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The Israeli military announced on Saturday around 17:00 GMT that it had initiated a new wave of airstrikes targeting military sites in central Iran. The operation is part of a broader joint offensive launched earlier with the United States against the Islamic Republic. According to a brief military statement, the Israeli Air Force began striking......
The Iranian state-run broadcaster Al-Alam TV, which broadcasts in Arabic, removed shortly after publishing a report announcing an “imminent speech” by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. At this stage, the whereabouts and condition of the religious leader remain unclear. Earlier in the day, the United States and Israel reportedly......
Hezbollah condemned Israeli military strikes against Iran on Saturday, calling the attacks a “treacherous U.S.-Israeli aggression” in a statement released by the Lebanese Shiite group. The party expressed full solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran, its leadership, and its people, urging nations and citizens across the region......
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone with former U.S. President Donald Trump, the Israeli leader’s office announced Saturday, several hours after a joint military operation against Iran was launched by their two countries. A photograph released by Netanyahu’s office shows him speaking on the phone, with officials......
The United Nations Security Council will convene an emergency meeting on Saturday at 21:00 GMT (16:00 local time in New York) to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East following a U.S. military operation targeting Iran, the UN announced. The session was requested by France and Bahrain, according to Israel’s UN mission.......
On February 28, a phone call was held at the initiative of the Iranian side between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to discuss recent developments in the Middle East and the situation surrounding Iran’s nuclear program. The Iranian minister outlined steps taken by Tehran to......
Five explosions were reported in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, according to CNN staff present in the area. Four of the blasts were described as particularly loud, though the cause remains unclear. Authorities have not confirmed whether the explosions were the result of airstrikes, interceptions by the UAE’s air defense systems, or another......
World leaders have reacted strongly following strikes carried out by the United States and Israel against Iran, actions that triggered retaliatory measures from Tehran across the Middle East. The developments have intensified diplomatic debate among allies and adversaries alike. The presidents of the European Council and the European Commission,......
At least 51 people were killed on Saturday in a strike on a girls’ school in southern Iran, according to reports from state media, marking a sharp increase in the previously announced toll. The attack occurred in Minab, located in Hormozgan Province, an area along Iran’s southern coastline. Authorities said at least 45 others......
Australian Formula One driver Jack Doohan has said he received multiple death threats and encountered armed men shortly before losing his seat with Alpine in 2025. The claims appear in the latest season of Netflix’s Drive to Survive, released this week, shedding light on the off-track pressures facing drivers. Doohan said the threats......
At least seven Palestinians were killed on Friday in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, as violence intensified despite a fragile ceasefire that has largely held since October. The strikes hit police checkpoints and residential areas, raising fresh doubts about the sustainability of the truce negotiated with U.S. support. Health officials......
Overnight explosions across Iran have triggered conflicting accounts about the fate of the country’s senior leadership after coordinated US-Israel strikes hit military and government targets. Israeli media said the operation sought to dismantle Iran’s command structure, while Tehran denied that any top officials were killed. Israeli......
The United Nations’ top human rights official has expressed deep concern following military strikes carried out in Iran and subsequent retaliatory actions, warning of grave consequences for civilians and regional stability. Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said he “deplores” the attacks......
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