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Yemen's Houthis Threaten to Attack US Ships in Red Sea If It Strikes Iran

This is Beirut, 18:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthi rebels threatened on Saturday to attack US vessels in the Red Sea in spite of a recent truce, should Washington get involved in Israel's campaign against Iran. "If the US gets involved in an attack and aggression against Iran with the Israeli enemy, the armed forces (Houthis) will target its ships and ...

IAEA Says Centrifuge Workshop at Iran's Isfahan Nuclear Site Hit

This is Beirut, 17:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The UN nuclear agency confirmed on Saturday that a centrifuge manufacturing workshop at Iran's Isfahan nuclear site had been hit in the latest strike amid Israel's bombing campaign. "A centrifuge manufacturing workshop has been hit in Esfahan, the third such facility that has been targeted in Israel's attacks on Iran's ...

Four Revolutionary Guards Fighters Killed in Northwest Iran

This is Beirut, 17:31 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Four fighters from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in an Israeli attack on a training center in northwest Iran, the ISNA news agency reported. "Four people have died as martyrs and three others were wounded in an Israeli attack against a training camp of the Revolutionary Guards in Tabriz," ISNA reported. The ...

Emirates to Resume Flights to and from Lebanon Starting Monday

This is Beirut, 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Emirates will resume operating flights to and from Lebanon, according to information obtained by This is Beirut from the Ministry of Transport. LBCI confirmed that the resumption will start on Monday, June 23. Gulf airlines canceled several flights starting Friday, June 13, 2025, to and from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran and Syria. The day after ...

Day 9: Israel Strikes Deep Into Iran as Drone Hits Northern Israel

This is Beirut, 15:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israel intensifies its attacks with fresh strikes on Iranian nuclear and military targets, killing key commanders, as a drone hits a residential area in northern Israel. https://x.com/ThisIsBeirut_/status/1936413492812406925

Khamenei Chooses Three Potential Successors, Fills Senior Military Posts from Bunker

This is Beirut, 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has nominated three clerics as potential successors while hiding in a bunker as he faces threats of assassination by Israel in the ongoing war, The New York Times reports. Khamenei has also begun filling the posts of senior commanders eliminated by Israel, according to the report, which cites three Iranian ...

US Strikes on Fordo: Britain’s Strategic Dilemma

Ali A. Hamadé, 14:10 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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For days now, the Middle East has been gripped by a geopolitical crisis of extraordinary intensity. The open conflict between Israel and Iran – ignited by a sweeping Israeli military offensive – shows no sign of abating and is already reshaping the region’s balance of power. Not only has the balance tipped decisively toward Israel, but ...

Lebanese Eurobonds Drop 13% Amid Regional Tensions

Liliane Mokbel, 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanese eurobonds, long regarded as one of the most profitable investments in emerging markets in 2024, have sharply declined by 13.15%. This downturn is mainly attributed to the recent outbreak of war between Israel and Iran last Friday, coupled with ongoing stalemates in structural reforms and sovereign debt restructuring. These ...

Iran-Israel War: Latest Developments

This is Beirut, 11:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Here are the latest developments: Iran Arrests 22 Over Israeli Spy Links Police in Iran's Qom province said 22 people "linked to Israeli spy services" had been arrested since June 13. "22 people were identified and arrested on charges of being linked to the Zionist regime's spy services, disturbing public opinion and supporting the criminal ...

Lebanon’s Tense Summer: When Fear Meets Humor

Marilyne Jallad, 10:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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As summer gets underway, a new conflict, this time between Israel and Iran, has once again cast a shadow over Lebanon. “Our summers are always ruined,” says Karl bitterly. In his forties, he launches into a familiar lament, recalling the many local and regional summers marred by war that inevitably spill over into Lebanon and wear down the ...

Arab Foreign Ministers Hold Emergency Talks in Istanbul Over Iran-Israel Escalation

This is Beirut, 20/06 23:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Arab League foreign ministers gathered in Istanbul late Friday to discuss the escalating war between Iran and Israel, Turkish state news agency Anadolu said, quoting diplomatic sources. The ministers were in Turkey's largest city on the eve of weekend gathering of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which was also slated to discuss the ...

Tactical Nukes Worry Strategists

Mario Chartouni, 20/06 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Kremlin, via spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, reiterated on Friday its firm opposition to the use of tactical nuclear weapons, describing any potential US strike on Iran as “catastrophic.” Peskov was responding to “media rumors” about a possible nuclear strike aimed at destroying Iran’s uranium enrichment facility at Fordow, stressing ...

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