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Iran Attacks Civilian Infrastructure Across Gulf States

This is Beirut, 20:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Critical infrastructure across the Gulf came under attack from Iran on Sunday, with damage reported at civilian facilities in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait. Gulf countries have faced repeated drone and missile salvos from Iran in response to US and Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic that began at the end of February. Iran has ...

Israel Says Haifa Residential Building Suffers Direct Hit in Iran Attack

This is Beirut, 20:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military and medics said on Sunday that a missile fired from Iran hit a residential building in the northern city of Haifa, injuring four people. The building was hit by a "direct impact of a missile", the military told AFP. When asked if it was a missile fired from Iran, it said: "Yes." The strike occurred ...

Trump Says U.S. Rescued Pilots of Downed U.S. Jets in Iran

This is Beirut, 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that U.S. forces had safely recovered two pilots whose fighter jets were downed in Iran. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that U.S. personnel were monitoring one of the fighter’s locations 24 hours a day, to plan for his rescue. He added that “the U.S. military sent dozens of ...

Israel Says Will Strike Lebanon-Syria Border Crossing

This is Beirut, 07:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said on Saturday it would strike an area near the main crossing between Syria and Lebanon, urging residents to evacuate immediately as it continued its attacks across Lebanon. Israel has carried out strikes across Lebanon and launched a ground invasion in the south since March 2, when Hezbollah entered the war in the Middle ...

U.S. Arrests Relatives of Qassem Soleimani for Supporting Iran’s Regime

This is Beirut, 04/04 22:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Two relatives of slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani have been arrested in the United States after their legal residency status was revoked, the U.S. State Department confirmed on Saturday. In a statement, the department identified one of the individuals as Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, Soleimani’s niece, describing her as an ...

U.S.-Israeli Strike Near Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant Kills One: State Media

This is Beirut, 04/04 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A projectile from a U.S.-Israeli attack struck near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Saturday, killing one person, state media reported, as the foreign minister warned against further attacks on the site. The strike was the fourth targeting the area since the outbreak of Iran's war with the United States and Israel on February 28, according ...

Strikes Rock Iran Energy Site While Explosion Hits Pro-Israel Center in Europe

This is Beirut, 04/04 12:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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U.S.-Israeli strikes on Saturday targeted a petrochemicals hub in southwestern Iran, wounding five people, Iranian media cited an official as saying. "Explosions occurred in the Special Petrochemical Zone of Mahshahr," said the Fars news agency, citing the deputy governor for Khuzestan province, Valiollah Hayati. He said the "U.S.-Israeli attack ...

Ceasefire Efforts Collapse as Iran Rejects Talks: Report

This is Beirut, 04/04 09:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Efforts to broker a ceasefire between the United States and Iran have collapsed, as Tehran rejected direct engagement with Washington and regional mediation initiatives stalled, signaling a deepening deadlock as the war enters its sixth week. According to The Times of Israel, Iran has informed mediators it will not participate in proposed talks ...

Iran Executes Two Members of Banned Opposition Group: Judiciary

This is Beirut, 04/04 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran on Saturday executed two men convicted of membership in a banned opposition group and carrying out disruptive actions aimed at overthrowing the Islamic republic, the judiciary said. The executions were the latest in a series targeting members of the banned People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK), after four other convicted members of the group ...

Israel Says Striking Hezbollah Sites in Beirut After Destroying Bridge

This is Beirut, 04/04 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said Saturday it had begun striking "Hezbollah infrastructure" in Beirut after it destroyed a bridge in eastern Lebanon to prevent the Iran-backed group's reinforcements from crossing. An AFP journalist heard two loud explosions in the capital within half an hour early Saturday and saw smoke billowing from one of them. Local ...

Syria Says Israeli Tank Fire Kills Man in Country's South

This is Beirut, 03/04 23:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syrian state media said Israeli fire killed a man in the Qunietra province in the country's south near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. State news agency SANA said that the man was killed in an attack by "an Israeli tank", while state television said a car was targeted. Earlier, SANA reported that Israeli forces in Quneitra ...

UN Force Says 3 Peacekeepers Wounded in Blast Inside South Lebanon Position

This is Beirut, 03/04 16:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said a blast hit one of its positions and wounded three peacekeepers on Friday, the third such incident in a week. "This afternoon, an explosion inside a UN position... injured three peacekeepers, two seriously. They are all currently being evacuated to hospital. We do not yet know the origin of ...