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An Israeli ministerial committee overseeing weapons procurement approved on Monday a rapid expansion in the production of Arrow missile interceptors, marking the second such decision within roughly a year, according to The Jerusalem Post. The ground-based missile defense system, codeveloped by the U.S. and Israel, constitutes the “upper ...
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they are completing preparations to enforce new operating conditions in the Strait of Hormuz, which has been all but shut since the war with the United States and Israel began. "The IRGC naval force is completing operational preparations for the Iranian authorities' #declared_plan for the new Persian ...
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The United States carried out a high-risk, coordinated operation involving both the U.S. military and the Central Intelligence Agency to rescue a missing crew member of a fighter jet shot down over Iran. The mission, described as both dramatic and politically sensitive, successfully brought the serviceman home, marking the end of a tense episode ...
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Iran on Monday executed a man convicted of acting on behalf of Israel and the United States during a wave of anti-government protests earlier this year, the judiciary said. "Ali Fahim, one of the enemy elements in the terrorist riots of Dey (January)... was hanged after the Supreme Court reviewed the case and confirmed the verdict," the ...
This is Beirut 09:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Iran launched fresh attacks across the Middle East on Monday and threatened "devastating" retaliation, after US President Donald Trump's expletive-laced warning that Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates reported a barrage of missile and drone strikes early Monday. The attacks came as Tehran ramped ...
This is Beirut 05/04 20:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Critical infrastructure across the Gulf came under attack from Iran on Sunday, with damage reported at civilian facilities in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait. Gulf countries have faced repeated drone and missile salvos from Iran in response to US and Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic that began at the end of February. Iran has ...
This is Beirut 05/04 20:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli military and medics said on Sunday that a missile fired from Iran hit a residential building in the northern city of Haifa, killing four people. The building was hit by a "direct impact of a missile", the military told AFP. When asked if it was a missile fired from Iran, it said: "Yes." The strike occurred minutes ...
This is Beirut 05/04 11:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Critical infrastructure across the Gulf came under attack from Iran on Sunday with damage reported at civilian facilities in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait. Gulf countries have faced repeated drone and missile salvos from Iran over past weeks in response to US and Israeli strikes that began at the end of February. Iran has targeted ...
This is Beirut 05/04 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In a statement on Sunday Iran-backed Hezbollah said it targeted an Israel vessel 68 nautical miles off the Lebanese coast with a cruise missile, claiming the warship was "preparing to launch attacks on Lebanese territory.” It is the first time the group has made a claim of this kind since the start of this round of fighting on March ...
This is Beirut 05/04 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that U.S. forces had safely recovered two pilots whose fighter jets were downed in Iran. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that U.S. personnel were monitoring one of the fighter’s locations 24 hours a day, to plan for his rescue. He added that “the U.S. military sent dozens of ...
This is Beirut 03/04 23:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Syrian state media said Israeli fire killed a man in the Qunietra province in the country's south near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. State news agency SANA said that the man was killed in an attack by "an Israeli tank", while state television said a car was targeted. Earlier, SANA reported that Israeli forces in Quneitra ...
This is Beirut 03/04 16:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United States Armed Forces has begun deploying B-52 Stratofortress bombers over Iran, signaling a major escalation in its ongoing military campaign and a growing level of control over Iranian airspace, according to a report by Fox News. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine stated that the missions were initiated following an ...