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Missile and Drone Attacks Across Gulf as Iran Walks Back Apology

Even as President Masoud Pezeskian signaled his desire to deescalate with Iran’s Arab neighbors, attacks continued on the Gulf on Sunday. Kuwait intercepted three ballistic missiles on Suday but suffered damage in a drone attack to a government building housing the Public Institution for Social Security. In a separate incident, fuel tanks at ...

Iran President Apologizes to Gulf Neighbors Triggering Rift Among Country’s Leadership

Iranian President Masoud Pezeskian faced backlash from conservative hardliners following his speech yesterday, in which he apologized and vowed to stop striking neighboring Arab countries, provided they did not conduct attacks against the Islamic Republic.  In an apparent backtrack, Pezeskian claimed in a prerecorded address, Sunday, that ...

Iranian Strikes on Arab Countries Continue Into Seventh Day of Regional War

The war between Iran and the U.S.-Israeli alliance continues to spill across the Middle East, with several Arab countries reporting missile and drone attacks as Tehran expands its retaliatory campaign across the region. Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia all reported interceptions of Iranian projectiles on Saturday, while ...

Saudi Minister Warns Iran Against 'Miscalculation' After Attacks

Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman urged Iran to "avoid miscalculation" on Saturday, following missile and drone launches against the kingdom. In a series of statements, the Saudi defence ministry said it had thwarted repeated missile launches at an air base which houses US military personnel and drone attacks ...

Iranian President Apologizes to Neighbors as Trump Threatens Expanded Strikes

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized on Saturday to neighboring countries for attacks launched during the Islamic Republic’s war with Israel and the United States, while vowing that Iran would not target them again unless attacks against Tehran originate from their territory. “I apologize… to the neighboring ...

Seven Days of Gulf Attacks

Iranian attacks on Gulf countries have stretched into their seventh day, as targets continue to broaden. Iran initially focused targets on military installations but has since expanded to include civilian targets and energy infrastructure. Today alone, the UAE, which has fielded the highest number of Iranian attacks since the start of the war, ...

Gulf States Withstand Fifth Consecutive Day of Iranian Attacks

On the fifth consecutive day of Iranian attacks targeting Gulf states, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar all reported intercepting missiles and drones as the regional escalation showed no sign of slowing. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said Wednesday that two cruise missiles were intercepted and ...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Claim “Full Control” of Strait of Hormuz as Oil Traffic Plunges

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Wednesday that it has taken “full control” of the Strait of Hormuz, the critical maritime chokepoint through which a significant share of the world’s oil supply passes. According to Iran’s Fars News Agency, senior IRGC naval official Mohammad Akbarzadeh said ...

Fire Contained Near Dubai's U.S. Consulate After Drone Attack

A drone attack caused a fire near the US consulate in Dubai on Tuesday, a government statement said, after the US embassy in Riyadh was hit by an Iranian strike. Nearby residents told AFP they heard a loud bang, and one person said she then saw a fire at the consulate. Dubai and other Gulf cities have been under bombardment since ...

Iran Says Will Hit All Mideast Economic Hubs if U.S.-Israeli Attacks Persist

An Islamic Revolutionary Guard general warned Tuesday that continued U.S.-Israeli attacks would see Iran conduct reprisals against "all economic centers" in the Middle East. "We are saying to the enemy that if it decides to hit our main centers, we will hit all economic centers in the region," said Ebrahim Jabbari. "We have closed the Strait of ...