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US Intel Says Strikes Did Not Destroy Iran Nuclear Program

A classified preliminary US intelligence report has concluded that American strikes on Iran set back Tehran's nuclear program by just a few months -- rather than destroying it as claimed by President Donald Trump. US media on Tuesday cited people familiar with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) findings as saying the weekend strikes did ...

Israel Destroys 120 Iranian Military Sites in Aerial Strikes

Israel is claiming a significant blow to Iran’s ballistic capabilities as direct confrontation between the two rivals enters its fourth day. In a statement Monday, Israeli military spokesperson Major General Effie Defrin announced that over 120 surface-to-surface missile launchers inside Iran were destroyed in a large-scale operation. The ...

Israel Maintains Pressure on Hezbollah

Israel’s military “will continue to target Hezbollah positions throughout Lebanese territory,” under what it describes as an “American cover,” according to a report by the Al Arabiya news channel citing an Israeli security source. The same source claimed that Hezbollah is attempting to rebuild its military capabilities through ...

Huthis Report US Strikes After Israel Vows Revenge for Airport Attack

Yemen's Huthi rebels on Monday blamed Washington for around 10 strikes in and around the capital Sanaa after a missile fired by the Iran-backed group struck the area of Israel's main airport. The Huthi-run Saba news agency said the strikes included two targeting Arbaeen street in the capital as well as one on the airport road, blaming ...

More Than 20 Israeli Strikes on Syria's Territory

Israel launched more than 20 air strikes inside Syria late Friday, a war monitor said, following up an attack near the presidential palace in Damascus which was condemned as a "dangerous escalation" by the country's Islamist rulers. The strikes came amid Israeli warnings to the Damascus government not to harm the Druze minority, ...

Israel Strikes Near Damascus Presidential Palace Over Druze Violence

Israel's military said Friday it launched air strikes near the presidential palace in Damascus after the country's defence minister threatened intervention if Syrian authorities failed to protect the Druze minority. Syria's Druze spiritual leader has condemned a "genocidal campaign" against his community after sectarian ...

Deadly US Strikes Hit Yemen Fuel Port Used by Huthis

US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 58 people, Huthi rebels said Friday, in one of the deadliest attacks of Washington's renewed campaign against the Iran-backed group. The strikes also injured more than 100 people, according to a Huthi-run television station that broadcast footage of large blazes lighting up the night sky. The US ...

Deadly Israeli Strikes Mar Fragile Gaza Truce

Gaza's civil defense agency said nine people including journalists were killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday, attacks which could further endanger the fragile truce in the Palestinian territory. Following the reported strikes, the deadliest since the ceasefire took hold on January 19, Hamas accused Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce ...

Israel Launches Surprise Strikes Against Hezbollah's Sites in Southern Lebanon

Israeli warplanes launched a series of surprise airstrikes on multiple locations in the South on Friday evening.   Around 20 airstrikes targeted several valleys and wooded areas on the outskirts of Zibqin, Beit Yahoun, al-Ayshiyya, al-Rihan, Ansar and al-Baysariyya.   The strikes also hit Zaghrin Hill in Jabal al-Rihan, in the Jezzine area, ...

Houthis Say New Airstrikes Hit Northern Yemen

The Houthis said new airstrikes hit northern Yemen on Saturday, shortly after claiming responsibility for a missile attack on Israel. A Houthi military statement reported that the airstrikes targeted the Buhais area in the Medi district of Hajjah province, attributing the attacks to "US-British aggression." There was no immediate comment from ...