Middle East

Iran President Apologizes to Gulf Neighbors Triggering Rift Among Country’s Leadership

This Is Beirut 10:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeskian faced backlash from conservative hardliners following his speech yesterday, in which he apologized and vowed to stop striking neighboring Arab countries, provided they did not conduct attacks against the Islamic Republic. In an apparent backtrack, Pezeskian claimed in a prerecorded address, Sunday, that Trump ...

Israeli Army Strikes Central Beirut, Oil Depots in Tehran

This Is Beirut 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The IDF targeted Iranian commanders in the Ramada hotel in Beirut’s central Rauoche neighborhood early on Sunday, killing four and injuring ten others. The attack, described by the Israeli Army as a targeting “Quds Force's Lebanon Corps,” represents the first Israeli strike to hit the heart of Beirut since hostilities ...

Rocket Attack Intercepted Over U.S. Embassy in Baghdad: Security Sources

This is Beirut 07/03 22:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Air defence systems intercepted rockets fired at the US embassy in Baghdad, security sources told AFP. It is the first such attack on the embassy in Baghdad since the start of the war in the Middle East, triggered by a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran, into which Iraq has been dragged. Loud bangs were heard on Saturday night in Baghdad, AFP ...

Iran Security Chief Says U.S., Israel Seeking 'Disintegration of Iran'

This is Beirut 07/03 22:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's security chief Ali Larijani said on Saturday that the United States and Israel were seeking to break the Islamic republic apart. "Their issue was... the fundamental disintegration of Iran," said Larijani in a pre-recorded interview broadcast on state TV. On February 28, the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran that killed ...

Turkey Warns Over 'Dangerous' Bid to Stir Civil War in Iran

This is Beirut 07/03 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Turkey's foreign minister warned against efforts to stir up a civil war inside Iran, while cautioning Tehran after NATO intercepted a Turkey-bound ballistic missile launched from Iran earlier in the week. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said any effort to stir up a civil war inside Iran in a bid to bring about regime change would be a ...

Op-edLebanese Should Not Despair

David Hale 07/03 21:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Once again, Iran and its proxy, Hezbollah, have dragged Lebanon into a war. Once again, Hezbollah has shown that its loyalty is to its paymaster in Tehran, not to the Lebanese people or state, whose well-being and security are matters of indifference to them. Once again, Hezbollah's practice of using human shields to protect its facilities and ...

Israel-Hezbollah Escalation Intensifies as Warnings and Airstrikes Continue

This is Beirut 07/03 16:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah intensified across Lebanon on Saturday, with Israeli airstrikes striking multiple locations in the south and the Bekaa Valley, new evacuation warnings issued to civilians, and Hezbollah launching retaliatory rocket and drone attacks toward northern Israel. The developments come as the conflict enters ...

Iranian Strikes on Arab Countries Continue Into Seventh Day of Regional War

This is Beirut 07/03 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The war between Iran and the U.S.-Israeli alliance continues to spill across the Middle East, with several Arab countries reporting missile and drone attacks as Tehran expands its retaliatory campaign across the region. Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia all reported interceptions of Iranian projectiles on Saturday, while ...

Lebanese Army Says Soldier Wounded by Gunfire from Syria

This is Beirut 07/03 14:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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Lebanon's military said on Saturday that a soldier was moderately wounded by gunfire coming from Syria a day prior in the country's northeast. "A Lebanese soldier sustained moderate injuries as a result of gunfire from the Syrian side targeting a Lebanese army post in the Qasr-Hermel area," the military said, adding that "soldiers at the post ...

Israel Defense Minister Warns Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah or Pay 'Heavy Price'

This is Beirut 07/03 14:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Saturday warned Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that his country would pay a "very heavy price" if it fails to disarm Hezbollah. Addressing the president, Katz said in a statement broadcast on Israeli television that if "the choice becomes protecting our civilians and the safety of our soldiers or Lebanon, ...

Saudi Minister Warns Iran Against 'Miscalculation' After Attacks

This is Beirut 07/03 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman urged Iran to "avoid miscalculation" on Saturday, following missile and drone launches against the kingdom. In a series of statements, the Saudi defence ministry said it had thwarted repeated missile launches at an air base which houses US military personnel and drone attacks ...

Iran Says Launched 'Massive' Drone Strikes at Israel, U.S. Bases

This is Beirut 07/03 12:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's army said Saturday its navy had launched a wave of drone attacks targeting Israel as well as US bases in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, as the regional war raged into its second week. "The Iranian Navy targeted American bases and occupied territories with a massive wave of drone attacks," the army said in a statement ...