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Iran-backed Houthis Join Strikes Against Israel and US Targets
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (641+ words) Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen launched missile attacks on Israel over the weekend, marking their first direct intervention since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran last month, a move that signals a widening conflict that threatens further disruption…...
The US-Israeli War on Iran Is Pushing Lebanon Toward the Brink
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (721+ words) War drove Fadal Badawi from his home in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre this month, as it did during Israel's 1982 invasion. This time, the 67-year-old fisherman had just started rebuilding his shop that was destroyed in the last conflict…...
Israeli Strike Kills Iranian Naval Chief ‘Responsible’ For Strait of Hormuz Blockage
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (485+ words) Israeli strikes killed the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, the Israel Defense Force said Thursday, escalating a campaign against senior Iranian officials as indirect peace negotiations continued, the Times of Israel reported. The Israel Defense Forces…...
Iran Rejects Trump’s 15-Point Peace Plan
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (574+ words) Iran's military leadership on Wednesday rejected US President Donald Trump's claims that Tehran was ready to make a deal to end the war, dismissing Washington's 15-point proposal as unacceptable, the Financial Times reported. The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Iran's military…...
US-Israeli War on Iran Upends Gulf States’ Safe-Haven Image, Plans for Post-Oil Economies
1+ week, 4+ day ago (519+ words) Tushar Gagerna, an Indian marketing professional based in Dubai, had been waiting for two hours for his plane to take off from the city's international airport when Iranian missiles and drones began hitting the United Arab Emirates, forcing the country…...
Israel Begins Ground Operations In Lebanon Against Hezbollah, US Allies Rebuff Plea For Aid With Strait of Hormuz
1+ week, 6+ day ago (553+ words) Israel launched "limited and targeted ground operations" against the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the military announced Monday, marking an escalation in the broader regional war involving Israel, the United States and Iran, the BBC reported. The Israel Defense…...
As the US Seeks Regime Change in Iran, Israel Believes Chaos Is the Better Option
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (878+ words) Israel and the US ramped up airstrikes on Iran over the weekend as the Islamic Republic selected a new leader and continued to fire retaliatory missiles at Israel and other countries in the Middle East as the war entered its…...
EU, Arab States Condemn Israel’s Expansion of Powers in Occupied West Bank
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (431+ words) Israel's security cabinet this week approved measures that expand Israeli authority in the West Bank and ease purchases by Jewish settlers in the occupied territory, a move condemned by the European Union and regional critics, who called it de facto…...
Lebanon Begins to Find Its Footing as Threats to Reforms – and Peace – Loom
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1634+ words) A year ago, Lebanon finally got a president. And when Gen. Joseph Aoun took office in January 2025, many hailed it as a momentous event, one that signaled that the country was finally turning a page in its disastrous recent history....
Second Phase of Gaza Ceasefire Begins
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (507+ words) The long-delayed second phase of the Gaza peace plan launched this week, US officials confirmed, a step intended to move the enclave toward new governance, demilitarization and reconstruction amid unresolved disputes over Hamas" power and Israel"s military withdrawal, the…...