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USS Nimitz Reported Heading Toward Middle East as Iran and Israel Fight
USS Nimitz Reported Heading Toward Middle East as Iran and Israel Fight

This is Beirut 16/06 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

United States USS Nimitz Iran Israel

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz was leaving Southeast Asia on Monday after canceling plans to dock in Vietnam, amid reports it is headed to the Middle East to boost the US presence as Israel and Iran do battle. At 13:45 GMT, the carrier was traveling through the Malacca Strait toward the Indian Ocean, according to Marine Traffic, a ship-tracking ...

France Shuts Israeli Weapons Booths at Paris Air Show
France Shuts Israeli Weapons Booths at Paris Air Show

This is Beirut 16/06 16:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Israel Palestine Tehran France Iran

Geopolitical tensions roiled the opening of the Paris Air Show on Monday as French authorities sealed off Israeli weapons industry booths amid the conflicts in Iran and Gaza, a move that Israel condemned as "outrageous." The decision added drama to the major aerospace industry event, which was already under the shadow of last week's ...

​​​​​​​Missiles Over Lebanon, Silence Below: When the Government Abdicates Its Sovereignty
Op-ed​​​​​​​Missiles Over Lebanon, Silence Below: When the Government Abdicates Its Sovereignty

Tylia El Helou 16/06 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon Iran Israel Nawaf Salam

Overnight from Saturday to Sunday, Iranian ballistic missiles crossed Lebanese skies, heading toward northern Israel, visible from several localities in the South, the Beqaa Valley and even Beirut. They were neither launched from Lebanon nor aimed at it, but they violated its airspace, once again, as if it didn’t exist. And once again, our ...

Gaza Rescuers Say 20 Killed by Israeli Gunfire at Aid Site
Gaza Rescuers Say 20 Killed by Israeli Gunfire at Aid Site

This is Beirut 16/06 14:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Palestine Israel Gaza

Gaza's civil defence agency said that 20 people waiting for aid in the south of the Palestinian territory were killed by Israeli troops on Monday. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that "20 martyrs and more than 200 wounded by occupation gunfire... were transferred to the Red Cross field hospital in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, ...

How Much Damage has Israel Inflicted on Iran's Nuclear Programme?
How Much Damage has Israel Inflicted on Iran's Nuclear Programme?

This is Beirut 16/06 14:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Israel Tehran Nuclear Natanz Fordow Bushehr

Israel's strikes on Iran have targeted several of its nuclear facilities, as it claims the Islamic republic is seeking to develop nuclear weapons -- an accusation Tehran denies. Experts told AFP that while the attacks have caused some damage to Iran's nuclear programme, they are unlikely to have delivered a fatal blow. Here is an update on ...

'No Indication' of Attack on Underground Section of Iranian Nuclear Site: IAEA
'No Indication' of Attack on Underground Section of Iranian Nuclear Site: IAEA

This is Beirut 16/06 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel Natanz nuclear IAEA Iran

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday there was "no indication of a physical attack" on an underground section of Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment site following Israeli strikes that destroyed the plant's above-ground part. It comes after Israel last week began launching strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, alleging that that the ...

Israel Destroys 120 Iranian Military Sites in Aerial Strikes
Israel Destroys 120 Iranian Military Sites in Aerial Strikes

This is Beirut 16/06 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Israel Iran Missile strikes Quds force IRGC warfare

Israel is claiming a significant blow to Iran’s ballistic capabilities as direct confrontation between the two rivals enters its fourth day. In a statement Monday, Israeli military spokesperson Major General Effie Defrin announced that over 120 surface-to-surface missile launchers inside Iran were destroyed in a large-scale operation. The ...

Iran Threatens to Withdraw from Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Iran Threatens to Withdraw from Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

This is Beirut 16/06 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Iran Israel NPT Nuclear Baqaei Natanz

Iran is considering withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) following an Israeli airstrike on its nuclear facilities, which Tehran has condemned as a dangerous escalation. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei said the Iranian Parliament is reviewing a draft bill that could ...

Missile Strikes Mark Escalating Iran-Israel Conflict
Missile Strikes Mark Escalating Iran-Israel Conflict

This is Beirut 16/06 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Israel Iran Attack Missiles

In retaliation for Israeli strikes on Iranian territory, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have launched a large-scale missile attack: projectiles have crossed Jordan and struck Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, and Petah Tikva. Israel remains on high alert and pledges a forceful response. In retaliation for #IsraeliStrikes on Iranian territory, #Iran’s ...

Istanbul Mayor on Trial for 'Threatening' Prosecutor
Istanbul Mayor on Trial for 'Threatening' Prosecutor

This is Beirut 16/06 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Turkey Ekrem Imamoglu Erdogan

Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the leading opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court Monday on charges of threatening the city's public prosecutor. The case is one of a number of investigations targeting Imamoglu, but is not connected to the graft probe that led to his arrest in March, which sparked Turkey's ...

Iran Vows Swift Trials for Suspected Israel Collaborators
Iran Vows Swift Trials for Suspected Israel Collaborators

This is Beirut 16/06 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Israel Iran Collaboration

Iran's chief justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei on Monday vowed swift trials for people arrested on suspicion of collaborating with Israel, as intense fighting raged between the two sides. "If someone is arrested for having ties to and collaborating with the Zionist regime, their trial and punishment should be carried out and announced very ...

China Urges Iran, Israel to 'Immediately' Take Steps to Cool Tensions
China Urges Iran, Israel to 'Immediately' Take Steps to Cool Tensions

This is Beirut 16/06 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel Donald Trump Tehran

China urged Iran and Israel to "immediately" take steps to reduce tensions on Monday after Tehran unleashed a barrage of missile strikes on Israeli cities and Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran. "We urge all parties to immediately take measures to cool down the tensions, prevent the region from falling into greater turmoil, and ...

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