Iran’s parliament speaker assures world Tehran is committed to peace, accuses ‘those who started the war’ of dishonesty
Praising Pakistan’s efforts to help secure a ceasefire and facilitate talks between Tehran and Washington, Qalibaf said that enforcing a comprehensive ceasefire across all conflict areas was among the conditions of the preliminary truce
Letter from Middle East: You’ll never realise the risks you are always exposed to until war comes to your doorstep
As the day went on, the sounds of interceptions rang out sporadically. News reports said fragments from intercepted missiles and drones had landed near the Palm Jumeirah, causing fires close to well-known landmarks.
Israeli military strikes over 1,000 Iranian weapons production targets – statement
The campaign is designed to “degrade the Iranian regime’s weapons production capabilities,” it added, systematically targeting production lines to reduce Iran’s manufacturing, development and research capacity across its military industries.
Trump faces growing political trilemma at home and abroad three weeks into Iran war
Reviewing Trump’s recent statements on the prospects of the war with Iran, his rhetoric has veered between ending the war and pressing on. On Sunday, he said that the United States had “essentially defeated Iran,” yet denied being ready to declare victory. On Monday, he stated that the war will not end this week, “but it’ll be soon.”
US gives nod to sale of 12,000 bombs to Israel as war with Iran sucks in more Middle East states
The United States and Israel launched massive attacks on Iran on February 28, killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, multiple senior military commanders and hundreds of civilians. Iran has responded with multiple waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and US assets across the region.
Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to intensify airstrikes as military claims ‘superiority’ over Tehran
The Israeli military said it plans to call up 100,000 reservists to bolster readiness along borders with Syria and Lebanon, as well as in the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and southern Israel. The call-up comes amid the potential for escalation on multiple fronts following the joint Israeli-US strikes on Iran on Saturday.
World leaders express concerns over Middle East crisis, question Israel’s ‘pre-emptive strikes’ in Iran
Across the Middle East, governments voiced fears that the confrontation could spiral into a broader regional war. Oman, which has mediated recent US-Iran talks, expressed dismay that negotiations had been undermined and urged an immediate halt to military operations.
How Operation Epic Fury by US Department of War and Israel’s Operation Roaring Lion began raining bombs on Iran
The strikes on Iran, which have been called Operation Epic Fury by the so-called US Department of War and Operation Roaring Lion by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), reportedly hit multiple cities across the country. The impact, targets and damage caused by the strikes was not immediately clear.
South Africa expulsion of Israeli diplomat elicits reciprocal action as relations between the nations sour further
Analysts say the mutual expulsions signal that relations have escalated into a direct diplomatic confrontation. Since South Africa downgraded its diplomatic ties with Israel to liaison-office level in 2019, the two countries have maintained only limited political and diplomatic contact, making near-term rapprochement unlikely.
Human rights groups read ethnic cleansing in Gaza after charter flight lands in South Africa with 150 Palestinians
The Israeli authority responsible for implementing civilian policies in the Palestinian territories said the Palestinians on the chartered plane to South Africa left the Gaza Strip after it received approval from a third country to receive them as part of an Israeli government policy allowing Gaza residents to leave. It didn’t name the third country.
