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Iranian Warship Crosses into Red Sea Amid Heightened Tensions

par This Is Beirut, 01/01 17:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Tasnim news agency on Monday, reported that the Alborz warship from Iran has navigated into the Red Sea via the strategically significant Bab el-Mandeb strait. This comes amid increased tensions surrounding the globally crucial waterway. Iran's Alborz warship has entered the Red Sea through the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait, Tasnim news ...

Editorial – A New Beginning for 1701? But at What Expense?

par Michel Touma, 10/01 14:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A meticulously negotiated political resolution, under the guidance of the United States, to revert to the strict implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701; or a steadily mounting military escalation amplifying the risk of a large-scale conflagration, potentially surpassing the severity witnessed in 2006? For several weeks, the Lebanese ...

Pakistan Recalls Ambassador After Iran Strike Kills Two Children

par This Is Beirut, 17/01 20:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Pakistan withdrew its ambassador from Iran on Wednesday and prevented Tehran's envoy from re-entering Islamabad. This action was taken in response to an Iranian airstrike that resulted in the death of two children in the western part of the country a day earlier. Pakistan recalled its ambassador from Iran Wednesday and blocked Tehran's envoy from ...

Abdollahian: Lebanon's Security Is Inextricably Linked to Iran's

par This Is Beirut, 09/02 19:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, arrived in Beirut on Friday afternoon for a 24-hour visit, his third since the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel in Gaza. He is expected to meet during the evening with Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. The discussions of the Iranian minister in Beirut are ...

Rifi to Abdollahian: Lebanon Will Not Be an Arena for Iran's Influence

par This Is Beirut, 11/02 10:44 - Reading : less than a minute

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Following the visit of Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs to Lebanon, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, on February 10, 2024, MP Ashraf Rifi addressed the latter through the X platform. Rifi wrote, “Lebanon’s security is not Iran’s security, and Lebanon will not be an arena for its influence while the Lebanese pay the price.” In a message ...

NLP Condemns Abdollahian’s Interference in Lebanese Affairs

par This Is Beirut, 12/02 11:07 - Reading : less than a minute

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The National Liberal Party (NLP) strongly denounced the visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian. The party expressed its disapproval of Abdollahian’s statements, which linked Lebanon’s security to that of Iran, as a blatant interference in Lebanese affairs, exposing the country to further pressure. In a statement released ...

Renewal Bloc to Abdollahian: Keep Your Hands Off Lebanon

par This Is Beirut, 12/02 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Renewal bloc conveyed a clear message to Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian: “Stop the misguided policies and keep your hands off Lebanon.” The bloc highlighted on Monday the ongoing violations against Lebanon’s sovereignty and its constitutional institutions. The recent one is Abdollahian’s visit to Beirut, as well ...

In Tehran, Hamas Leader Haniyeh Hails Israel's 'Political Isolation’

par This Is Beirut, 26/03 12:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh hailed Israel's "unprecedented political isolation" during a visit to Iran on Tuesday, the second since the start of the war. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, on a visit to Iran on Tuesday, said Israel is experiencing "unprecedented political isolation," a day after the UN Security Council called for a ceasefire in the ...

Abdollahian Inaugurates Syrian Consulate After Deadly Strike

par This Is Beirut, 08/04 15:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran's foreign minister once more leveled accusations against the United States, On Monday, alleging its endorsement of a lethal strike, attributed to Israel, which obliterated Tehran's consulate in Damascus last week. This statement came following the inauguration of a new consulate in the Syrian capital. Iran's foreign minister again accused the ...

Iran Says Informed US of ‘Limited’ Attack on Israel

par This Is Beirut, 14/04 19:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's foreign minister on Sunday said Tehran had informed the United States and gave a 72-hour warning to neighboring countries of its retaliatory attack on Israel. "We announced... to the White House in a message that our operations will be limited, minimal and will be aimed at punishing the Israeli regime," said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The ...

China's Foreign Minister Speaks to Iranian Counterpart After Attack

par This Is Beirut, 16/04 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The top Chinese diplomat spoke to the Iranian Foreign Minister on Tuesday, following Iran's first ever direct attack on Israel. China's Foreign Minister held phone discussions with his Iranian counterpart, Beijing state media said on Tuesday, reporting that Iran said that it was "willing to exercise restraint" after its first-ever attack on ...

Iran, Israel Appear to Pull Back from Brink as Gaza Gets Bombed Again

par This Is Beirut, 20/04 23:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Iran and Israel appeared on Saturday to be moving away from escalation, after a week marked by the sharpest tensions in the Middle East since the start of the Gaza war. Iran has dismissed as akin to child's play Israel's reported retaliation for an unprecedented Iranian strike, as both sides appeared on Saturday to step back from the wider ...