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Iran Fires Ballistic Missile Barrage at Israel as Air Defenses Activated Nationwide

This is Beirut 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward Israel on Saturday, triggering nationwide air raid sirens and marking a dramatic escalation in what has now become an open confrontation involving Israel, Iran, and the United States. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed it had identified missiles launched from Iranian territory toward ...

Israel Deploys 91st Division to Lebanon Border as Lebanese Leadership Warns Against “Adventures”

This is Beirut 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel has deployed its 91st Division to the northern border with Lebanon, according to the Israeli newspaper Maariv, in a move that signals heightened military readiness amid escalating regional tensions. The 91st Division, the Israel Defense Forces’ primary formation responsible for operations along the Lebanese frontier, is tasked with ...

Trump Announces “Wide-Scale Combat Operations” in Iran

This is Beirut 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced early Saturday that the United States has begun what he described as “wide-scale combat operations” in Iran, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions and signaling the start of direct military engagement. “Moments ago, we began large-scale combat operations in Iran,” Trump said in a televised ...

Israel Army Says Striking Hezbollah Infrastructure in South Lebanon

This is Beirut 09:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's military said it was carrying out strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon on Saturday while launching parallel airstrikes on Iran, and there are reports of carrying out a long list of assassinations in Iran. "In response to Hezbollah's repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings, the IDF is striking Hezbollah ...

Israeli Defense Ministry Announces 'Preventive Strike' on Iran

This is Beirut 08:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's Defense Ministry announced Saturday it had launched a "preemptive strike" on Iran as sirens sounded in Jerusalem and people across the country received phone alerts about an "extremely serious" threat. "The State of Israel has launched a preemptive strike against Iran. Defense Minister Israel Katz has ...

Trump: ‘Sometimes You Have to’ Use the Military

This is Beirut 27/02 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump expressed his dissatisfaction with the rounds of nuclear talks between U.S. and Iranian officials. “I’d love to not use [the military] but sometimes you have to,” Trump said in a press briefing. “They should make a deal, and they don’t want to quite go far enough,” he said, “every ...

Rubio to Visit Israel Next Week to Discuss Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza

This is Beirut 27/02 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The U.S. Department of State announced on Friday that Secretary Marco Rubio will travel to Israel next week to discuss regional issues. “The Secretary will discuss a range of regional priorities including Iran, Lebanon, and ongoing efforts to implement President Trump’s 20-Point Peace Plan for Gaza,” the State Department ...

Iraq PM Candidate Maliki Meets Senior U.S. Diplomat

This is Beirut 27/02 15:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The leading candidate to become Iraq's next prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, met with US diplomat Tom Barrack on Friday after refusing to withdraw his nomination despite the US threatening to stop supporting the country if he returns to the post. Barrack, the US envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey, has recently visited Iraq ...

Pentagon’s Kamikaze Drone Unit Ready Amid U.S.–Iran Talks

This is Beirut 27/02 13:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States has a new one-way attack drone unit, built by reverse-engineering Iran’s Shahed-136 drones, ready to strike Iran if President Donald Trump orders military action, Bloomberg reports. According to the report, the unit, named Task Force Scorpion, emerged from an experimental U.S. military program and is now fully integrated ...

AnalysisIsraeli Escalation in Lebanon Sends Warning to Hezbollah on Iran

Samar El-Kadi 27/02 13:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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As regional tensions mount over the possibility of U.S. military action against Iran, Israel has escalated its operations in Lebanon, signaling that Jerusalem will not accept any attempt by Hezbollah to open a front in support of Tehran. Israel’s recent waves of bombardment in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley were “clearly pre-emptive,” ...

Huckabee Authorizes Embassy Staff to Leave Israel “Today” as U.S. Deploys USS Gerald Ford

This is Beirut 27/02 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee instructed American embassy staff on Friday that anyone wishing to leave Israel should do so “TODAY,” according to a report by The New York Times. The message warned that the embassy’s call for non-emergency personnel to leave would “likely result in high demand for ...

Iran Urges U.S. to Drop 'Excessive Demands' to Reach Deal

This is Beirut 27/02 10:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that in order to reach a deal, the United States will have to drop its "excessive demands", after the two sides held talks in Geneva. In a phone call with Egypt's top diplomat Badr Abdelatty, Araghchi said "success in this path requires seriousness and realism from the ...