This is Beirut, 2025-06-21 15:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel intensifies its attacks with fresh strikes on Iranian nuclear and military targets, killing key commanders, as a drone hits a residential area in northern Israel. https://x.com/ThisIsBeirut_/status/1936413492812406925
This is Beirut, 2025-06-21 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has nominated three clerics as potential successors while hiding in a bunker as he faces threats of assassination by Israel in the ongoing war, The New York Times reports. Khamenei has also begun filling the posts of senior commanders eliminated by Israel, according to the report, which cites three Iranian ...
Liliane Mokbel, 2025-06-21 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Eurobonds war Iran Israël
Lebanese eurobonds, long regarded as one of the most profitable investments in emerging markets in 2024, have sharply declined by 13.15%. This downturn is mainly attributed to the recent outbreak of war between Israel and Iran last Friday, coupled with ongoing stalemates in structural reforms and sovereign debt restructuring. These ...
This is Beirut, 2025-06-20 22:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A US-based NGO said Friday that Israel's strikes against Iran have killed at least 657 people, including civilians and members of the security forces, a toll based on sources and reports in Iran. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said that at least 263 civilians had been killed nationwide since Israel began its strikes on June ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 2025-06-20 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Tehran Mahsa Amini Iran Women Freedom Rights
During the 1960s and 1970s, Iran underwent sweeping transformations. In a bid to modernize the nation, the Shah launched a series of reforms under the banner of the “White Revolution.” Women stood at the forefront of this societal shift: they gained the right to vote in 1963, entered universities, joined the civil service and were gradually ...
This is Beirut, 2025-06-20 16:05 - Reading : less than a minute
As Iran targets Beersheba and claims responsibility for a strike near Microsoft, Israel responds with massive bombardments on Iranian military and nuclear sites. As evacuations and diplomatic efforts intensify, the death toll in Iran has reportedly surpassed 650, according to the Washington-based group Human Rights Activists, while the official ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 2025-06-20 15:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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When the Israeli-Iranian war comes to an end and negotiations begin, the fate of Iran’s regional proxies—chief among them Hezbollah—is expected to be decisively addressed. That war’s outcome will likely establish a new strategic equation: a non-nuclear Iran, stripped of its ballistic missile capabilities and its network of armed proxies. ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 2025-06-20 13:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Iran Naim Qassem war
As the world holds its breath over the escalating Iran-Israel conflict, global powers are urging de-escalation, hoping to prevent a broader war with potentially nuclear consequences. In this tense context, Naim Qassem stands out for his defiance of caution. Even the United States—Israel’s closest ally—is proceeding carefully, wary of being ...
Alissar Boulos, 2025-06-20 09:10 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump United Nations Europe Hezbollah Iran
Early on Friday, a missile launched by Iran struck near a technology hub in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, igniting fires close to a building housing Microsoft’s offices. Emergency responders confirmed that five people suffered minor injuries and shared images on X showing vehicles ablaze at the scene. Israeli news outlets reported ...
This is Beirut, 2025-06-20 06:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United States Switzerland Iran
European foreign ministers will hold talks Friday with their Iranian counterpart, hoping to reach a diplomatic solution to the war with Israel as US President Donald Trump mulls the prospect of US involvement. Israel, claiming Iran was on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon, launched air strikes against its arch-enemy a week ago, triggering ...
This is Beirut, 2025-06-19 21:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Iran war nuclear
Israel and Iran exchanged fire again on Thursday, the seventh day of the war between the longtime enemies. Here are the latest developments: Hospital Strike A hospital in southern Israel was hit as Iran fired "dozens" of missiles, officials said, with impacts also reported in two Israeli towns close to commercial hub Tel Aviv. The Soroka ...
This is Beirut, 2025-06-19 21:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump USA Iran
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he will decide whether to attack Iran within the next two weeks due to a "substantial" chance of negotiations, as Israel and its regional rival traded fire for a seventh day. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt read out a message from Trump at a briefing, saying there had been "a lot of ...