Middle East
American Journalist Kidnapped in Baghdad, Police Officials Say
An American woman journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday and authorities are searching the city for her, two police officials said. The Iraqi interior ministry confirmed the abduction of a female journalist but did not disclose her...
Syria Will Stay Out of Iran conflict Unless It Faces Aggression, President Says
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Tuesday that his country will stay out of the US-Israeli war against Iran unless Syria is subject to aggression and has no diplomatic solutions. "Unless Syria is targeted by any party, Syria will remain outside any conflict," the Syrian president said at an event hosted by think tank Chatham House...
Israel Targets Hezbollah Fighters Disguised as Paramedics as Terror Group Continues to Exploit Civilian Sites
Israel on Sunday night intercepted a Hezbollah operation in southern Lebanon, targeting a terrorist cell disguised as paramedics who tried to transport weapons in an ambulance toward Israeli forces. The Israeli strike further exposed the Iran-backed...
More Than 400 Hezbollah Fighters Killed in New War With Israel So Far, Sources Say
More than 400 fighters from Hezbollah have been killed since the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group launched the opening salvoes of a new war with Israel on March 2, two sources familiar with Hezbollah's count told Reuters. The figure was the first overall toll provided of Hezbollah fighters killed in Israel's expanding air and ground campaign in...
Trump Board Plan Would Disarm Hamas in Stages Over 8 Months, Destroy Gaza’s Tunnels
Hamas would be required to allow the destruction of its vast Gaza tunnel network as it lays...
Iran Lowers Minimum Age for War Roles to 12, Sparking Outcry Over Child Soldier Use
The Iranian regime has lowered the minimum age for participation in war-related activities to just...
Hamas Tightens Grip on Gaza, New Analysis Shows, as Iran War Delays Second Phase of Ceasefire
As the international community struggles to advance the second phase of an already fragile ceasefire...
Hezbollah Chief Rejects Talks With Israel Under Fire, Vows Fighters Will Continue ‘Without Limits’
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Wednesday in a televised speech read on his behalf that negotiating...
Iranian Strikes Pose ‘Existential Threat,’ Gulf States Tell UN
Gulf Arab states told the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday they face an existential threat from Iranian attacks on...
American Journalist Kidnapped in Baghdad, Police Officials Say
An American woman journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday and authorities are searching the city for her, two police officials said. The Iraqi interior ministry confirmed the abduction of a female journalist but did not disclose her nationality....
Syria Will Stay Out of Iran conflict Unless It Faces Aggression, President Says
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Tuesday that his country will stay out of the US-Israeli war against Iran unless Syria is subject to aggression and has no diplomatic solutions. "Unless Syria is targeted by any party, Syria will remain outside any conflict,"...
Israel Targets Hezbollah Fighters Disguised as Paramedics as Terror Group Continues to Exploit Civilian Sites
Israel on Sunday night intercepted a Hezbollah operation in southern Lebanon, targeting a terrorist cell disguised as paramedics who tried to transport weapons in an...
More Than 400 Hezbollah Fighters Killed in New War With Israel So Far, Sources Say
More than 400 fighters from Hezbollah have been killed since the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group launched the opening salvoes of a new war with Israel on March 2, two sources familiar with Hezbollah's count told Reuters. The figure was the first...
Trump Board Plan Would Disarm Hamas in Stages Over 8 Months, Destroy Gaza’s Tunnels
Hamas would be required to allow the destruction of its vast Gaza tunnel network as it lays down its arms in stages over eight months under a disarmament plan presented to the terrorists by US...
Iran Lowers Minimum Age for War Roles to 12, Sparking Outcry Over Child Soldier Use
The Iranian regime has lowered the minimum age for participation in war-related activities to just 12 years old, a move that will likely fuel the...
Hamas Tightens Grip on Gaza, New Analysis Shows, as Iran War Delays Second Phase of Ceasefire
As the international community struggles to advance the second phase of an already fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group is exploiting...
Hezbollah Chief Rejects Talks With Israel Under Fire, Vows Fighters Will Continue ‘Without Limits’
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Wednesday in a televised speech read on his behalf that negotiating with Israel under fire amounts to imposed surrender and called for unity against Israel. The speech,...
Iranian Strikes Pose ‘Existential Threat,’ Gulf States Tell UN
Gulf Arab states told the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday they face an existential threat from Iranian attacks on their infrastructure, which the UN rights chief said might constitute...
Lebanon Expels Iranian Ambassador as Israel Creates New ‘Security Zone’ in Campaign to Counter Hezbollah
Lebanon declared Iran's new ambassador to the country, Mohammad Reza Sheibani, persona non grata on Tuesday and ordered him to leave by Sunday, as relations...
Airstrikes Target HQ, Leader of Iran-Backed Shi’ite Militia Umbrella Group in Iraq
Airstrikes hit a headquarters of Iraq's umbrella group for Iran-backed Shi'ite militias and a residence belonging to its leader on Tuesday, killing at least 15 fighters in an escalation of US-Israeli strikes on one of Tehran's main...
Iran Names Hardline Ex-Revolutionary Guards Commander to Replace Slain Security Chief
Iran named a former Revolutionary Guards commander and senior figure in the hardline political faction on Tuesday to replace the powerful head of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, killed in US-Israeli strikes last week. Mohammad...
New Report Reveals Rampant Human Rights Abuses in Iran as Activists Warn of Another Wave of Mass Executions
A new report reveals the widespread scale of human rights abuses in Iran over the past year, as activists warn the regime may carry out...
Israel Says It Hit Syrian Government Targets After Attacks on Druze Civilians
The Israeli military struck infrastructure sites belonging to the Syrian government overnight in response to attacks against Druze civilians in Sweida, the Israeli military said on Friday. Syria's foreign ministry condemned what it described as an Israeli...
