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Iran summons envoys as Israel intensifies Beirut bombing
Israel’s military said Thursday it had hit Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, as troops battled militants near the border and warplanes bombarded their strongholds around the country. Israel announced this week that its troops had started “ground raids” into parts of southern Lebanon, a stronghold of Hezbollah, after days of heavy bombardment […]
Israel Issues New Evacuation Order For Parts Of Southern Beirut
The Israeli military issued orders in the early hours of Thursday telling people to leave multiple areas of densely-populated southern Beirut, where it says it will hit Hezbollah sites. “You are located near facilities and interests belonging to Hezbollah, which the army will act against in the near future,” Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee said […]
UN Secretary-General Banned From Entering Israel
The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has been banned from entering Israel over his response to Iran’s ballistic missile bombardment. Israel’s Foreign Minister, Israel Katz in a statement on Wednesday called Guterres an “anti-Israel secretary-general who lends support to terrorists”. Katz declared the UN Secretary General persona non grata, saying that anyone […]
Oil prices rise by $1 as Iran launches attack on Isreal
Oil prices surged by more than a dollar in early trading today amid growing concerns that escalating tensions in the Middle East could disrupt crude production, following Iran’s most significant military strike against Israel. Brent futures rose by $1, or 1.36%, to $74.56 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude increased by $1.07, […]
Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, killed in Tehran — Iran’s Guards
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday that the chief of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in Tehran along with one of his bodyguards. “The residence of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political office of Hamas Islamic Resistance, was hit in Tehran, and as a result of this incident, he and one of […]
Details On Iran’s Raisi Copter Crash Emerge
Iran’s presidential chief of staff has revealed more details about the helicopter crash in the country over the weekend which led to the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and two top local officials in the province of East Azerbaijan. Gholamhossein Esmaili said on Monday in an interview with Iran state TV […]
Iran Prepares for Leadership Transition After President Raisi’s Tragic Death
Iran is bracing for a shift in leadership following the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the life of President Ebrahim Raisi, with Mohammad Mokhber, the first vice president, expected to step in as his successor. The Iranian constitution outlines that the first vice president assumes the presidency in the event of the president’s death, dismissal, […]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Reportedly Dies in Helicopter Crash
Tehran – Iranian state media reported that President Ebrahim Raisi died on Monday following a helicopter crash in a mountainous region of the country. The government has yet to confirm the leader’s death officially. Rescue teams had been searching the area since Sunday afternoon after a helicopter carrying Raisi, the foreign minister, and other officials […]
Israel demands diplomatic sanctions against Iran
The Israel government has intensified efforts to counter Iran’s aggressive actions by calling on 32 countries to impose sanctions against the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and their missile program. This move follows Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel, which occurred late on Saturday. Iran utilized over 300 drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles in retaliation for […]
Israel vows to respond to Iran’s strikes
Israel’s military leader, Herzi Halevi, has vowed to retaliate against Iran’s unprecedented attack on the country, despite appeals for restraint from world leaders. Amidst a six-month conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed Hamas group in Gaza, Iran’s allies across the region have escalated their assaults on Israel and its allies, claiming solidarity with Palestinians in […]