War in the Middle East

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Iran Says "No Agreement" as of Now on Ceasefire With Israel

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that there was no ceasefire agreement with Israel as of now, but if it stopped its attacks then Tehran would also stop firing. "As of now, there is NO 'agreement' on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations," Araghchi posted on social media, shortly after the US president announced ...

New Series of Explosions in Tehran
New Series of Explosions in Tehran

A series of powerful explosions rocked Tehran early Tuesday morning, according to AFP journalists. Warplanes buzzed overhead as explosions shook the north and centre of Iran's capital around 3:00 am (2330 GMT). The blasts occurred just hours before a staggered ceasefire was due to take effect around 0400 GMT, with Iran unilaterally halting ...

Trump Says Israel and Iran Agree To \
Trump Says Israel and Iran Agree To "Total Ceasefire"

President Donald Trump announced Monday that Iran and Israel had agreed to a staggered ceasefire that would bring about an "official end" to a conflict that had threatened to escalate into a full-blown war involving the United States. "It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total ...

Lebanese Leaders Condemn Iranian Missile Attack on US Base in Qatar
Lebanese Leaders Condemn Iranian Missile Attack on US Base in Qatar

Lebanese officials strongly condemned Iran’s missile attack on the United States’ al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, denouncing it as a dangerous escalation and a violation of Qatari sovereignty. President Joseph Aoun voiced firm opposition to the assault, calling it “a violation of the sovereignty of a brotherly country and a step that would ...

Iran Attacks US Base in Qatar in Retaliation for Strikes on Nuclear Sites
Iran Attacks US Base in Qatar in Retaliation for Strikes on Nuclear Sites

Iran announced it had launched missiles at a major US base in Qatar on Monday in retaliation for American strikes on key nuclear facilities, with explosions ringing out in Doha and projectiles seen streaking overhead. Qatar, which lies 190 kilometers (120 miles) south of Iran and is home to the largest US military facility in the Middle East, ...

Airlines Disrupted by Iran-Israel Conflict
Airlines Disrupted by Iran-Israel Conflict

Global airlines have suspended or reduced flights in the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Iran rages after the United States bombed three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites on the weekend. The US carried out strikes against Iranian nuclear sites overnight Saturday to Sunday after over a week of deadly missile exchanges between Israel ...

Could the Artesh Take the Helm After Khamenei?
SpotlightCould the Artesh Take the Helm After Khamenei?

“Two forces that are both complementary and in competition, a duality embedded in every aspect of Iranian political and social life, opposing Islamic ideology to republican equality.” (Bernard Hourcade) For only the second time since its founding in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran is engaged in direct military confrontation. Traditionally ...

Oil Firms Evacuate Some Iraq Staff over Regional Tensions
Oil Firms Evacuate Some Iraq Staff over Regional Tensions

Foreign oil firms including giants BP and TotalEnergies evacuated some foreign staff from southern Iraq amid regional tensions, the state-owned Basra Oil Company said Monday. "Firms operating in the fields of the Basra Oil Company have temporarily evacuated some of their foreign personnel," the company said in a statement. It added ...

Israeli Jets Bomb Hezbollah Targets North of Litani
Israeli Jets Bomb Hezbollah Targets North of Litani

Israeli warplanes launched a series of intense air raids Monday afternoon, striking multiple locations north of the Litani River in southern Lebanon. The strikes targeted a wide area spanning towns and villages in the cazas of Sidon, Nabatieh, Jezzine and Bint Jbeil, including Zarariyeh, Mahmoudiyeh, Wadi Kfar Melki, Ansar, Tibna, Baysariyeh, ...

Son of Ousted Iranian Shah Warns West against 'Throwing Lifeline' to Iran Leadership
Son of Ousted Iranian Shah Warns West against 'Throwing Lifeline' to Iran Leadership

The West should not give a lifeline to the Iranian leadership under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei through talks when his rule is "closer every day" to ending, the son of Iran's ousted shah told AFP on Monday. "This regime is collapsing... You can facilitate that by standing this time with them (the Iranian people), not throwing this regime another ...