War in the Middle East

State Media Says Iran Rejects Ceasefire Proposal
State Media Says Iran Rejects Ceasefire Proposal

Iran has rejected a proposed truce in its war with the United States and Israel, state media reported Monday, despite a stark threat by US President Donald Trump to destroy its vital infrastructure. "Iran has conveyed to Pakistan its response to the American proposal to end the war," the news agency IRNA said, without revealing its source or what ...

Iran Rejects Immediate Ceasefire as Revolutionary Guard's Vow New 'Order' for Persian Gulf
Iran Rejects Immediate Ceasefire as Revolutionary Guard's Vow New 'Order' for Persian Gulf

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 ...

Inside the High-Risk U.S.-CIA Operation to Rescue a Downed Airman in Iran
Inside the High-Risk U.S.-CIA Operation to Rescue a Downed Airman in Iran

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 ...

Iran Hangs Man Convicted of Links with U.S., Israel in Pre-War Protests
Iran Hangs Man Convicted of Links with U.S., Israel in Pre-War Protests

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 ...

Defiant Iran Ramps up Attacks After Trump Warning
Defiant Iran Ramps up Attacks After Trump Warning

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 ...

Iran Attacks Civilian Infrastructure Across Gulf States
Iran Attacks Civilian Infrastructure Across Gulf States

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 ...

Israel Says Haifa Residential Building Suffers Direct Hit in Iran Attack
Israel Says Haifa Residential Building Suffers Direct Hit in Iran Attack

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 ...

Iran Strikes Hit Energy Infrastructure Across Gulf Following Israeli Strikes on Petrochemical Complex
Iran Strikes Hit Energy Infrastructure Across Gulf Following Israeli Strikes on Petrochemical Complex

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 ...

Trump Says U.S. Rescued Pilots of Downed U.S. Jets in Iran
Trump Says U.S. Rescued Pilots of Downed U.S. Jets in Iran

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 ...

Syria Says Israeli Tank Fire Kills Man in Country's South
Syria Says Israeli Tank Fire Kills Man in Country's South

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 ...