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What the Iran-Iraq war taught today’s Iranian leaders - and why that matters Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 04/23/2026 - 09:01 Iran’s response to the US-Israeli war is rooted in the legacy of the 1980s conflict, which defined the country’s political and military structure Iranian soldiers during the Iran-Iraq war in the early 1980s, including current parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, second left, and Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani, centre On In September 1980, Saddam Hussein ordered a full-scale ground and air attack on Iran , hoping for a quick victory. He told the Iraqi people he would reach Tehran within weeks. Instead, the war lasted nearly eight years and killed more than a million people.
The comment follows footage released by Tehran showing its forces boarding two vessels Iran's seizure of two container ships in the Strait of Hormuz was not a ceasefire violation because they were not US or Israeli-owned, the White House has said, after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) r
Three children were among those killed in a strike near a mosque in the town of Beit Lahia on Wednesday evening.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian ambassador to the UN condemned the United States’ use of the airspace and territory of several Persian Gulf Arab states to carry out unlawful strikes against Iran during the recent war of aggression.
What fighting an unjust war really means.
The war in Iran has disrupted supplies of diesel, used to power trucks and heavy equipment, much more than gasoline, which is primarily used in passenger cars.
New posts 22:30 Trump Rules Out Use Of Nuclear Weapons Against Iran US President Donald Trump said he has ruled out the use of nuclear weapons against Iran and also told reporters, Dont rush me, when asked how long he was willing to wait for a peace deal as the war passed its 54th day. "Why would I use a nuclear weapon?
Iranian intelligence services apparently recruiting via intermediaries to mount attacks aimed at sowing chaos Iranian intelligence services and Revolutionary Guards operatives are recruiting teenagers through criminal intermediaries to launch a wave of low-level “hybrid warfare” attacks in Europe and the UK, according to investigators, security officials, analysts and police documents. A first wave of attacks was launched in early March, 10 days after the US and Israel began strikes on Iran, and targeted Jewish community sites in Belgium, the Netherlands and US banks. A second wave has focused on the UK, with a series of arson and attempted arson attacks on synagogues, a Jewish charity and the offices of an Iranian opposition TV network in London.
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 23 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that a prolonged conflict in Iran could jeopardise Ukraine's ability to secure vital anti-missile defence systems from the United States.
More than fifty days have passed since the US and Israeli regime attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Hormozgan province.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The first video has been released showing the seizure of violating container vessels in the Strait of Hormuz by the naval forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said a ceasefire would be meaningless if accompanied by a naval blockade imposed by the US and continued hostilities, stressing that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is not possible under such conditions.
Israel signs major $200m deal with Elbit Systems Israel’s Ministry of Defence signed a major deal to purchase new aerial munitions worth $200m from Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems. Defence Minister Israel Katz said the deal was part of ongoing efforts "to strengthen the independence of Israel’s munitions supply".
Israel kills and wounds several Palestinians in Khan Younis Israeli shelling in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Thursday morning resulted in the killing of one man and wounding of several others. The Civil Defense reported the death of the young man, identified as Yahya Abu Shalhoub, adding that three people injured in the drone strike were admitted to the Nasser Medical Complex.
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Circulating Israeli reports claim that Washington has informed Tel Aviv that the ceasefire with Iran will expire on Sunday. Earlier, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said US President Donald Trump has not set a timeline for receiving a proposal from Tehran. Meanwhile, Israeli attacks and demolitions continue in Lebanon despite a 10-day truce that came into effect last Thursday.
Israeli strike kills Lebanese journalist despite ceasefire Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 04/23/2026 - 07:25 Second strike hits area where reporters were sheltering, as violations continue in southern Lebanon Amal Khalil, 43, was killed in the town of al-Tayri while covering the aftermath of earlier Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon on 22 April 2026 (Al Akhbar) Off An Israeli air strike killed a Lebanese journalist and wounded another on Wednesday in southern Lebanon , despite a US-backed ceasefire announced last week. Amal Khalil, 43, was killed in the town of al-Tayri while covering the aftermath of earlier Israeli attacks alongside freelance photographer Zeinab Faraj, who was wounded. According to reports, an initial air strike hit a car in front of them, prompting the pair to take shelter in a nearby house.
The US president has rejected claims that he is rushing to end the conflict ahead of midterm elections The US is not setting any deadlines for concluding the war against Iran, President Donald Trump has said. The remarks contrast with Trump's earlier claim, made shortly after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, that the fighting would last "four to five weeks.
The US president has rejected claims that he is rushing to end the conflict ahead of midterm elections The US is not setting any deadlines for concluding the war against Iran, President Donald Trump has said.
'This was a targeted assassination': Colleague of slain journalist Amal Khalil Journalist Courtney Bonneau described Israel's killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil as "a blatant murder", adding that she "executed in a targeted air strike". "This was a targeted assassination. ” Israeli strikes killed journalist Amal Khalil in the southern Lebanese town of at-Tiri on Wednesday after she reportedly took shelter inside a house from an earlier drone strike.
