ANALYSIS: Iran Employs Global Criminal Networks to Kill Opposition Figures
By Ahmad Rafat
The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East following Israel’s recent missile and drone strikes on Lebanon and the deaths of Hezbollah military leaders, coupled with the detonation of communication devices...
UK Sends Troops to Cyprus, Anticipating Mass Lebanon Evacuation
LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Britain is moving troops to Cyprus in position to help evacuate nationals trapped in Lebanon, while Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for diplomacy and an immediate ceasefire to bring Israel and Hezbollah back from the brink.
After Israeli airstrikes brought Lebanon's...
Iran President Warns of ‘Irreversible’ Consequences of Wider Regional War
By Don Durfee and Parisa Hafezi
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Israel wants to drag the Middle East into a full-blown war by provoking Iran to join the nearly year-old conflict between Israel and Tehran-backed Hezbollah...
Sweden Accuses Iran of Hacking Messaging Service After Koran Burnings
STOCKHOLM, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Swedish authorities said on Tuesday that Iran hacked into a text messaging service last year and sent thousands of messages urging Swedes to take revenge against Koran burners.
In 2023, individuals in Sweden on several...
Iran Is ‘Destabilizing the Middle East,’ Says UK Foreign Secretary Lammy
By Natasha Phillips
Britain’s newly appointed foreign secretary David Lammy accused the Islamic Republic of Iran of “destabilizing the Middle East” in a Sep. 22 speech at the ruling Labour Party’s conference in Liverpool, England.
“Iran...
EXCLUSIVE: Iran’s Guards Ban Communications Devices After Strike on Hezbollah, Security Officials Say
Sept 23 (Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has ordered all members to stop using any type of communication devices after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon blew up...
Hezbollah, Israel Exchange Heavy Fire After Deadly Israeli Strike
By Timour Azhari and Miro Maman
BEIRUT/HAIFA, Israel, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Israel and Hezbollah exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, with Israeli warplanes carrying out the most intense bombardment in almost a year of conflict across Lebanon's...
At Least 31 Dead in Iran Coal Mine Blast
DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran's South Khorasan Province killed at least 31 people and injured 16, the country's interior minister Eskandar Momeni told state media on Sunday.
Local media...
EXCLUSIVE – Iran Withheld Launchers for Missiles Sent to Russia, Sources Say
By Jonathan Landay, Phil Stewart and Anthony Deutsch
WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Iran did not include mobile launchers with the close-range ballistic missiles that Washington last week accused Tehran of delivering to Russia for use against Ukraine,...
Killed Hezbollah Commander Aqil Was Wanted for Deadly 1983 US Embassy, Marine Blasts
BEIRUT, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah operations commander killed in an Israeli strike on Friday, had a $7 million bounty on his head for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than...
