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Pakistan Strikes 'Terrorist Hideouts' in Iran

Pakistani air strikes on Iran killed nine people in a border region in the Islamic Republic's southeast on Thursday, state media reported, updating an earlier toll of seven dead. "Two men were also killed in the missile attack this morning in one of the border villages of Saravan, bringing the death toll to nine," the official IRNA news agency ...

US Strikes in Yemen After Houthis' 'Terrorist' Designation

American forces aimed at 14 missiles in Yemen on Wednesday after reclassifying the Houthis as 'terrorists' for attacking merchant vessels. The Houthis refuse to cease their strikes. American forces targeted 14 missiles that were ready to launch in Yemen, the US military said on Wednesday, after Washington re-designated the Iran-backed Houthis as ...

Gaza 'Close-Quarters Combat' Leaves Dozens Dead

The Israeli military authorities reported on Thursday that numerous Palestinian militants were killed in close-quarters combat by ground troops, as they escalated their operations in Khan Younes, the largest city in southern Gaza. Israeli ground troops killed dozens of militants in "close-quarters combat" Thursday, the army said, as it ...

Sistan-Baluchistan: A Little-Known Region

Pakistan carried out strikes on “terrorist hideouts” in the Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan early Thursday morning, killing nine people. In a statement, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that these strikes were in response to attacks launched by Tehran on Tuesday within Pakistani borders against an "Iranian terrorist ...

IAEA Held 'Hostage' in Iran

Iran's limited cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is causing concern, as IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated in an interview with AFP on Thursday that the agency feels ensnared in the country's disputes with Western nations, characterizing the situation as akin to being held "hostage." Iran is barely cooperating ...

US Urges Restraint as Iran, Pakistan Trade Air Strikes

The United States called on Pakistan and Iran on Thursday, to refrain from escalating tensions following air strikes exchanged between the two countries. President Joe Biden remarked that the clash indicated the Islamic Republic's lack of popularity in the region. The United States urged Pakistan and Iran Thursday to avoid escalating tensions ...

US Strikes Houthis, Israel Troops Advance in South Gaza

The United States initiated, new attacks against Yemen's Houthis. The United States launched fresh strikes against Yemen's Houthis Thursday, and President Joe Biden signaled they would keep going until the Iranian-backed militants stop targeting ships in the Red Sea. Meanwhile tensions flared in the wider region following Pakistani strikes in ...

Syria Strike: Iran Blames Israel and Vows Revenge

Iran accused Israel on Saturday of carrying out a strike in Damascus that killed five Revolutionary Guards members, asserting that it "reserves the right to respond… at the appropriate time and place," according to a statement issued by Iranian foreign ministry. Five members of the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including two ...

Netanyahu Reaffirms his Opposition to Palestinian Sovereignty in Gaza

The Israeli Prime Minister reaffirmed to the US President his opposition to the restoration of Palestinian sovereignty in Gaza.  Fierce fighting continued on Sunday in the Gaza Strip, while Israel carried out operations in the West Bank, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirming his opposition to "Palestinian sovereignty" in ...

The Iranian Surrogate Warfare and the New Cold War Scenarios

The true objectives of the war in Gaza are displayed in the widening regional battlefields which cover a large geopolitical spectrum extending between the Southern end of the Arabian peninsula (Yemen and Bab el-Mandeb) and the Near East. The expanding circles of this monumental strategic debacle overlap with the deepening domestic crisis in Iran, ...

Samir Geagea: Lebanon is in the Eye of the Storm

The leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, expressed regret for Lebanon, stating that the country was “in the eye of the storm” due to the non-implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. He emphasized that if the resolution had been implemented, Lebanon could have been “spared from everything it is witnessing,” as the ...

Iran and Pakistan Ease Diplomatic Tensions

The de-escalation of diplomatic tensions between Iran and Pakistan was announced by both countries on Monday, January 22. Tensions have reached a climax in recent days, with exchanges of strikes against rebel groups on both sides of the border in Baluchistan's region. Iran and Pakistan announced on Monday that their ambassadors would resume their ...