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

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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, ...

Iran State TV Says Oil Tanker Struck in Strait of Hormuz

This is Beirut 01/03 14:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iranian state television said Sunday that an oil tanker was sinking after it was struck while attempting to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The incident took place as Iran exchanged strikes with the United States and Israel, who launched an attack Saturday that killed the Islamic republic's supreme leader. "The fate of the ...

Gulf on Edge as Maritime Incidents, Airspace Closures, and Explosions Signal Dangerous Expansion of Conflict

This is Beirut 01/03 14:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The regional confrontation widened dramatically on Sunday as maritime incidents in the Gulf, renewed missile activity, airspace closures, and fresh security alerts pushed tensions to one of their most volatile points since the start of the U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran. Maritime Flashpoint in the Strait of Hormuz The Secretary-General of the ...

Israel Says Half of Iran’s Missile Arsenal Destroyed

This is Beirut 01/03 12:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli military announced on Sunday that it had destroyed approximately half of Iran’s missile stockpiles, asserting that Tehran had been producing dozens of surface-to-surface missiles each month prior to the operation. In a televised statement, military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said the campaign targeted the Iranian ...

Hezbollah Calls for Mass Mobilization in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs, Vows Continued 'Resistance'

This is Beirut 01/03 12:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hezbollah has formally responded to the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling for a mass public mobilization in Beirut’s southern suburbs while pledging to “fulfill its duty in confronting the aggression.” In an official statement issued Sunday morning, the group invited supporters to gather at 4:00 p.m. in Ashoura ...

Iran Targets Cyprus After Khamenei’s Killing

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A major Iranian escalation unfolded on Sunday following the elimination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as Iranian missiles targeted Cyprus, a member of NATO. British Defense Secretary John Healey announced that Iranian missiles were fired at British military bases on the island. He also revealed that 300 British soldiers had been stationed near ...

Gulf States Brace as Iran Strikes Continue; UAE and Qatar Report Interceptions

This is Beirut 01/03 11:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The ongoing conflict triggered by coordinated U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran is expanding more and more across the Gulf, with multiple regional capitals reporting renewed Iranian missile and drone activity. Gulf states have responded with defensive operations and political warnings, raising fears of a wider confrontation. Iran had announced ...

Strikes Hit “Heart of Tehran” as Iran Launches New Missile Barrage on Israel

This is Beirut 01/03 11:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Explosions rocked northern Tehran for a second consecutive day on Sunday as Israeli forces launched what they described as a broad wave of airstrikes targeting sites “in the heart of the Iranian capital,” while Iran responded with renewed missile attacks on Israeli territory. Plumes of smoke were seen rising from a building in northern ...

Celebrations Reported Across Iran and the Diaspora After Khamenei's Killing

This is Beirut 01/03 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Videos shared by anti-regime activist accounts show people in Iran celebrating in the streets overnight after the announcement of the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Footage from social media showed people lighting off fireworks from their balconies and calling out to each other from their apartments. Other videos shared on social ...