This is Beirut - Washington

Iran Security Chief Says U.S., Israel Seeking 'Disintegration of Iran'

This is Beirut, 07/03 22:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Israel Middle East United States USA Washington

Iran's security chief Ali Larijani said on Saturday that the United States and Israel were seeking to break the Islamic republic apart. "Their issue was... the fundamental disintegration of Iran," said Larijani in a pre-recorded interview broadcast on state TV. On February 28, the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran that killed ...

Karoline Leavitt to TIB: Operation Epic Fury Expected to Last Four to Six Weeks

This is Beirut, 06/03 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Donald Trump Hezbollah United States Washington White House

The United States is on track to meet its objectives in Operation Epic Fury, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told This Is Beirut and other reporters on Friday, as Washington continues efforts to weaken Iranian military capabilities following recent esclation. Speaking to reporters, Leavitt emphasized that she would not get ahead ...

Netanyahu Vows Intensified Strikes on Tehran as Israel Mobilizes “Full Strength”

This is Beirut, 01/03 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Tehran United States Washington Trump RegionalWar Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to intensify air strikes on Tehran in the coming days, declaring that Israel’s military is deploying its “full strength as never before” in the escalating campaign against Iran. In a video statement released after renewed Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital, Netanyahu said he had ...

Son of Iran's Late Shah Says 'Final Victory' Near

This is Beirut, 28/02 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Donald Trump Israel United States Washington

The son of Iran's last shah voiced confidence Saturday in victory against the Islamic republic after the United States and Israel launched an attack. Reza Pahlavi released a video message online shortly after the strikes, suggesting coordination after he repeatedly urged President Donald Trump to intervene. "We are very close to final victory. I ...

Iraq PM Candidate Maliki Meets Senior U.S. Diplomat

This is Beirut, 27/02 15:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Donald Trump Turkey USA Washington

The leading candidate to become Iraq's next prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, met with US diplomat Tom Barrack on Friday after refusing to withdraw his nomination despite the US threatening to stop supporting the country if he returns to the post. Barrack, the US envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey, has recently visited Iraq ...

Direct U.S.-Iran Talks Mark Key Moment in Geneva Nuclear Negotiations

This is Beirut, 26/02 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Donald Trump Republicans Tehran United States Washington

President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have held more than three hours of negotiagtions with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva on Thursday to try and reach a breakthrough towards a nuclear deal. Al-Busaidi and the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Raphael Grossi, both participated in the ...

Revolutionary Guards Conduct Military Drills in Iran's South: State TV

This is Beirut, 24/02 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Donald Trump Gulf Middle East Tehran Washington Iran NuclearTalks

Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of the military, are carrying out drills on the country's southern shores of the Gulf, state media said Tuesday. "Combined 1404 (2026) exercise of the IRGC Ground Forces has begun," state TV reported, referring to this year in both the Iranian and Gregorian calendars. The war games are focused on ...

Nouri al-Maliki Says He Will Not Withdraw Bid for Iraq's Premiership

This is Beirut, 23/02 15:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Donald Trump Tehran United States USA Washington

Iraq's candidate for the premiership, Nouri al-Maliki, told AFP on Monday that he will not withdraw his candidacy after US threats to cut all support if he returns to the post. But Maliki sought to reassure Washington by saying he backed a state monopoly on arms, claiming an understanding is possible with pro-Iran armed factions that have long ...

IS Urges Members to Fight Syria's New Government

This is Beirut, 22/02 16:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Palestine USA Washington

The Islamic State group on Saturday urged its fighters to confront Syria's new authorities, in its spokesperson's first audio message in two years. In a recording posted online, Abu Huzaifa al-Ansari said IS members in Syria must fight "the new Syrian regime, with its secular government and national army" and "make that ...

Iran FM Says Second Round of Talks with U.S. 'Constructive'

This is Beirut, 17/02 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Tehran Washington

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday the latest talks with the United States saw them agree on "a set of guiding principles" that would pave the way for a deal. "Ultimately, we were able to reach broad agreement on a set of guiding principles, based on which we will move forward and begin working on the text of a ...

Syria Expected to Form a New Government, Reports I24 News

This is Beirut, 16/02 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Damascus Donald Trump Turkey Washington

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected in the coming weeks to convene a workshop aimed at forming a new, inclusive government with expanded powers, a Syrian source close to the president told i24NEWS. The planned government is expected to include representatives from across Syrian society in an effort to address the concerns of minority ...

U.S. Military Says Struck More Than 30 IS Targets in Syria

This is Beirut, 14/02 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Damascus United States USA Washington

The U.S. military said Saturday that its forces had struck more than 30 Islamic State group targets in Syria this month, maintaining pressure on the jihadists after a deadly attack on US troops last year. The strikes also came as the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) in recent weeks transferred thousands of IS detainees from Syria to Iraq, ...

Washington