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U.S. Official to TIB: ‘Hezbollah has made a grave mistake by entering this war at Iran’s direction’

This is Beirut, 02/03 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

In a statement to This is Beirut, a senior U.S. official expressed that Hezbollah’s involvement in the war with Iran was a blunder and the organization will see consequences. “Hezbollah has made a grave mistake by entering this war at Iran’s direction,” the official said. They added that “This is a deliberate act of ...

Israel Intensifies Campaign in Lebanon Against Hezbollah as Israeli Army Plans Next Steps

This is Beirut, 02/03 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Over the course of Monday following Hezbollah’s strikes on Israel, the Israeli army stated that it struck around 70 targets in Lebanon within 24 hours. Israeli jets carried out attacks across Beirut’s southern suburbs, southern and eastern Lebanon. As of Monday evening, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reports that at least 52 were ...

Israel Army Chief Vows to Strike 'All Terrorist Leaders and Factions' Across Middle East

This is Beirut, 02/03 16:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israel's military chief Eyal Zamir on Monday warned that his country would strike "all terrorist leaders and factions" across the Middle East, vowing to deal a severe blow to Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. "We will end this campaign with not just Iran being struck but with Hezbollah suffering a devastating blow," Zamir ...

U.S. Secretary of War: “The Iranian Regime Must Change”

This is Beirut, 02/03 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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“This war will take time and will not be like its predecessors,” said the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine on Monday as the Pentagon addressed the nation for the first time since the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth underscored the administration’s ...

Israeli Army Issues 18 Urgent Evacuation Warnings Across Lebanon

This is Beirut, 02/03 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, announced on Monday that the military has issued 18 urgent evacuation warnings for buildings it says are used by Hezbollah across several areas in Lebanon. The warnings state that Israeli forces will soon strike what they describe as Hezbollah military infrastructure, ...

Greece Sending Two Frigates, Two F-16 Jets to Cyprus

This is Beirut, 02/03 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Greece is sending two frigates and two F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus, where an Iranian drone hit the runway of a UK air force base earlier Monday, the Greek defense ministry announced. "The frigate Kimon is being immediately dispatched to the Republic of Cyprus, accompanied by a second frigate ... and a pair of F-16 fighter jets," the ministry said ...

Lebanese Cabinet's Statement Following Urgent Session on Escalation

This is Beirut, 02/03 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam after the Cabinet session at Baabda Palace: “The Council of Ministers, in implementation of the Constitution, the National Accord Document, and the government’s ministerial statement, and after rejecting and condemning the rocket-launching operation claimed yesterday by Hezbollah, as it contradicts the principle ...

The End of an Era: Power Reconfigured in the Islamic Republic

Natasha Metni Torbey, 02/03 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A red flag symbolizing justice and revenge was raised Sunday morning above the golden dome of the Jamkaran Mosque in Qom, a potent Shiite emblem of bloodshed and a call for retribution, just hours after Iranian authorities confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in strikes attributed to Israel and the United States. With ...

Israeli Raids Pound Beirut’s Southern Suburbs and South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 02/03 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Renewed Israeli airstrikes targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs on Monday, following a wave of overnight raids from Sunday into Monday that struck the Dahye area and multiple locations across southern Lebanon. Shortly after the latest strike, Israeli army Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee said the military had targeted “a ...

Iran Guards Say Launched Missile Attack on Tel Aviv, Haifa and East Jerusalem

This is Beirut, 02/03 10:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday they had launched missile strikes on an Israeli government complex in Tel Aviv as well as security and military centers in Haifa and an attack on East Jerusalem. "Among the targets of this tenth wave were a targeted strike on the Zionist regime's government complex in Tel Aviv, attacks on military and ...

Cyprus President Says Iranian Drone Crashed Into UK Base on Island

This is Beirut, 02/03 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Cyprus's President Nikos Christodoulides said an Iranian drone had crashed into a British base on the Mediterranean island on Monday, as the Israeli-American war with Iran spread across the region. Minutes after midnight (2200 GMT), "a Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle crashed into the military facilities of the British Bases in Akrotiri, causing ...

Fresh Explosions Erupt in the Gulf As Larijani Announces Iran "Will Not Negotiate"

This is Beirut, 02/03 07:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Fresh explosions were being heard in Doha, Bahrain, Dubai, and Manama on Monday, marking the third day of Iranian attacks in the Gulf. The round of explosions being heard across the region come as Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani said Tehran would not negotiate with the United States, hardening the country’s stance ...

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