Friday, July 11, 2025

Israeli Military Prepares Plan to Ensure Iran Cannot Threaten Israel, Defence Minister Says

DUBAI, July 4 (Reuters) - The Israeli military is preparing an enforcement plan to "ensure that Iran cannot return to threaten Israel", Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz told senior military officials. He said the military must be...

ANALYSIS: Under Pressure, Hezbollah Weighs Scaling Back Its Arsenal

By Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, July 4 (Reuters) - Hezbollah has begun a major strategic review in the wake of its devastating war with Israel, including considering scaling back its role as an armed movement...

Surge in Afghans Driven from Iran in Spy Hunt After Israel Attacks

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, July 2 (Reuters) - Afghan citizen Enayatullah Asghari watched dismayed after Israel and Iran launched strikes on each other last month, as the Persian Gulf nation where he had sought refuge turned more hostile,...

Israel’s Defence Chief Threatens to Retaliate for Houthi Missiles

July 1 (Reuters) - Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed to retaliate against Iran-aligned Houthis after his country's military intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israeli territory. "The fate of Yemen is the same as that...

Iran-Israel War Has Transformed Mideast, Experts Say at RUSI Conference

By Natasha Phillips Israel’s recent war with Iran is likely to impact the Middle East for many years, according to analysts at an online conference held by the London-based Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). “All the participants at...

Israel Steps up Gaza Bombardment Ahead of White House Talks on Ceasefire

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell CAIRO/JERUSALEM, June 30 (Reuters) - Palestinians in northern Gaza reported one of the worst nights of Israeli bombardment in weeks after the military issued mass evacuation orders on Monday, while Israeli...

Israel Eyes Ties with Syria and Lebanon After Iran War

By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM, June 30 (Reuters) - Israel is interested in establishing formal diplomatic relations with long-standing adversaries Syria and Lebanon, but the status of the Golan Heights is non-negotiable, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday. https://kayhanlife.com/news/iran/special-report-iran-had-imperial-ambitions-in-syria-secret-embassy-documents-show-why-it-failed/ Israeli...

Israel Orders Evacuations in Northern Gaza as Trump Calls for War to End

By Nidal al-Mughrabi   CAIRO, June 29 (Reuters) - The Israeli military ordered Palestinians to evacuate areas in northern Gaza on Sunday before intensified fighting against Hamas, as U.S. President Donald Trump called for an end to the war amid renewed...

Iran Holds Funeral for Senior Military Commanders and Scientists Killed by Israel

June 28 (Reuters) - Mourners dressed in black lined streets in Iran's capital Tehran at a funeral on Saturday for top military commanders, nuclear scientists and some of the civilians killed during this month's war with...

Israel Killed 30 Iranian Security Chiefs and 11 Nuclear Scientists, Israeli Official Says

June 27 (Reuters) - Israel killed more than 30 senior security officials and 11 senior nuclear scientists to deliver a major blow to Iran's nuclear ambitions, a senior Israeli military official said on Friday in summarizing Israel's...