Over 40,000 Americans have fled the Middle East More than 43,000 American citizens have returned to the US from the Middle East since the conflict with Iran began on 28…
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MIDDLE EAST: Israel launches new wave of attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon
aIsraeli forces have launched attacks across southern and eastern Lebanon, as Israel targets the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah amid the joint Israeli-United States war on Iran. Two Israeli air attacks…
MIDDLE EAST: Trump says US-Israeli war on Iran will be over ‘very soon’
When asked whether the new leader had a target on his back, Trump said it would be “inappropriate” for him to say. Israel has said it will target for assassination…
IRAN: Authorities showcase continuity as they back new leader during war
Commanders, politicians and religious authorities in Iran are rallying around the flag and hinting at a prolonged war after Mojtaba Khamenei was selected as supreme leader as the country is under fire from…
IRAN: Tehran names Khamenei’s son as new supreme leader after father’s killing
Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader, just over a week after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in joint United States-Israeli strikes that have plunged the entire…
UAE: UK opens charter flights booking portal for Britons in Dubai
The Foreign Office has opened a booking portal for British nationals in Dubai who wish to access government charter flights to leave the Middle East region. Thousands of Britons have been stranded…
MIDDLE EAST: Trump administration denies reports that Iran captured US soldiers
Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s National Security Council, claimed that his country has captured United States soldiers since the outbreak of war last week. The comments came in a…
MIDDLE EAST: Israeli settlers kill two Palestinians in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers have shot dead two Palestinians during an assault on a town in the occupied West Bank, WAFA news agency WAFA reports – the latest in a series of…
MIDDLE EAST: China warns against government change in Iran
China has warned against seeking government change in Iran amid the ongoing US-Israeli offensive, saying any such move lacks public support. “Plotting a ‘colour’ revolution or seeking government change will find…
MIDDLE EAST: Israeli troops push into Lebanon for yet another war with Iran’s proxy Hezbollah
Beside Israel’s northern border fence, the bursts of machine-gun fire from inside Lebanon are loud and long, as new Israeli forces push in to take strategic positions near the border.…