Israel Army Says Killed Iran Quds Force Officer Responsible for Lebanon

This is Beirut 03/03 22:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli military said it killed a senior commander of Iran's elite Quds Force on Tuesday in a strike on Tehran, adding that he was responsible for its operations in Lebanon. "Earlier today, the Israeli Air Force... struck and eliminated the temporary commander of the Lebanon Corps of the Iranian Quds Force, Daoud Ali Zadeh, in ...

Fire Contained Near Dubai's U.S. Consulate After Drone Attack

This is Beirut 03/03 22:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A drone attack caused a fire near the US consulate in Dubai on Tuesday, a government statement said, after the US embassy in Riyadh was hit by an Iranian strike. Nearby residents told AFP they heard a loud bang, and one person said she then saw a fire at the consulate. Dubai and other Gulf cities have been under bombardment since ...

Senior Official in Trump Administration Details Postmortem for Failed Iran Nuclear Talks

This is Beirut 03/03 21:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A senior U.S. official spoke to TIB in a background call on the Iran nuclear talks, providing an inside look into what happened during the negotiations. Objectives of the U.S.-Iran Talks The official outlined the Trump administration’s objectives for the U.S.-Iran talks in detail, focused primarily on the nuclear issue. The first ...

Iran Says 'No Radioactive Contamination' Detected at Natanz Nuclear Site After Strikes

This is Beirut 03/03 19:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iran said on Tuesday it had detected "no radioactive contamination" as a result of US-Israeli air strikes at the weekend on its underground fuel enrichment facility at Natanz. "No leak of radioactive material has been recorded at this complex, thanks to preventative measures and data logged by the monitoring system," the ...

Israel Launches Ninth Round of Strikes on Iran

This is Beirut 03/03 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On Tuesday evening, the Israeli air force launched its ninth wave of strikes on Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conveyed that Israel is continuing to “strike Iran with force” in a speech at an air force base. “Our pilots are over the skies of Iran and Tehran,” he added. This set of attacks is being carried ...

Day 4 of Iran’s Gulf Campaign: Missile and Drone Strikes Rock Gulf States

This is Beirut 03/03 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On the fourth consecutive day of Iranian attacks across the Gulf, multiple countries have been targeted with missiles and drones, prompting evacuations, air defence responses, and widespread concern for civilian safety. "The enemy must await continuous punitive attacks; the gates of hell will open more and more, moment by moment, upon the United ...

Drone Strikes Blamed on Iran Hit Iranian Kurdish Camp in Iraq: Official, Exiled Group

This is Beirut 03/03 09:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Drone stikes blamed on Iran hit on Tuesday a camp hosting Iranian Kurdish fighters and family members in northern Iraq, a local official and an exiled opposition group said. Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region hosts camps and rear-bases operated by several Iranian Kurdish rebel groups, which have repeatedly faced cross-border strikes ...

Gulf States Weather More Iranian Attacks on Monday

This is Beirut 02/03 23:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Countries around the Gulf region continue to weather attacks from Iran on Monday.  Kuwait’s military stated that two naval officers were killed on duty in Iranian strikes on the country. Smoke was also reportedly seen out of the U.S. embassy in Kuwait. A friendly fire incident also occurred in Kuwait today with three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles ...

Qatar Downs Iran Warplanes, Halts LNG Production as Gulf Crisis Deepens

This is Beirut 02/03 19:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Qatar shot down two Iranian fighter jets and halted LNG production over Iran's latest strikes, sending prices soaring, as the Gulf crisis escalated sharply on Monday. Qatar's air force downed two Sukhoi SU24 bombers, the defence ministry said -- the first such action by a Gulf country after three days of Iranian bombardment. The wealthy region ...

Saudi Military Raises Readiness Levels After Attacks

This is Beirut 02/03 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia's military raised its readiness levels after multiple attacks by Iran, a source close to the army told AFP on Monday, while another warned of a possible military response if its oil infrastructure is targeted. The massive Ras Tanura refinery on Saudi Arabia's Gulf coast went into partial shutdown on Monday after a strike by ...

Fresh Explosions Erupt in the Gulf As Larijani Announces Iran "Will Not Negotiate"

This is Beirut 02/03 07:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Fresh explosions were being heard in Doha, Bahrain, Dubai, and Manama on Monday, marking the third day of Iranian attacks in the Gulf.  The round of explosions being heard across the region come as Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani said Tehran would not negotiate with the United States, hardening the country’s stance ...

New Strikes on Iraq Base Housing Iran-Backed Fighters: Faction Source

This is Beirut 02/03 07:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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New strikes hit an Iraqi military base housing Kataeb Hezbollah, a source from the pro-Iran armed group said on Monday. "Three strikes hit Jurf al-Nasr," a Kataeb Hezbollah source told AFP, referring to a military base that serves as one of the main bastions of the powerful armed group that has been repeatedly targeted since the start ...