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Trump Says Largest Strikes on Iran Still to Come as War Expands Across Region

This is Beirut, 06:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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“We haven’t even started hitting them hard. The big wave hasn’t even happened. The big one is coming soon.” That was U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran entered its third day, signaling that the most intense phase of the campaign may still lie ahead. Trump outlined an expanded set of war ...

U.S. Embassies Targeted Throughout the Region

This is Beirut, 03:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An attack by two drones early Tuesday on the U.S. embassy in Riyadh sparked a small fire, Saudi defense ministry spokesman said in a statement, while Iran pressed on with its campaign of retaliatory strikes across the Gulf. "The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh was attacked by two drones, according to initial assessments. The attack resulted in a ...

Gulf States Weather More Iranian Attacks on Monday

This is Beirut, 02/03 23:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Countries around the Gulf region continue to weather attacks from Iran on Monday. Kuwait’s military stated that two naval officers were killed on duty in Iranian strikes on the country. Smoke was also reportedly seen out of the U.S. embassy in Kuwait. A friendly fire incident also occurred in Kuwait today with three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles ...

Qatar Downs Iran Warplanes, Halts LNG Production as Gulf Crisis Deepens

This is Beirut, 02/03 19:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Qatar shot down two Iranian fighter jets and halted LNG production over Iran's latest strikes, sending prices soaring, as the Gulf crisis escalated sharply on Monday. Qatar's air force downed two Sukhoi SU24 bombers, the defence ministry said -- the first such action by a Gulf country after three days of Iranian bombardment. The wealthy region ...

Breaking the Crowdfunding Myth: The Digital Architecture Funding Iran’s Proxy Wars

Ian Talley, 02/03 16:05 - Reading : 674 minute(s)

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For years, Iran’s use of cryptocurrency was written off as pocket-change militant fundraising. A slew of enforcement actions now shows something far more consequential: Tehran and its terror allies have woven digital assets into the core financial architecture that bankrolls their war machines. By integrating crypto into their control of ...

Saudi Military Raises Readiness Levels After Attacks

This is Beirut, 02/03 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia's military raised its readiness levels after multiple attacks by Iran, a source close to the army told AFP on Monday, while another warned of a possible military response if its oil infrastructure is targeted. The massive Ras Tanura refinery on Saudi Arabia's Gulf coast went into partial shutdown on Monday after a strike by ...

U.S. Secretary of War: “The Iranian Regime Must Change”

This is Beirut, 02/03 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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“This war will take time and will not be like its predecessors,” said the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine on Monday as the Pentagon addressed the nation for the first time since the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth underscored the administration’s ...

Greece Sending Two Frigates, Two F-16 Jets to Cyprus

This is Beirut, 02/03 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Greece is sending two frigates and two F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus, where an Iranian drone hit the runway of a UK air force base earlier Monday, the Greek defense ministry announced. "The frigate Kimon is being immediately dispatched to the Republic of Cyprus, accompanied by a second frigate ... and a pair of F-16 fighter jets," the ministry said ...

Lebanese Cabinet's Statement Following Urgent Session on Escalation

This is Beirut, 02/03 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam after the Cabinet session at Baabda Palace: “The Council of Ministers, in implementation of the Constitution, the National Accord Document, and the government’s ministerial statement, and after rejecting and condemning the rocket-launching operation claimed yesterday by Hezbollah, as it contradicts the principle ...

The End of an Era: Power Reconfigured in the Islamic Republic

Natasha Metni Torbey, 02/03 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A red flag symbolizing justice and revenge was raised Sunday morning above the golden dome of the Jamkaran Mosque in Qom, a potent Shiite emblem of bloodshed and a call for retribution, just hours after Iranian authorities confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in strikes attributed to Israel and the United States. With ...

Iran Guards Say Launched Missile Attack on Tel Aviv, Haifa and East Jerusalem

This is Beirut, 02/03 10:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday they had launched missile strikes on an Israeli government complex in Tel Aviv as well as security and military centers in Haifa and an attack on East Jerusalem. "Among the targets of this tenth wave were a targeted strike on the Zionist regime's government complex in Tel Aviv, attacks on military and ...

Cyprus President Says Iranian Drone Crashed Into UK Base on Island

This is Beirut, 02/03 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Cyprus's President Nikos Christodoulides said an Iranian drone had crashed into a British base on the Mediterranean island on Monday, as the Israeli-American war with Iran spread across the region. Minutes after midnight (2200 GMT), "a Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle crashed into the military facilities of the British Bases in Akrotiri, causing ...

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