Saturday 28 February 2026 - 12:09
A powerful pro-Iran armed faction in Iraq has warned that it is preparing to launch imminent attacks against United States military bases in the country, escalating tensions in an already fragile regional security environment. The group, known as Kataeb Hezbollah, issued a statement declaring that it would soon begin targeting American installations......
Yemen’s Houthi movement announced plans to restart drone and missile attacks in the Red Sea and against Israel following coordinated U.S. and Israeli military operations inside Iran. Two senior Houthi officials confirmed to the Associated Press that preparations were underway, adding that retaliation could begin within hours. The group......
Israeli jets and artillery pounded Hezbollah positions across southern Lebanon on Saturday, striking what the army described as rocket launch sites, weapons depots and underground tunnels as the conflict around Iran spilled openly across the region. The operations came in parallel with a joint U.S.–Israeli campaign against targets in......
Several governments have begun withdrawing diplomats and urging their nationals to leave parts of the Middle East amid rising fears of a military confrontation involving the United States, Israel, and Iran. The moves follow the collapse of the latest talks on Iran’s nuclear program and a rapid buildup of U.S. air and naval power around......
Israeli airstrikes early Saturday targeted some of Iran’s most senior political and military leaders, according to Israeli sources cited by international media. Among those reportedly in the crosshairs were Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian, in what would mark one of the most direct attempts in years......
Global leaders and national authorities have begun issuing urgent calls for restraint after the United States and Israel launched strikes on targets in Iran and Tehran responded with its own attacks across the Middle East. The exchanges have raised fears of a much wider conflict that could destabilize the region and threaten international......
The United Arab Emirates has placed its security services on maximum alert as military tensions escalate across the Gulf following joint United States and Israeli strikes on Iran and subsequent Iranian missile launches in the region. In a statement issued from Abu Dhabi, the Ministry of Interior said it is closely monitoring fast moving developments......
Several United States embassies in the Middle East have instructed their staff to shelter in place and urged American citizens to do the same, after Iran said it launched missiles at US military bases across the Gulf in response to US and Israeli strikes on Iranian territory. Security alerts were issued by US missions in Israel, the United......
The US diplomatic mission in the United Arab Emirates has instructed staff at the embassy in Abu Dhabi and the consulate in Dubai to shelter in place because of regional hostilities, and is urging all American citizens in the country to take the same precaution until further notice. The security alert calls on US nationals to move to a secure......
China has delivered combat drones and is negotiating the sale of advanced anti-ship missiles to Iran as talks on Tehran’s missile capabilities progress, two regional officials told Middle East Eye. The development marks a major shift in Beijing’s engagement with Iran’s defense sector, moving from defensive systems to offensive......
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry issued an urgent public warning after explosions were reported in the capital, Manama, instructing citizens and residents to move to the nearest safe location as sirens echoed across the city. In a brief statement, the ministry said the alert was triggered by a serious security threat. It did not immediately......
Explosions were reported across Manama early Saturday after Iran said it had launched missiles at the headquarters of the United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, in retaliation for large-scale US and Israeli strikes on Iranian territory. Residents in several districts of the capital said they heard multiple loud blasts and saw smoke......
A rare planetary alignment will be visible this weekend as six planets—Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Jupiter form an arc across the night sky. NASA says the so‑called “planetary parade” will peak on February 28, offering a fleeting chance to observe multiple planets at once. However, scientists caution that......
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