Washingtons rhetoric and mixed signals are turning the Iran conflict into a wider test of US power and of global trust in American leadership Peace does not seem to be on the horizon in the Middle East, though genuine de-escalation and a credible movement towards peace is sorely needed in the intere
Washington's rhetoric and mixed signals are turning the Iran conflict into a wider test of US power - and of global trust in American leadership Peace does not seem to be on the horizon in the Middle East, though genuine de-escalation and a credible movement towards peace is sorely needed in the int
The fragile ceasefire in Lebanon hasn’t prevented “ongoing killing and displacement”, with villages in the south of the country rendered completely unrecognizable after Israeli strikes, aid teams reported on Friday.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned aggressive attacks by the “terrorist US military” against two Iranian oil tankers near the port of Jask and the Strait of Hormuz, as well as assaults on several coastal areas overlooking the strategic waterway.
UAE says air defences intercepted two missiles, three drones from Iran The United Arab Emirates’ ministry of defence says its air defence systems intercepted two ballistic missiles and three UAV’s launched from Iran. Three people were moderately wounded. “Since the beginning of the blatant Iranian attacks on the United Arab Emirates, the air defences have engaged a total of 551 ballistic missiles, 29 cruise missiles, and 2,263 UAV’s,” the ministry said in a post on X.
At least six Iranian nuclear sites were attacked in recent US and Israeli strikes, with most confirmed or suspected targets tied to work needed to build a nuclear weapon, a new satellite-imagery analysis by the Institute for Science and International Security shows.
Israeli settlers new settlement outpost in West Bank Israeli settlers established a new illegal settlement outpost northwest of the town of Bruqin near the occupied West Bank city of Salfit on Thursday, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported, citing a local researcher. Raed Mauqadi said settlers began groundwork for the outpost south of bypass Road 60, around 100 metres from Bruqin Girls and Boys Basic Schools and about 50 metres from nearby homes, according to the report. He said the outpost's location posed a direct threat to residents and students, particularly 13 families living in the area, and described the move as part of intensified settlement expansion on the town's land.
The United Arab Emirates has borne the brunt of Iranian attacks throughout the war, hardening the government’s resolve to reassess its list of friends and foes.
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon towns kill two Israeli strikes on the southern Lebanese town of Toura killed two people and wounded five others on Thursday, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. The wounded were taken to hospitals in the coastal city of Tyre, the report said. Israeli warplanes later carried out a second strike on Toura, and a separate Israeli raid also hit a house in the town of Tayr Falsayh in the Tyre district, the agency said.
Iran’s navy seized a tanker identified as Ocean Koi that authorities accused of attempting to disrupt Iran’s oil exports and national interests, IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported on Friday.
More than half of Lebanon population depends on aid, EU official says More than half of Lebanon's population depends on humanitarian aid, a European Union official said on Friday, as Israel continues its attacks on the country despite a ceasefire in the two-month-long war on Lebanon. "At present, more than three million people, meaning more than half of the population here in Lebanon, depend on humanitarian aid to survive," EU crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib told reporters after meeting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Beirut. Lahbib said that since the start of the war on 2 March the 27-member bloc has provided 100 million euros in aid and sent six planes carrying humanitarian aid, with a seventh expected on Saturday.
The US-Israel war with Iran has delivered bumper profits for major oil, banking and defense companies, even as the conflict and Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz drive up costs for households, governments and businesses worldwide, the BBC reported.
President Trump on Thursday said the cease-fire with Iran was still intact after the two countries exchanged fire. He dismissed Iran’s attacks as a “trifle.
China reports attack on oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that an oil products tanker carrying Chinese crew was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, and expressed deep concern about vessels affected by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. There are Chinese nationals aboard the vessel, but no reported crew casualties so far, foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said during a regular news conference. A Chinese-owned oil products tanker was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, China's Caixin reported on Thursday.
The US said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets after an attack on three American destroyers in the strait of Hormuz The UAE defence ministry said its air defense systems were intercepting missiles and drone attacks from Iran this morning, further straining the tenuous ceasefire. Iranian state media blamed the UAE for reported strikes in southern Iran yesterday. The semi-official Tasnim news agency, citing sources, reported that there were signs of UAE involvement in attacks on Qeshm, an Iranian island in the strait of Hormuz.
New posts 16:37 US Says It Has Disabled 2 More Iranian-Flagged Tankers Two more Iranian-flagged tankers were disabled by US forces in the Gulf of Oman as Washington continued enforcing its blockade on vessels entering or leaving Iran, US Central Command (CENTCOM)said in a May 8 post on X.
Reports of an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon following army threats Several news outlets have reported an Israeli attack targeting a road between the towns of Kfarshouba and Kfarhamamin in southern Lebanon. Earlier, the Israeli army issued expulsion threats to several villages and towns, ordering them to stay 1000 meters away from the sites. Despite a ceasefire that came into effect in April, Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon are ongoing, with fresh reports of killings, woundings and demolitions.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy said it has carried out a large-scale combined operation against US military vessels near the Strait of Hormuz following a ceasefire violation and aggression by the American forces.
Iran accuses the US of violating the truce, alleging it targeted an oil tanker and carried out attacks on coastal areas.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s terrorist attacks on residential areas in Beirut’s southern suburb, which left a number of Lebanese citizens killed and injured and caused destruction to Lebanon’s infrastructure.
