Hamas chief says group to decide on post-war Gaza rule with Palestinian factions
Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday said the movement will be involved in deciding post-war rule in Gaza along with other Palestinian...Geostrategy
Lebanon resumes ‘voluntary’ repatriations of Syrians
Syrian state news agency SANA reported that an unspecified number of people had arrived from Lebanon as part of the...Geostrategy
US, EU to impose fresh sanctions on Iran following recent missile attack on Israel
The United States announced Tuesday that it was preparing new sanctions on Iran's missile and drone program after last weekend’s...Washington would impose new sanctions targeting Iran, including its missile and drone program
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Brussels is working on expanding sanctions against Iran's supplies of weaponry
Putin talks to Raisi, expresses hope for restraint in Middle East
Moscow, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, discussed the latest escalation in the Middle...According to the Kremlin, the Iranian leader said that Iran’s action was limited as he assured Putin that Tehran was not "seeking to escalate tensions further"
Iran's President Raisi warned that "the slightest action against Iran's interests will definitely be met with a severe, extensive and painful response."
Jordan says won’t become ‘theatre of war’ between Israel and Iran
If the Gaza war raging since October 7 has created tough challenges for Jordan, it now faces the additional threat...Jordan was among a group of nations that helped Israel shoot down missiles, rockets and attack drones launched by Iran
Jordan stressed its aim was to safeguard its own sovereignty rather than defend Israel
‘Bad for business’: Gulf states scramble to avert wider war
Gulf states are grappling with the widening Middle East conflict as hostilities between Iran and Israel threaten their security and...Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have both faced previous attacks on oil facilities
The conflict is increasingly creating a new regional balance of power
Iran closed nuclear facilities in wake of Israel attack: IAEA chief
Tehran, Iran Iran temporarily closed its nuclear facilities over "security considerations" in the wake of its massive missile and drone...International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi: "All (Iranian) nuclear facilities that we are inspecting every day would remain closed
Israel has carried out operations against nuclear sites in the region before
Palestinian officials say Israeli settlers kill two in West Bank
The West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, has seen a surge in violence since early last year, particularly...The Palestinian health ministry named the victims of the attack near Nablus as Abdulrahman Maher Bani Fadel, 30, and Mohammed Ashraf Bani Jame, 21
The mayor of Aqraba, Salah Bani Jaber, told AFP "dozens of settlers attacked" the nearby hamlet of Khirbet al-Tawil late on Monday
GCC nations express deep concern over Iran-Israel skirmishes
In light of the military escalation and developments in the Middle East region, the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation...In light of the military escalation and developments in the Middle East region, the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council held its 44th extraordinary meeting
The council expressed its deep concern over the recent, dangerous developments of military escalation in the Middle East region and their negative impact
Hezbollah claims attack on Israeli troops who had crossed border
It was the first time Hezbollah claimed such an attack in six months of near-daily cross-border clashes between the Iran-backed...Israel's army said four soldiers were wounded overnight in an explosion "in the area of the northern border"
One of the soldiers was "severely injured" it said
Kremlin, the world, urge restraint following Iranian strikes on Israel
The Kremlin on Monday called for a de-escalation in the Middle East after Iran's unprecedented weekend attack on Israel. "We...Israel struck war-battered Gaza overnight
Tehran on Monday called on Western nations to "appreciate Iran's restraint" towards Israel
Iran top security body: Response to Israeli aggression based on Article 51 of UN Charter
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says the Iranian armed forces’ attack on the Israeli regime was carried out based...Iran's SNSC said in its statement that Israel had crossed red lines
The Islamic Republic does not plan any further military action for now