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Iran Protests EU Support for UAE Over Disputed Islands

This is Beirut, 20/10 19:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran summoned the ambassador of Hungary, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, to protest a joint EU-Gulf Cooperation Council statement on islands controlled by Iran but claimed by the UAE, state media reported on Sunday. The statement, published after the first summit between the two regional blocs on Wednesday, said, "We ...

Ghalibaf Strikes Again: “Khamenei, a Pillar for the Lebanese”

This is Beirut, 20/10 15:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf has struck again. In comments reported by the local news agency Al-Markaziya, he stated, on behalf of the Lebanese, that their reference point is none other than the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. According to Al-Markaziya, Ghalibaf claimed that “Ali ...

Israel Vows to Retaliate for Hezbollah Attack on Caesarea, Tehran Denies Involvement

This is Beirut, 20/10 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Netanyahu's office on Saturday said a drone was launched towards his residence in the central town of Caesarea but he and his wife were not home and there were no injuries. "The attempt by Iran's proxy Hezbollah to assassinate me and my wife today was a grave mistake," Netanyahu said in a statement. "Anyone who tries to harm Israel's citizens ...

Israel PM Says Hezbollah Tried to ‘Assassinate’ Him With Drone

This is Beirut, 19/10 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran-backed Hezbollah of trying to kill him on Saturday, after his office said a drone from Lebanon hit the premier's family home. The drone attack -- which Hezbollah has not acknowledged -- came as Israeli troops fight the pro-Iranian formation on the ground in southern Lebanon. It followed a ...

Mikati Slams “Blatant Iranian Interference” in National Affairs

This is Beirut, 18/10 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Caretaker Prime Minister Nagib Mikati slammed statements made by the President of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Ghalibaf, declaring himself "surprised by his stance, which constitutes a scandalous interference in Lebanese affairs." Iranian Parliament Speaker, Mohammed Ghalibav, on Friday, expressed Tehran’s readiness to negotiate with Paris ...

Israeli-Iranian Conflict: The Strait of Hormuz as a Pressure Tactic

Liliane Mokbel, 17/10 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran may have to resort to a strategic tool: control of the Strait of Hormuz. According to several analyses, this tactic could be as devastating as a nuclear weapon. However, unlike a nuclear weapon, whose use would bring catastrophic consequences for Iran itself, the threat of closing the Strait of Hormuz serves as a form of "asymmetric ...

Iran's Quds Force Commander Attends Funeral of Slain General

This is Beirut, 15/10 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian commander Esmail Qaani appeared in public on Tuesday after weeks of absence to attend the funeral ceremony for general Abbas Nilforoushan, who was killed last month in Lebanon. Nilforoushan, a general in Iran's Revolutionary Guards, was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut alongside Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. The funeral ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Meets Senior Houthi in Oman

This is Beirut, 14/10 12:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met in Muscat on Monday with Mohammed Abdelsalam, a senior official from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement, according to his office. The foreign ministry released pictures of their talks during Araghchi's visit to the Omani capital, the latest in a series of diplomatic trips in the region following ...

Iran Bans Pagers, Walkie-Talkies on Flights After Lebanon Attack

This is Beirut, 12/10 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iran has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights, local media reported on Saturday, weeks after deadly sabotage attacks in Lebanon which were blamed on Israel. "The entry of any electronic communication device, except mobile phones, in flight cabins or in non-accompanied cargo, has been banned," the ISNA news agency reported, citing the ...

US Expands Sanctions Against Iran’s Oil Industry Over Israel Strikes

This is Beirut, 11/10 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States hit Iran's oil and petrochemicals sectors with fresh sanctions on Friday in response to Tehran's October 1 attack against Israel, designating dozens of new companies and firms. In a statement on Friday, the Treasury Department said it was going after Iran's so-called "shadow fleet" of ships involved in selling Iranian oil in ...

The World’s Three Biggest Nuclear Hotspots

This is Beirut, 11/10 21:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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After Japan's anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, here is an overview of today's biggest nuclear hotspots. Israel-Iran trade warnings Israel regards Iran's nuclear facilities as an existential threat and has promised a "deadly, precise and surprising" response after Iran launched its second-ever direct strike ...

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