Day 4 of Iran’s Gulf Campaign: Missile and Drone Strikes Rock Gulf States

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On the fourth consecutive day of Iranian attacks across the Gulf, multiple countries have been targeted with missiles and drones, prompting evacuations, air defence responses, and widespread concern for civilian safety. "The enemy must await continuous punitive attacks; the gates of hell will open more and more, moment by moment, upon the United ...

AnalysisHas Iran Been Militarily Exposed?

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More than 2,000 bombs dropped in just thirty hours. That is the estimate cited by several Israeli and American security sources to illustrate the scale of the opening wave of strikes against Iran — a level of firepower rarely directed at a country of 88 million people and home to the Middle East’s largest ballistic missile arsenal. In less ...

Drone Strikes Blamed on Iran Hit Iranian Kurdish Camp in Iraq: Official, Exiled Group

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Drone stikes blamed on Iran hit on Tuesday a camp hosting Iranian Kurdish fighters and family members in northern Iraq, a local official and an exiled opposition group said. Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region hosts camps and rear-bases operated by several Iranian Kurdish rebel groups, which have repeatedly faced cross-border strikes ...

IDF Announces Forward Defensive Operation and New "Buffer Zone" in Southern Lebanon

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The Israeli military says it has launched what it describes as a “forward defensive operation” to protect communities in northern Israel, confirming that forces are currently operating inside southern Lebanon. In a statement issued following what it called a situational assessment, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the operation is ...

Trump Says Largest Strikes on Iran Still to Come as War Expands Across Region

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“We haven’t even started hitting them hard. The big wave hasn’t even happened. The big one is coming soon.” That was U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran entered its third day, signaling that the most intense phase of the campaign may still lie ahead. Trump outlined an expanded set of war ...

U.S. Embassies Targeted Throughout the Region

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An attack by two drones early Tuesday on the U.S. embassy in Riyadh sparked a small fire, Saudi defense ministry spokesman said in a statement, while Iran pressed on with its campaign of retaliatory strikes across the Gulf. "The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh was attacked by two drones, according to initial assessments. The attack resulted in a ...

Hezbollah Says Attack on Israel was 'Defensive Act'

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Hezbollah said on Tuesday that its rocket and drone attack on Israel was a "defensive act" after more than a year of Israeli strikes despite a ceasefire. "For fifteen months, Israeli aggression against Lebanon has continued through killing, destruction, bulldozing, and all forms of criminal acts," a statement from the Iran-backed group said, ...

Gulf States Weather More Iranian Attacks on Monday

This is Beirut 02/03 23:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Countries around the Gulf region continue to weather attacks from Iran on Monday.  Kuwait’s military stated that two naval officers were killed on duty in Iranian strikes on the country. Smoke was also reportedly seen out of the U.S. embassy in Kuwait. A friendly fire incident also occurred in Kuwait today with three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles ...

Israel Army Says 'All Options on the Table' Regarding Lebanon Ground Offensive

This is Beirut 02/03 21:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israel's military spokesman, Brigadier General Effie Defrin, on Monday said "all options are on the table" when asked by a journalist whether Israel was going to expand its strikes on Lebanon into a ground offensive. "We are operating in Lebanon as well in order to remove a significant threat... Bottom line, all options are on ...

U.S. Official to TIB: ‘Hezbollah has made a grave mistake by entering this war at Iran’s direction’

This is Beirut 02/03 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In a statement to This is Beirut, a senior U.S. official expressed that Hezbollah’s involvement in the war with Iran was a blunder and the organization will see consequences. “Hezbollah has made a grave mistake by entering this war at Iran’s direction,” the official said. They added that “This is a deliberate act of ...

Qatar Downs Iran Warplanes, Halts LNG Production as Gulf Crisis Deepens

This is Beirut 02/03 19:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Qatar shot down two Iranian fighter jets and halted LNG production over Iran's latest strikes, sending prices soaring, as the Gulf crisis escalated sharply on Monday. Qatar's air force downed two Sukhoi SU24 bombers, the defence ministry said -- the first such action by a Gulf country after three days of Iranian bombardment. The wealthy region ...

Israel Intensifies Campaign in Lebanon Against Hezbollah as Israeli Army Plans Next Steps

This is Beirut 02/03 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Over the course of Monday following Hezbollah’s strikes on Israel, the Israeli army stated that it struck around 70 targets in Lebanon within 24 hours. Israeli jets carried out attacks across Beirut’s southern suburbs, southern and eastern Lebanon. As of Monday evening, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reports that at least 52 were ...