France, Germany, and U.K. to Work with U.S. as EU High Commissioner Issues Statement

This is Beirut 01/03 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Leaders of the U.K., France, and Germany issued a joint statement stating that they have “agreed to work together with the U.S. and allies in the region on this matter.” The statement reads that “the Leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom are appalled by the indiscriminate and disproportionate missile attacks launched ...

Operation Epic Fury: Over 1000 Iranian Targets Struck

This is Beirut 01/03 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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On Sunday, the U.S. Central Command announced that its ongoing operations are targeting more than 1000 sites across Iran in “Operation Epic Fury.” The types of targets singled out in these strikes range incorporate various assets linked to Iran’s defensive and offensive capabilities. Among those listed are integrated air ...

UAE Withdraws Ambassador From Iran, Closes Embassy Over Attacks: Statement

This is Beirut 01/03 20:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Arab Emirates was shuttering its embassy in Iran and recalling its ambassador, a statement from the foreign ministry said on Sunday, following a barrage of Iranian attacks targeting the Emirates. "The UAE announces closure of its embassy in Tehran and withdrawal of its ambassador and all members of its diplomatic mission, and ...

Trump: U.S. Sank Nine Iranian Naval Ships as Embassy in Beirut Announces Monday Closure

This is Beirut 01/03 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that American forces had destroyed and sunk nine Iranian naval vessels in what he described as a major escalation in ongoing military operations against Iran. In a post published on his official social media account, Trump said: “I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 ...

Hezbollah Rallies Form in Lebanon in Condolence for Khamenei

This is Beirut 01/03 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hundreds of supporters of Lebanon’s Iran-aligned Hezbollah movement gathered on Sunday in Beirut’s southern suburbs and other regions to mourn the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and express solidarity with the Islamic Republic amid a rapidly intensifying regional conflict. The rallies, held in the Ashoura ...

Trump Says Iran Wants to Talk: The Atlantic

This is Beirut 01/03 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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One day after U.S.-Israeli strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and escalated tensions across the Middle East, former President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran’s new leadership wants to negotiate and that he plans to engage with them. “They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to ...

Netanyahu Vows Intensified Strikes on Tehran as Israel Mobilizes “Full Strength”

This is Beirut 01/03 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to intensify air strikes on Tehran in the coming days, declaring that Israel’s military is deploying its “full strength as never before” in the escalating campaign against Iran. In a video statement released after renewed Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital, Netanyahu said he had ...

Lebanon, France Postpone Paris Security and Disarmament Conference Amid Regional Tension

This is Beirut 01/03 17:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanese President General Joseph Aoun and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed in a phone call on March 1 to postpone the international conference in Paris, originally scheduled for March 5, which aimed to support Lebanon’s security forces and advance disarmament of non-state armed groups. The leaders cited the absence of appropriate ...

Three U.S. Service Members Killed, Five Seriously Wounded in Operation Epic Fury, CENTCOM Says

This is Beirut 01/03 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five others are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury, CENTCOM announced Sunday. Several additional personnel sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions and are in the process of being returned to duty. Major combat operations are ongoing, and U.S. forces continue their ...

DP World Suspends Operations at Jebel Ali Port as Gulf Security Crisis Disrupts Regional Trade

This is Beirut 01/03 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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DP World, a Dubai-based global port operator and logistics company, and one of the largest port operators in the world, has temporarily suspended operations at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, the largest container port in the Middle East, as regional security tensions intensify following missile exchanges across the Gulf. The suspension, described as a ...

Iranian Missile Strike Hits Israel, Killing at Least Nine

This is Beirut 01/03 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At least nine people were killed and more than 20 injured after an Iranian missile struck the city of Beit Shemesh near Jerusalem on Sunday, in what Israeli authorities described as one of the deadliest single impacts since the war began. Emergency services confirmed that 23 people were wounded, several of them in critical condition, while ...

Gulf Countries to Hold Video Meeting on Iran Attacks Sunday: Two Diplomats

This is Beirut 01/03 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gulf countries will convene Sunday evening to discuss a unified response to Iran's attacks, two Gulf diplomats said, as Tehran presses on with a second day of strikes after US and Israeli attacks killed its supreme leader. "It will be an online meeting of GCC foreign ministers due to the airport closures," a Gulf diplomat told AFP, ...