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London Summons Iranian Ambassador Following Allegations of Spying

This is Beirut, 23/03 20:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Britain's foreign ministry on Monday summoned Iran's ambassador to London, Seyed Ali Mousavi, criticizing what it called Tehran's "reckless and destabilizing actions" in the UK and overseas. "The summons follows the recent charging of two individuals, one Iranian national and one British-Iranian dual national, under the National Security Act, on ...

Washington and Tehran Disagree on the Status of Negotiations

This is Beirut, 23/03 17:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington and “representatives” from Tehran had held “very good and productive conversations” over the past two days, and he had subsequently instructed the Department of Defense to postpone military strikes on Iranian power plants for five days—emphasizing that current ...

Smotrich Calls for Occupying Half of Lebanon as Israel Intensifies Infrastructure Strikes in the South

This is Beirut, 23/03 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s call to occupy half of Lebanon, setting the Litani River as a new boundary, comes as Israel intensifies a systematic campaign targeting critical infrastructure in southern Lebanon, a strategy that is increasingly raising concerns over its military objectives and legal implications. The remarks, made ...

Israel Army Confirms Own Artillery Fire Killed Civilian On Northern Border Sunday

This is Beirut, 23/03 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military on Monday said its own artillery fire killed an Israeli civilian a day earlier near the northern border with Lebanon, where its forces are fighting Hezbollah. After opening an investigation, the military said "the initial findings suggest that the Israeli civilian was killed by IDF artillery fire conducted to support IDF ...

Iraqi PM Says Accelerating Withdrawal of Anti-Jihadist Coalition Forces

This is Beirut, 23/03 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iraqi leader Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said he would accelerate the dismantling of a US-led international anti-jihadist coalition, in an interview with an Italian newspaper published Monday. The prime minister's comments come as the country finds itself unwillingly drawn into the conflict in the Middle East, which began with Israeli and US strikes ...

Israel to 'Advance Targeted Ground Operations' in Lebanon: Army Chief

This is Beirut, 22/03 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's military will expand its ground operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah, its army chief said Sunday, warning that the offensive against the group was still in its early stages. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader ...

Israel, U.S. Attack Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility, Prompting Russian Criticism

This is Beirut, 21/03 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States and Israel struck Iran's Natanz nuclear facility on Saturday, the Islamic republic's atomic energy organisation said. "Following the criminal attacks by the United States and the usurping Zionist regime against our country, the... Natanz enrichment complex was targeted this morning," the organisation said in a statement carried ...

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 ...

Drone Attack Against Iraqi Intelligence Services Kills One in Baghdad

This is Beirut, 21/03 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Iraqi officer was killed on Saturday in a drone attack targeting an Iraqi intelligence services building in a residential Baghdad neighbourhood, the agency said, as the Middle East war reverberates across the country. Iraq has been unwillingly drawn into the Middle East conflict with strikes targeting Iran-backed groups, which in turn have ...

UK Warns Iran as U.S. Expands War Effort and Tehran Rejects Ceasefire Terms

This is Beirut, 21/03 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The war between Iran and the United States and Israel escalated further, as the British Ministry of Defense warned on Saturday that Iran’s “reckless attacks” and its control of the Strait of Hormuz pose a threat to British interests and those of its allies. Previously on Friday, the UK warned Tehran against targeting its bases and ...

Mossad Chief Tells Israeli Leadership Regime Change in Iran is Possible, Sources Say

This is Beirut, 20/03 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Mossad Director David Barnea reportedly assessed in meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government prior to the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran that it could be possible to topple the Iranian regime, according to Israeli media. Citing multiple unnamed sources, Barnea outlined that if the operation achieved ...

Israel Says Struck Syrian Army Camps After Druze 'Attacked'

This is Beirut, 20/03 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's military said on Friday it had struck Syrian army camps in response to what it called attacks against the Druze community in the southern Sweida province. The latest flare-up between the neighbouring countries comes as war roils the Middle East after the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. "Overnight, the IDF struck a ...

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