War in the Middle East

Syria Says Foiled Cross-Border Attack by Assad Remnants, Hezbollah

This is Beirut 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's interior ministry said Sunday that security forces thwarted an alleged cross-border attack from the country's territory planned by remnants of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad and cells linked to Iran-backed Hezbollah. From March 2 until a 10-day ceasefire went into force on April 17, Hezbollah was battling Israel after drawing Lebanon into ...

Iran Says Final Deal Still Far Off as Hormuz Strait Shuttered

This is Beirut 08:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The strategic Strait of Hormuz was again closed on Sunday in the stand-off between Iran and the United States, with Iran's powerful parliament speaker signalling a final peace deal remained "far" off despite some movement in negotiations. As mediation efforts continued following high-level talks in Pakistan that failed to reach a deal, Iran said ...

Iran Says Its Enriched Uranium 'Not Going to be Transferred'

This is Beirut 18/04 03:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's foreign ministry on Friday said the country's stockpile of enriched uranium would not be transferred "anywhere", denying an earlier claim by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic republic had agreed to hand it over. "Iran's enriched uranium is not going to be transferred anywhere," Iranian foreign ...

Trump Hails Tehran's Move to Open Strait of Hormuz, Blockade on Iranian Ports to Continue

This is Beirut 17/04 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed Iran’s announcement that the strategic Strait of Hormuz would remain open to maritime traffic for the duration of a ceasefire, signaling a potential easing of tensions in one of the world’s most critical corridors. “THANK YOU!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, adding ...

Trump Signals Imminent Iran Deal Amid Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire

This is Beirut 17/04 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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United States President Donald Trump said he was confident that an agreement to end the conflict involving Iran could be reached soon, as a 10-day truce between Lebanon and Israel came into effect. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump urged Iran-backed Hezbollah to maintain the ceasefire, expressing optimism about ongoing ...

Turkey Hosts Latest Diplomatic Push on Middle East War

This is Beirut 17/04 08:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Turkey hosts a high-stakes forum Friday bringing together the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, as Islamabad pushes diplomatic efforts to end the Middle East war. Pakistan's powerful army chief met senior negotiators in Tehran on Thursday as Washington and Iran considered a fresh round of talks to end the six-week ...

Iran Arrests 4 Alleged Israeli Spies

This is Beirut 16/04 06:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iran arrested four suspected Israeli spies, state media reported on Thursday. It came as U.S. officials discuss possible peace talks with Iran after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran on February 28 engulfed the Middle East in war. "The four agents linked to the Mossad were apprehended in Gilan governorate" in northern Iran, IRNA reported, ...

Iran Supreme Leader's Adviser Threatens to Sink U.S. Ships in Hormuz Strait

This is Beirut 16/04 03:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The military adviser to Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Wednesday warned that Iran would sink American ships in the Strait of Hormuz if the United States decided to "police" the key shipping bottleneck. The U.S. is imposing a military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after Iran blocked shipping during over six weeks of war in a conflict ...

Iran Military Warns will Block Red Sea if U.S. Naval Blockade Continues

This is Beirut 15/04 14:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's military warned on Wednesday it would block trade through the Red Sea, along with the Gulf and Sea of Oman, if the U.S. naval blockade continues. In a statement carried by Iranian state television, the head of Iran's military central command center said if the U.S. continues with its blockade and "creates insecurity for ...

U.S. Continues Naval Blockade Amid Precarious Ceasefire

This is Beirut 15/04 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remains in effect overnight on Tuesday into Wednesday morning as the rocky U.S.-Iran ceasefire holds. The naval blockade was initiated on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump warned that “if any of these ships come anywhere close to our blockade, they will be immediately eliminated, using the same system of ...

U.S. Says Ball in Iran's Court as Push Grows to End War

This is Beirut 14/04 12:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The United States said "the ball is in the Iranian court" on ending the Mideast war, as diplomats accelerated efforts on Tuesday towards a new round of peace talks after weekend negotiations failed to produce a deal. US Vice President JD Vance had left talks hosted by Pakistan on Sunday, saying he had handed Tehran the "final and best offer".Iran ...

IDF Says It Has Encircled Bint Jbeil, Expands Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 13/04 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israel Defense Forces said over the past week its troops “completed the encirclement and began an offensive in the town of Bint Jbeil,” a locality long considered a stronghold of Hezbollah. The IDF announced on Monday that its forces have intensified ground operations in southern Lebanon, particularly around ...