Wednesday, March 12, 2025

British PM Starmer Says Iran Should Not Respond to Israeli Strikes

LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday Iran should not respond to a wave of Israeli strikes, urging restraint on all sides. Earlier on Saturday, Israel struck military sites in Iran, saying...

Israel Strikes Iran Military Targets

By Parisa Hafezi and Emily Rose DUBAI/JERUSALEM, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Israel struck military sites in Iran early on Saturday, but its retaliation for an Iranian attack this month did not appear aimed at the...

ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Is Militarily Exposed As Its Proxies Suffer Defeat

By Ahmad Rafat   The assault by Hamas on Israeli territory on Oct. 7, 2023, represented a significant event in the Middle East. Following this attack, Israel initiated military operations aimed at the Gaza Strip and...

Israeli Strike in Lebanon Kills Three Journalists Working for Pro-Iran News Agency

By Maya Gebeily and Amina Ismail BEIRUT, Oct 25 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike early on Friday morning killed at least three journalists and wounded several others as they slept in guesthouses used by media in Hasbaya...

Israeli Military Says Five Soldiers Killed by Iran-Backed Hezbollah in Lebanon

CAIRO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Thursday that five soldiers were killed and seven were wounded in southern Lebanon, where troops have been battling Iran-backed Hezbollah. The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah erupted one year ago when the...

World Powers Push Aid, Ceasefire for Lebanon Amid ‘Destructive Storm’

By John Irish and Maya Gebeily PARIS, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Lebanon's caretaker prime minister pleaded in Paris on Thursday for support for his nation's army which would help secure any ceasefire, but a low-level U.S. presence...

Israeli Defence Minister: After We Strike Iran, World Will Understand Our Preparations

JERUSALEM, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that after Israel strikes in Iran, the world will understand the preparations that went into such an operation. "After we attack in Iran, they will understand...

Senior Hamas Official Arrives in Russia, State Media Reports

MOSCOW, Oct 23 (Reuters) - A senior member of Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that controls Gaza, Mousa Abu Marzouk has arrived in Moscow on a planned visit, Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday, citing a diplomatic...

Israel Arrests Seven Jerusalem Residents Over Alleged Iran Assassination Plot

By Jonathan Saul JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israel's security forces have arrested seven Jerusalem residents over allegations they were planning to assassinate Israeli officials and carry out other attacks on behalf of Iran's intelligence service, the Shin...

Israel Confirms Death of Lebanon Hezbollah’s Hashem Safieddine

By Humeyra Pamuk, Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israel on Tuesday confirmed it had killed Hashem Safieddine, the heir apparent to late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah who was killed last month in an...