War in the Middle East

Iran Missile Fire Sparks Explosions over Tel Aviv
Iran Missile Fire Sparks Explosions over Tel Aviv

The latest round of Iranian missile fire caused explosions across Tel Aviv and damage in central Israel on Thursday, but there were no reported casualties and residents have been cleared to leave shelters. Iran's state broadcaster reported that Tehran had fired missiles "against targets in the heart of Tel Aviv," after Israel's ...

Strikes Hit Iranian Kurdish Groups in Iraq
Strikes Hit Iranian Kurdish Groups in Iraq

Fresh strikes on Thursday hit Iranian Kurdish opposition group targets in northern Iraq, officials from two exiled groups told AFP. Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region hosts camps and rear-bases operated by several Iranian Kurdish rebel groups, which Iran has struck repeatedly since the start of the war in the Middle East. "Two ...

Iran Not Asking for Ceasefire or U.S. Negotiations: FM to NBC News
Iran Not Asking for Ceasefire or U.S. Negotiations: FM to NBC News

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that the Islamic republic was neither asking for a ceasefire nor negotiations with the US, adding that Iran had no plans to close the Strait of Hormuz for now. "We are not asking for a ceasefire. We don't see any reason why we should negotiate with the US... We negotiated with them ...

Strike Kills Two Pro-Iran Fighters in Southern Iraq
Strike Kills Two Pro-Iran Fighters in Southern Iraq

Two fighters from the powerful Tehran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group were killed on Wednesday in a strike near their base in Iraq, as the war in the Middle East raged across multiple fronts. Attacks were also reported in Baghdad and Erbil throughout the day, as the US embassy urged its citizens to leave the country as soon as they were able. Two ...

Israel Initially Planned to Strike Iran in Mid-2026: Minister
Israel Initially Planned to Strike Iran in Mid-2026: Minister

Israel had initially planned to strike Iran in mid-2026, but developments inside the Islamic republic and shifting regional dynamics brought the timetable forward to February, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday. "An operation was planned for the middle of the year with the same target set," Katz said in an address to ...

Israel Army Says Killed Iran Quds Force Officer Responsible for Lebanon
Israel Army Says Killed Iran Quds Force Officer Responsible for Lebanon

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

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

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

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
Israel Launches Ninth Round of Strikes on Iran

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 ...