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Cyprus President Says Iranian Drone Crashed Into UK Base on Island
Cyprus President Says Iranian Drone Crashed Into UK Base on Island

Cyprus's President Nikos Christodoulides said an Iranian drone had crashed into a British base on the Mediterranean island on Monday, as the Israeli-American war with Iran spread across the region. Minutes after midnight (2200 GMT), "a Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle crashed into the military facilities of the British Bases in Akrotiri, causing ...

Fresh Explosions Erupt in the Gulf As Larijani Announces Iran \
Fresh Explosions Erupt in the Gulf As Larijani Announces Iran "Will Not Negotiate"

Fresh explosions were being heard in Doha, Bahrain, Dubai, and Manama on Monday, marking the third day of Iranian attacks in the Gulf.  The round of explosions being heard across the region come as Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani said Tehran would not negotiate with the United States, hardening the country’s stance ...

New Strikes on Iraq Base Housing Iran-Backed Fighters: Faction Source
New Strikes on Iraq Base Housing Iran-Backed Fighters: Faction Source

New strikes hit an Iraqi military base housing Kataeb Hezbollah, a source from the pro-Iran armed group said on Monday. "Three strikes hit Jurf al-Nasr," a Kataeb Hezbollah source told AFP, referring to a military base that serves as one of the main bastions of the powerful armed group that has been repeatedly targeted since the start ...

Summary: Israel Strikes Targets around Lebanon after First Hezbollah Strikes on Israel Since 2024
Summary: Israel Strikes Targets around Lebanon after First Hezbollah Strikes on Israel Since 2024

Al Arabiya reported that Haj Mohammed Raad, the head of the Hezbollah parliamentary group and deputy to Hezbollah’s secretary-general Naim Qassem, was killed in the Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs.  On Monday morning, Hezbollah fired rockets and drones across Lebanon’s southern border into Israel, marking ...

Israeli Strikes Target Beirut Suburbs: Lebanese State Media
Israeli Strikes Target Beirut Suburbs: Lebanese State Media

Israeli strikes were launched at Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, as Hezbollah said it fired rockets and drones at Israel in response to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. "Beirut's southern suburbs were targeted by a series of Israeli strikes," the state-run National News ...

Israel Says Carrying Out 'Large-Scale Strikes' on Tehran
Israel Says Carrying Out 'Large-Scale Strikes' on Tehran

The Israeli military said it launched "large-scale strikes" on Tehran on Monday, two days since the start of a US-Israeli campaign against Iran. "The Israeli Air Force... has begun an additional wave of strikes against the Iranian terror regime at the heart of Tehran," the military said in a statement. AFP

Israel Attacked with Projectiles from South Lebanon, IDF Responds with Airstrikes
Israel Attacked with Projectiles from South Lebanon, IDF Responds with Airstrikes

Sirens went off in northern Israel after midnight on Monday morning as a result of projectiles being launched from Lebanon, according to the Israeli army. The Israeli army began conducting airstrikes in southern Lebanon in response, according to Channel 12. The army said in a statement that it had “begun striking targets of the Hezbollah ...

Gulf States Reserve Right to Respond to Iranian 'Agression' in Meeting
Gulf States Reserve Right to Respond to Iranian 'Agression' in Meeting

Gulf states vowed to defend themselves against Iranian attacks, including by "responding to the aggression" if need be, after the Gulf Cooperation Council convened via video-link on Sunday to formulate a unified response. The foreign ministers of the six GCC states -- the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait, all of which ...

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

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 ...

UAE Closes Embassy in Iran After Four Killed in Attacks Across the Gulf
UAE Closes Embassy in Iran After Four Killed in Attacks Across the Gulf

The UAE said on Sunday it was closing its embassy in Tehran and recalling the Emirati ambassador after Iran's retaliatory missile and drone campaign in the Gulf killed four people and wounded dozens more. The move marks the strongest condemnation yet by a Gulf state since Tehran began targeting the region with a barrage of strikes after the ...