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Trump Hosts Netanyahu at White House, Says U.S. to Continue Iran Nuclear Talks
Trump Hosts Netanyahu at White House, Says U.S. to Continue Iran Nuclear Talks

This is Beirut 11/02 16:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump said, following his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, that he did not reach any agreement with Netanyahu, but insisted on negotiations and told him that negotiating with Iran is currently the preferred option. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with ...

Iranian Diplomats Allegedly Smuggled Millions in Cash to Hezbollah via Beirut
Iranian Diplomats Allegedly Smuggled Millions in Cash to Hezbollah via Beirut

This is Beirut 11/02 15:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iranian diplomats used diplomatic passports to ferry large sums of U.S. dollars to Lebanon in recent months, allegedly channeling cash directly to Hezbollah as the group struggles to recover from heavy military and financial losses, according to an investigation published by Iran International. The outlet reported that at least six senior Iranian ...

Israeli Defense Officials: Hundreds of Iranian Cyberattacks Thwarted in Recent Months
Israeli Defense Officials: Hundreds of Iranian Cyberattacks Thwarted in Recent Months

This is Beirut 11/02 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hundreds of Iranian cyberattacks targeting Israelis, including senior government and defense officials, academics, and journalists, were detected and foiled in recent months, the Shin Bet security agency and National Cyber Directorate said Wednesday. In a joint statement, the Shin Bet and the National Cyber Directorate reported a significant rise ...

Iran Says Ready for Inspections to Prove It Isn’t Seeking Nuclear Weapons
Iran Says Ready for Inspections to Prove It Isn’t Seeking Nuclear Weapons

This is Beirut 11/02 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday that his country would "not yield to excessive demands" on its nuclear program after Tehran resumed talks with the United States. He also said Iran was ready for "any verification" of its nuclear program and insisted it was not seeking an atomic weapon. Iran and the United States resumed ...

Anti-Khamenei Chants Erupt in Tehran as Iran Marks Revolution Anniversary
Anti-Khamenei Chants Erupt in Tehran as Iran Marks Revolution Anniversary

This is Beirut 11/02 10:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Residents in several neighborhoods of Tehran chanted slogans against Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, late Tuesday, in a rare resurgence of public dissent on the eve of the Islamic Republic’s most symbolic national commemoration. Videos circulating on social media showed voices ringing out from apartment balconies with chants including ...

Israel President Says Hopes U.S.-Israel Talks Can Undermine Iran's 'Empire of Evil'
Israel President Says Hopes U.S.-Israel Talks Can Undermine Iran's 'Empire of Evil'

This is Beirut 11/02 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's President Isaac Herzog said Wednesday he hoped talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump in Washington later in the day would help fight Iran's "empire of evil". Netanyahu, making his sixth visit to the United States since Trump took office, has said he will urge the US leader to take a harder line on ...

Iran Escalates Crackdown on Opposition Figures, Detains Prominent Reformists
Iran Escalates Crackdown on Opposition Figures, Detains Prominent Reformists

This is Beirut 11/02 00:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran has ramped up its crackdown on opposition figures on Sunday and Monday, arresting activists and reformists weeks after its brutal suppression of January’s anti-regime protest movement. Tehran has stated that the arrests were made against people seeking to disrupt the country’s social order, claiming that they were acting as ...

LAF Commander General Rodolphe Haykal Meets with Officials in Saudi Arabia
LAF Commander General Rodolphe Haykal Meets with Officials in Saudi Arabia

This is Beirut 10/02 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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General Rodolphe Haykal, commander of the LAF, met with officials in Saudi Arabia on Sunday and Monday during the World Defense Show. The meeting occurred in preparation for the upcoming March 5 French-Saudi-led conference in Paris to garner support for the LAF. Haykal’s dialogue with Saudi officials was carried out to discuss avenues for ...

Lebanon, Jordan Seek Solutions After Damascus Bans Non-Syrian Trucks
Lebanon, Jordan Seek Solutions After Damascus Bans Non-Syrian Trucks

This is Beirut 10/02 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon and Jordan are seeking a solution with Syria after the latter barred foreign trucks from entering its territory, officials from both countries told AFP on Tuesday. Damascus had issued a decision on Saturday stipulating that "non-Syrian trucks will not be allowed to enter" the country, and that goods being imported by road must ...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Hezbollah-Linked Gold and Cash Network
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Hezbollah-Linked Gold and Cash Network

This is Beirut 10/02 18:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The U.S. Treasury Department released a statement on Tuesday outlining new sanctions that target Hezbollah’s cash-based financial network. Elaborating on the sanctions, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent stated that the “Treasury will work to cut these terrorists off from the global financial system to give Lebanon a chance to be ...

Lebanese Forces Party Delegation Meets Syrian Officials in Damascus
Lebanese Forces Party Delegation Meets Syrian Officials in Damascus

This is Beirut 10/02 16:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A delegation from the Lebanese Forces, one of Lebanon’s main Christian political parties, held talks in Damascus on Tuesday with Syria’s Information Minister Hamza Mustafa, Lebanese media reported. According to MTV, the delegation included Lebanese MP Melhem Riachi, a former information minister, and the party’s head of foreign relations, ...

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