par This Is Beirut, 15/01 10:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The missing Navy SEALs in the Gulf of Aden were searching for suspected Iranian weapons for the Houthis in Yemen, two US officials stated on Sunday. The National Security Council clarified that it has no connection to air strikes in Yemen carried out by the US and UK. Navy SEALs who went missing at sea after a ship-boarding operation near ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/01 14:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An Iranian court adds over a year to 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi's prison term for alleged propaganda against the Islamic Republic while in custody. An Iranian court has sentenced 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to an additional sentence of over one year in prison on charges of spreading propaganda against the ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/01 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A missile struck a cargo ship owned by the United States on Monday off the coast of Yemen, as reported by a British security agency and a maritime risk company. This incident occurred a day after the Houthis launched a cruise missile at a US destroyer. Yemen's Houthi rebels hit a US-owned cargo vessel with a missile on Monday, the US military ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/01 19:43 - Reading : less than a minute
The Saydet al-Jabal Gathering described "accepting the grip Iran has on Lebanon, which it executes through its allies," as "national treachery." In a statement issued on Monday at the end of its weekly meeting, Saydet al-Jabal called on citizens and politicians to make a decision about their priorities: putting Lebanon or Iran first. "We ...
par Malo Pinatel, 16/01 11:18 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The strikes carried out by the international coalition in the Red Sea since the beginning of the year once again illustrate the importance of this body of water for global maritime trade. Here are the key points to understand the specifics of this vital artery of major strategic importance. Since October 7, 2023, the Red Sea has gradually become ...
par Johnny Kortbawi, 16/01 14:56 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Iranian poise and restraint prevailing on the Lebanese front may raise questions, especially given the recent escalation in the region following the Kerman attack. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard accused the groups behind the attack of having Israeli ties and undergoing training in northern Iraq, justifying the assault on Erbil. However, ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/01 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iraq delivered a strong rebuke to its ally on Tuesday, by summoning Iran's representative in Baghdad and withdrawing its ambassador from Tehran. This action was in response to the lethal missile attacks on Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. Iraq summoned Iran's envoy in Baghdad and recalled its ambassador from Tehran on Tuesday in a sharp rebuke ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/01 18:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The US military confirmed on Tuesday that it had seized Iranian-made missile parts from a boat in the Arabian Sea bound for Houthi rebels in Yemen. This operation, conducted last week, resulted in two missing Navy SEALs. The US military said on Tuesday that it seized Iranian-made missile parts en route to the Houthis from a boat in the Arabian ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/01 22:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran carried out missile and drone strikes on Tuesday, targeting the headquarters of a Pakistani militant group, as reported by Iran's Tasnim news agency. Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Tuesday, on the headquarters of a Pakistani militant group, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported. Two “important headquarters” of Jaish al-Adl ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/01 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Pakistan said that the Iranian airstrike killed two children on its soil, while Iran's Nour News reported the strike targeted the Jaish al-Adl group's Pakistani headquarters. Pakistan denounced on Wednesday the Iranian air strike on its territory, which occurred less than 24 hours after Tehran launched similar attacks in Iraq and Syria against ...
par Michel Touma, 17/01 19:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
An escalation that is steadily gaining momentum, yet, at least for the time being, is still under control ... This impression stems from the ballistic missile attack launched on Monday by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) against Erbil, the capital of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan. The aggression, the first of its kind since the ...
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 ...
