War in the Middle East

Iran threatens 'more devastating' response to Israel's attacks
Iran threatens 'more devastating' response to Israel's attacks

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian warned of a "more devastating" retaliation should Israel's nine-day bombing campaign continue, saying the Islamic Republic would not halt its nuclear programme "under any circumstances". Israel said on Saturday it had killed three more Iranian commanders in its unprecedented offensive, while Foreign Minister ...

Trump: US May Not Need to Act on Iran
VideosTrump: US May Not Need to Act on Iran

When asked whether Israel could strike Iran’s nuclear facilities without external support, Donald Trump said the country has “a very limited capacity” and added, “Maybe it won’t be necessary” for the United States to intervene. His remarks raise questions about the extent of potential US involvement in a conflict with Iran.

Lammy Reaffirms UK Support to Raggi, Urges Lebanese Neutrality
Lammy Reaffirms UK Support to Raggi, Urges Lebanese Neutrality

Lebanon’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Raggi received a phone call this afternoon from British Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Lammy expressed the United Kingdom’s and the broader European community’s support for Lebanon, stressing the importance of the country staying out of the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. ...

Macron Says Europeans to 'Accelerate Negotiations' with Iran 
Macron Says Europeans to 'Accelerate Negotiations' with Iran 

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that France and its European partners would ramp up talks with Iran following more than a week of hostilities between the Islamic Republic and Israel. "I am convinced that there is a way out of war and to avoid even greater dangers," Macron said on X after holding phone talks with ...

Yemen's Houthis Threaten to Attack US Ships in Red Sea If It Strikes Iran
Yemen's Houthis Threaten to Attack US Ships in Red Sea If It Strikes Iran

Yemen's Houthis threatened on Saturday to attack US vessels in the Red Sea, despite a recent truce, should Washington get involved in Israel's bombardment campaign against Iran. Israel launched unprecedented attacks on Iranian nuclear and military sites last week, drawing retaliation from Tehran. The United States, a key Israeli ally, ...

Emirates to Resume Flights to and from Lebanon Starting Monday
Emirates to Resume Flights to and from Lebanon Starting Monday

Emirates will resume operating flights to and from Lebanon, according to information obtained by This is Beirut from the Ministry of Transport. LBCI confirmed that the resumption will start on Monday, June 23. Gulf airlines canceled several flights starting Friday, June 13, 2025, to and from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran and Syria. The day after ...

Khamenei Chooses Three Potential Successors, Fills Senior Military Posts from Bunker
Khamenei Chooses Three Potential Successors, Fills Senior Military Posts from Bunker

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has nominated three clerics as potential successors while hiding in a bunker as he faces threats of assassination by Israel in the ongoing war, The New York Times reports. Khamenei has also begun filling the posts of senior commanders eliminated by Israel, according to the report, which cites three Iranian ...

US Strikes on Fordo: Britain’s Strategic Dilemma
AnalysisUS Strikes on Fordo: Britain’s Strategic Dilemma

For days now, the Middle East has been gripped by a geopolitical crisis of extraordinary intensity. The open conflict between Israel and Iran – ignited by a sweeping Israeli military offensive – shows no sign of abating and is already reshaping the region’s balance of power. Not only has the balance tipped decisively toward Israel, but ...

Southern Lebanon: Israeli Strikes, UNIFIL Patrol Intercepted
Southern Lebanon: Israeli Strikes, UNIFIL Patrol Intercepted

From Friday night into Saturday, the Israeli military intensified its strikes in southern Lebanon amid escalating regional tensions between Israel and Iran. The Israeli army fired bursts of gunfire from the radar site toward the outskirts of Shebaa on Saturday. Lebanese army units, including engineering teams, intelligence forces, and the ...