- President Ebrahim Raisi has said Iran sees it as "its duty to support the resistance groups" but insisted that they...
"Due to the increasing intensity of the war against the civilian residents of Gaza, the expansion of the scope of the war has now become inevitable", Amir-Abdollahian said
The Islamic republic of Iran, which supports Hamas financially and militarily, has hailed the militant group's attack on Israel as a "success" but denied any involvement
- "The present course chosen by the Israeli authorities will not bring the peace and stability that both Israelis and Palestinians...
"Razing entire neighborhoods to the ground is not an answer for the egregious crimes committed by Hamas," said the United Nations official.
"To the contrary, it is creating a new generation of aggrieved Palestinians who are likely to continue the cycle of violence. The carnage simply must stop," he said.
- About 10 non-governmental organizations told a press conference on the sidelines of a humanitarian summit hosted by France that a...
Several Western governments have called for a "humanitarian pause" in Israel's offensive, but not for an immediate ceasefire
About 500 aid trucks have been allowed into the territory from Egypt over the past month, a number that had been the daily average before the war
- The forces encountered an IED (improvised explosive device) blast near the Mosul dam, the military official told AFP, speaking on...
United States and coalition forces in Iraq and Syria have been targeted by drone or rocket attacks at least 40 times since October 17
The coalition had troops at the site until October 20, according to a statement from the counter-terrorism services in Iraqi Kurdistan, in northern Iraq
- Tens of thousands of civilians have streamed out of devastated northern Gaza in recent days, with men, women and children...
US President Joe Biden welcomed the pauses, which formalise an arrangement that has already seen tens of thousands of Palestinians flee devastation in northern Gaza
Netanyahu said Israeli troops were performing "exceptionally well" in the offensive launched after Hamas fighters poured across the border on October 7
- Washington, United States - Over the last three weeks, Iran-backed militia groups have attacked US bases and facilities in Iraq...
The department's commitment to Israel's right to defend itself from terrorism is "ironclad," and the department is working daily to help Israel do that, Stroul told lawmakers
"We also placed over 2,000 personnel and a range of units on a heightened state of readiness, some of which [were] subsequently deployed," she said
- Middle East tensions likely to spur a mild global recession, with oil potentially hitting $120-$150 per barrel, says a latest...
Middle East tensions likely to spur a mild global recession, with oil potentially hitting $120-$150 per barrel, says a latest report by Oxford Economics.
The report predicts a quick rebound in equity markets post-conflict dip, while urging policymakers to ready economic safeguards and call for peace.
- Tehran, Iran - Iran on Thursday rejected a G7 statement which called on Tehran to stop supporting Hamas members and taking...
The Iranian diplomat said Tehran has engaged in "non-stop efforts to stop military attacks of the Zionist aggressor regime (Israel) on the defenseless citizens" in Gaza.
Iran does not recognize Israel and has made support for the Palestinian cause a centerpiece of its foreign policy since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia said on Thursday that policies to address climate change should not "crush the bones" of...
Climate change is "relevant and important" but "should not be attended to by crushing the bones and the future of the less (powerful) people," Prince Abdulaziz said.
Prince Abdulaziz said on Thursday that attempts to provide financial support to countries affected by climate change had so far delivered poor results.
- Ramallah, Palestinian Territories - Ten Palestinians were killed on Thursday during an Israeli raid on Jenin in the north of the...
Palestinian health ministry said the current death toll in Jenin stood at 10, up from five announced in a previous statement.
More than 150 have been killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank since the beginning of Gaza war.





















