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Israel Approves Emergency Military Funding as Iran War Rages

This is Beirut, 15/03 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel has approved an $827 million emergency budget allocation for military purchases, Israeli media reported Sunday, as the war with Iran entered its third week. The 2.6 billion-shekel package was approved over the weekend by cabinet ministers during a telephone meeting, Haaretz reported. It will be used for "security purchases" and to address ...

Iran Urges Countries to Avoid Action That Could Widen War

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

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi urged non-combatant countries on Sunday to refrain from any action that could widen the scope of the war with Israel and the United States. In a phone call with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, Araghchi called on other countries to "refrain from any action that could lead to escalation and expansion ...

Israeli Strikes Intensify on Hezbollah Infrastructure

This is Beirut, 15/03 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel intensified its military campaign against Hezbollah overnight with a series of airstrikes targeting rocket infrastructure and command centers, according to the IDF. The attacks across Lebanon marked a continued expansion of the Israeli army’s operational focus on dismantling Hezbollah’s military infrastructure. The Israeli military ...

Trump Urges Other Nations' Warships to Protect Gulf Oil Route

This is Beirut, 15/03 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump called for other nations' warships to help safeguard world oil supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a route which is virtually blocked as of Sunday by the threat of Iranian attacks. Despite sustaining heavy bombardments since U.S.-Israeli forces launched a war against Iran on February 28, Tehran has defied ...

Iran Arrests 20 Over Suspected Links to Israel: Media

This is Beirut, 15/03 09:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iranian authorities have arrested at least 20 people in the country's northwest on suspicion of cooperating with Israel, local media reported on Sunday, more than two weeks into the Middle East war. The arrests took place during raids on networks linked to Israel in the West Azerbaijan province, the Fars news agency said, quoting provincial ...

Turkey Confirms Third Ballistic Missile From Iran Shot Down

This is Beirut, 13/03 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Turkey's defence ministry on Friday said a ballistic missile from Iran had been shot down in Turkish airspace by NATO forces in the third such incident of the Middle East war. "A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralised by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the eastern ...

What Are The Key Sites Targeted in Recent Strikes Across Iran?

This is Beirut, 12/03 16:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A wave of strikes carried out between February 28 and March 12, 2026, targeted dozens of military, governmental, and logistical sites across Iran, according to information circulating in regional media reports. The attacks focused on infrastructure linked to Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, as well as political command centers, military ...

Mojtaba Khamenei Issues First Message After Becoming Iran’s Supreme Leader

This is Beirut, 12/03 15:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei delivered his first message to the Iranian public on Thursday, pledging continued confrontation with Iran’s adversaries while simultaneously signaling openness to improved relations with neighboring countries. In remarks broadcast by official channels, Khamenei said Iran had ...

U.S. Military 'Not Ready' to Escort Tankers Through Hormuz Strait: Energy Secretary

This is Beirut, 12/03 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The U.S. military is currently "not ready" to escort tankers through the critical Strait of Hormuz because all its assets are focused on striking Iran, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday. Wright's comments came as an attack on two oil tankers off Iraq killed at least one person, and oil prices briefly soared past $100. Since launching ...

War Creating 'Largest' Oil Shock in History as Iran Hits New Gulf Targets

This is Beirut, 12/03 14:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The Middle East war is creating the biggest oil supply shock in history, the International Energy Agency warned Thursday, as Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Gulf energy targets that sent prices spiking above $100 a barrel. Images from Bahrain showed thick smoke rising after a strike on fuel tanks in Muharraq, with residents told to ...

U.S. and Israel Said to Prepare Post-War Plan for Iran, Report Claims

This is Beirut, 12/03 11:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States and Israel are reportedly working on a plan for the period following the war in Iran, aimed at creating conditions that could eventually lead to political change in Tehran, according to Israeli media reports citing informed sources. According to a report published by the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, officials in Washington ...

Iran Targets Commercial Shipping

This is Beirut, 11/03 17:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran intensified pressure on global energy markets Wednesday by targeting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while major economies moved to release strategic oil reserves to counter mounting supply fears as the Middle East war entered its second week. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had struck two commercial ...

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