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UAE denies striking desalination facility in Iran

Earlier reports have claimed that the UAE struck the desalination facility in what would have been its first retaliatory actions DUBAI: A senior UAE official...

Trump says new Iran leader won’t last long without his approval

Nine days after US-Israeli strikes on his compound killed Khamenei and plunged the Middle East into war, Iran’s Assembly of Experts met privately and chose their next leader

Election of Iran’s new supreme leader has taken place — Assembly of Experts member

The leader has been determined, Assembly member Ahmad Alamolhoda said TEHRAN - Iran’s Assembly of Experts, responsible for selecting the country’s new supreme leader, has...

US-Israel attacks on Iran breach international law, Swiss defense minister says

Swiss Defense Minister Martin Pfister is the latest European leader to raise concerns about the conflict Pfister ⁠said he was referring to all ‌the countries not complying...

China foreign minister blasts Middle East war, urges US to manage ties

Wang Yi: ‘A strong fist does not mean strong reason. The world cannot return to the law of the jungle’ BEIJING: China’s top diplomat condemned...

Putin calls for immediate halt to Iran conflict 

Vladimir Putin ‌in constant contact with the ⁠leaders ⁠of Gulf Cooperation Council member states MOSCOW: Russian ‌President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Iran’s president...

Trump urges Iranian Kurds to attack Iran as war widens

Azerbaijan preparing unspecified retaliatory measures on Thursday The seven-day war has now seen Iran target Israel, the Gulf states, Cyprus, Turkiye and Azerbaijan, and spread to the...

Iran missile barrage sparks explosions over Tel Aviv

Two near-simultaneous waves of explosions reverberating across the city Israel’s emergency services confirms plenty of damage but said there were no casualties

Iran’s Strategic Isolation Deepens as Russia and China Avoid Direct Support

DUBAI - With its supreme leader killed and ‌its war machine under relentless U.S. pressure, Iran now stands largely alone - its longtime partners Russia and China offering nothing more than diplomatic...

No Expansion of War Objectives in Iran, US Defense Secretary Hegseth Confirms

Iran’s regional retaliation strengthen US alliances, Hegseth says US forces destroy 30 ‌Iranian warships, including drone carrier TAMPA, Florida: US Defense Secretary...