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If Iran's Khamenei Falls, What Would Replace Him?
This is Beirut, 19/06 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Israel increasingly appears eager to oust the clerical leadership that has ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution but is taking a gamble given the Iranian opposition is divided and there is no guarantee new rulers would be any less hardline, analysts say. By striking targets other than nuclear or ballistic facilities, such as Iran's ...
Sleeping Through the Storm: Lebanon’s Crisis of Inaction
Marc Saikali, 19/06 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
While Iran and Israel hurl drones, missiles and threats back and forth, while diplomats scramble to respond, analysts raise alarms and psychological warfare escalates, a small Mediterranean country keeps doing what it does best: nothing. Lebanon, fractured and barely governed, seems oblivious to the fact that it’s sitting on a powder keg with ...
Syrians Watch Missiles Overhead Amid Iran-Israel Escalation
This is Beirut, 19/06 14:45 - Reading : less than a minute
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From rooftops in Damascus, Syrians watch as Iran and Israel exchange fire for a sixth consecutive day in their most intense confrontation yet, raising fears of a prolonged conflict that could destabilize the entire region. https://x.com/ThisIsBeirut_/status/1935696955809959990
Putin, Xi 'Strongly Condemn' Israeli Strikes on Iran, Urge Diplomatic Solution
This is Beirut, 19/06 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday strongly condemned Israeli attacks on Iran in a phone call and stressed the need for a diplomatic solution, Moscow and Beijing said. Israel has launched an unprecedented wave of strikes at Iran that prompted Tehran to respond with its own attacks with missiles and ...
Gaza Rescuers say 25 Killed by Israeli Fire
This is Beirut, 19/06 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli fire killed at least 25 people on Thursday, including 15 who had gathered near an aid distribution site. Civil defense official Mohammad al-Mughayyir told AFP that 15 people were killed and 60 wounded, while waiting for aid in central Gaza's Netzarim corridor, where thousands of people have gathered daily ...
Day 7 of the Israel-Iran War: Key Strikes, US Weighs Military Action
This is Beirut, 19/06 13:15 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The Israel–Iran conflict enters its seventh day Thursday, with both nations escalating direct military action and the world watching closely for a possible US intervention. A wave of overnight airstrikes and missile attacks occurred, as diplomacy struggles to keep up with the pace of war. Heavy Strikes Across Iran and Israel In the early ...
Barrack Warns Against Any Hezbollah Intervention in Iran-Israel War; Salam Stresses Lebanon's Neutrality
This is Beirut, 19/06 13:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed to visiting US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack Lebanon’s commitment to staying out of regional conflicts during their meeting on Thursday. In the talks, held amid an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, Salam emphasized the country’s “keenness not to get ...
Iran's Khamenei 'Can no Longer be Allowed to Exist': Israel Defense Minister
This is Beirut, 19/06 13:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel's defense minister said Thursday that Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "can no longer be allowed to exist" after an Israeli hospital was hit during an Iranian missile attack. "Khamenei openly declares that he wants Israel destroyed -- he personally gives the order to fire on hospitals. He considers the destruction of the state ...
Explosions Rock Several Israeli Cities
This is Beirut, 19/06 10:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel came under heavy attack early Thursday as “dozens” of ballistic missiles were launched from Iran, triggering loud explosions across the country. One of the missiles directly struck Soroka Hospital in the southern city of Beersheba, according to Israel’s Foreign Ministry. A hospital spokesperson confirmed “damage to the hospital and ...
Iraq's top Shiite Cleric warns Against any Targeting of Iran's Leadership
This is Beirut, 19/06 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iraq's top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani warned against targeting Iran's leadership and said that the Iran-Israel war could plunge the whole region into chaos. Sistani said in a statement Thursday that any targeting of Iran's "supreme religious and political leadership" would have "dire consequences on the region". He warned that it ...
Govts Scramble to Evacuate Citizens from Israel, Iran
This is Beirut, 19/06 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Governments around the world are attempting to evacuate thousands of their nationals caught up in the rapidly spiralling Israel-Iran conflict, organizing buses and planes and in some cases assisting people crossing borders on foot. Foreigners have rushed to leave both countries after Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign last Friday ...