic newspaper Asharq al-Awsat. According to the sources, the countries warned the militant group that failing to disarm would isolate ...

Ahead of 2026, Washington's Tougher Terms for Lebanon

Amal Chmouny, 2025-12-31 17:10 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Heading into 2026, U.S. engagement in Lebanon has become explicitly conditioned on measurable progress toward Hezbollah’s disarmament, marking a clear break from the strategic ambiguity that long defined Washington’s approach. The aftermath of the 2024 Israel–Hezbollah conflict, alongside Lebanon’s deepening economic and political crises, ...

Israel Prepares for “Days of Fighting” Along the Lebanese Border

This is Beirut, 2025-12-31 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel is preparing for possible “days of fighting” along the Lebanese border, as the deadline set by the U.S. for the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah by the end of 2025 expires on Wednesday, Israeli media reported. The U.S. news site Axios, citing American officials, reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised the ...

UNRWA in the Crosshairs: U.S. Weighs Unprecedented Sanctions

Amal Chmouny, 2025-12-22 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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In the shadow of the Gaza conflict, a quiet but consequential debate is unfolding in Washington over whether the U.S. should designate the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as a terrorist-affiliated entity and impose sweeping sanctions. A move once viewed as unthinkable is now the subject of urgent policy deliberations, with senior ...

Netanyahu Set to Present Iran Strike Options to Trump

This is Beirut, 2025-12-20 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to present plans for a potential strike on Iran to U.S. President Donald Trump during his forthcoming visit to the United States, NBC News reports, citing several unnamed officials. According to the report, Israel is increasingly alarmed that Iran is rebuilding, and possibly expanding, its ballistic ...

Syria Welcomes Lifting of US Sanctions

This is Beirut, 2025-12-19 21:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday welcomed the permanent lifting by the United States of the so-called Caesar sanctions, paving the way for the return of investments to the war-ravaged nation. The US Congress on Wednesday permanently ended the sanctions imposed on Syria under Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in December last year. The ...

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