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U.S. Urges Citizens to Leave Southeast Turkey, Orders Non-Essential Staff Out of Adana Consulate

This is Beirut, 09/03 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Washington has advised non-essential staff to depart its consulate near the southern Turkish city of Adana and suspended consular services, the U.S. embassy in Ankara said Monday. The statement also referenced an existing U.S. Travel Advisory saying "Americans in southeast Turkey are strongly encouraged to depart now." The area hosts a key NATO ...

Iran Accuses U.S. and Israel of Seeking to Divide the Country as War Escalates

This is Beirut, 09/03 12:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday accused the United States and Israel of attempting to weaken and divide the country as the regional war continues to intensify, while insisting that Tehran’s military actions are defensive and warning that international institutions have failed to intervene. During a press ...

Trump Says Decision to End Iran War Will Be “Mutual” With Netanyahu

This is Beirut, 09/03 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump said the decision on when to end the ongoing war with Iran will ultimately be made in coordination with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while emphasizing that the final call will rest with the United States. In a phone interview with The Times of Israel published Sunday, Trump described the decision-making ...

Heavy Clashes Erupt in Eastern Lebanon as Hezbollah Confronts Israeli Airborne Operation

This is Beirut, 09/03 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hezbollah said on Monday it fought Israeli forces who landed in eastern Lebanon by helicopter across the Syrian border, the second such operation since the outbreak of the latest conflict with Israel. Heavy fighting broke out overnight in eastern Lebanon after Israeli forces carried out what appeared to be an airborne insertion near the ...

Mojtaba Khamenei Succeeds His Father as Iran’s Supreme Leader

This is Beirut, 08/03 23:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was elected Iran’s Supreme Leader on Sunday, succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed last Saturday at 86 after more than three decades as the country’s head of state. The elder Khamenei had denied in 2024 that such a dynastic succession could take place, given that the Iranian Revolution ended centuries of ...

Israel-Hezbollah Escalation Intensifies as Warnings and Airstrikes Continue

This is Beirut, 07/03 16:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah intensified across Lebanon on Saturday, with Israeli airstrikes striking multiple locations in the south and the Bekaa Valley, new evacuation warnings issued to civilians, and Hezbollah launching retaliatory rocket and drone attacks toward northern Israel. The developments come as the conflict enters ...

Iranian Strikes on Arab Countries Continue Into Seventh Day of Regional War

This is Beirut, 07/03 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The war between Iran and the U.S.-Israeli alliance continues to spill across the Middle East, with several Arab countries reporting missile and drone attacks as Tehran expands its retaliatory campaign across the region. Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia all reported interceptions of Iranian projectiles on Saturday, while ...

Israel Defense Minister Warns Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah or Pay 'Heavy Price'

This is Beirut, 07/03 14:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Saturday warned Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that his country would pay a "very heavy price" if it fails to disarm Hezbollah. Addressing the president, Katz said in a statement broadcast on Israeli television that if "the choice becomes protecting our civilians and the safety of our soldiers or Lebanon, ...

Iranian President Apologizes to Neighbors as Trump Threatens Expanded Strikes

This is Beirut, 07/03 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized on Saturday to neighboring countries for attacks launched during the Islamic Republic’s war with Israel and the United States, while vowing that Iran would not target them again unless attacks against Tehran originate from their territory. “I apologize… to the neighboring ...

Qatar Civil Aviation Authority Announces Partial Reopening of Airspace

This is Beirut, 06/03 23:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Qatar's aviation authority said on Friday that the Gulf state's airspace would partially reopen after it was closed to all air traffic at the start of an Iranian missile and drone campaign in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes. "Qatar Civil Aviation Authority announces the partial resumption of air navigation in the State of Qatar, ...

Senior U.S. Official to TIB: ‘Hezbollah Should Understand…Aggression Will Bring Decisive Consequences’

This is Beirut, 06/03 21:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In an exclusive conversation, This is Beirut spoke with a senior official from the White House, who stated that the U.S. supports Israel’s operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon and that U.S. military action is focused on Iran. The official said that “the United States fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself against Hezbollah and ...

Trump Demands “Unconditional Surrender” From Iran

This is Beirut, 06/03 16:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday ruled out any negotiated settlement with Iran, insisting that the only acceptable outcome to the escalating conflict would be “unconditional surrender,” even as Iranian officials said several countries had begun efforts to mediate an end to the war. The sharp exchange of statements highlights the widening ...

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