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Trump Gives Iran 48 Hours to Open Hormuz as Tehran Strikes Israel

This is Beirut, 07:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping or face the destruction of its energy infrastructure, as Tehran launched its most destructive attack yet on Israel. The ultimatum, made just a day after the U.S. leader said he was considering "winding down" military operations after ...

U.S. Strikes Iran Bases Threatening Blocked Hormuz Oil Route

This is Beirut, 21/03 17:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The U.S. military declared on Saturday it had damaged an Iranian bunker housing weapons threatening oil and gas shipments in the Strait of Hormuz, as thousands of Iranians marked Eid al-Fitr with prayer. The U.S. statement appeared designed to calm the concerns of energy markets and of Washington's sceptical international allies, more than 20 of ...

UAE-Iran Ties Deteriorate as Tehran-Linked Hospital Ordered Shut in Dubai

This is Beirut, 21/03 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates has ordered the closure of an Iranian state-linked hospital in Dubai, three employees at the facility told AFP, as ties between the two neighbors deteriorate and Tehran continues its aerial campaign against Gulf states. Since the United States and Israel began striking Iran on February 28, Tehran has launched waves of ...

U.S. Temporarily Lifts Sanctions on Iranian Oil, Two Tankers Load at Kharg Island, Sources Say

This is Beirut, 21/03 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The U.S. has lifted sanctions on some Iranian oil for 30 days to ease surging oil prices driven by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The U.S. treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said the waiver would bring about 140 million barrels of oil to global markets and help relieve pressure on energy supply. In a statement on X, Bessent said “In ...

Israel Pounds Southern Lebanon Amid Hezbollah Attacks

This is Beirut, 20/03 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hezbollah claimed responsibility for multiple attacks against Israeli settlements and military positions, while Israeli forces have responded with airstrikes and artillery targeting southern Lebanon on Friday, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. The militant group reportedly targeted Israeli settlements including Kiryat Shmona, ...

After the War: Why Lebanon's Shia Must Be Freed from Tehran

Marwan El Amine, 20/03 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Unlike the June 2025 conflict, the current U.S.-Israeli military campaign against the Iranian regime is poised to reshape the region, with significant consequences for Tehran’s proxies, foremost among them Hezbollah. The fates of Iran and Hezbollah have become defining questions of the regional war. Hezbollah did not hesitate to open a front ...

Israeli Reservist Arrested on Suspicion of Spying for Iran

This is Beirut, 20/03 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli police said on Friday they had arrested an army reservist who served on the Iron Dome air defence system on suspicion of passing secrets to Iran. The arrest comes as Israel and the United States are locked in a war with Iran that has spread across the Middle East. “Raz Cohen, a 26‑year‑old resident of Jerusalem who served in the ...

Pro-Iran Iraqi Armed Group Says Will Stop U.S. Embassy Attacks, Under Conditions

This is Beirut, 19/03 03:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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An influential pro-Iranian armed group in Iraq pledged early Thursday to stop attacking the US embassy for five days, subject to several conditions including that Israel stop strikes on parts of Beirut. AFP reported no drone or rocket attacks so far on the US embassy in Iraq's capital Baghdad between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The ...

Missile Debris Kills One in Abu Dhabi as Iran Presses Gulf Attacks

This is Beirut, 17/03 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Falling debris from missile interceptions killed one person on Tuesday in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi and injured two medical staff in Kuwait, authorities said, as Iran pressed its attacks against Gulf countries. The oil-rich Gulf has borne the brunt of Iran's reprisals for US-Israeli strikes that sparked the Middle East war, with Tehran ...

Ali Larijani, Iran’s strategic mastermind and de Facto Ruler

This is Beirut, 17/03 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed on Tuesday that the Israeli army had killed Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in an airstrike in Tehran as part of its operation against Iran. Larijani’s death comes amid an open war following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in late February—an event that ...

Drone, Rocket Attack Targets U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

This is Beirut, 17/03 05:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A drone and rocket attack targeted the US embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday, while a strike killed four people at a house reportedly hosting Iranian advisors, security officials said, pulling Iraq deeper into the Middle East war. An AFP journalist reported seeing black smoke rising after an explosion in the embassy complex, as well as air defences ...

Lebanon Launches Legal Action Against 4 Hezbollah Members Over Arms

This is Beirut, 16/03 15:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Lebanese judge has begun legal proceedings against four Hezbollah members for weapons offences, a judicial official told AFP on Monday, after authorities recently banned the Iran-backed group's military and security activities. Lebanese authorities have been seeking to pressure Hezbollah after Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on ...

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