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Israeli strike kills four at Beirut hotel: Lebanon

Israeli strike kills four at Beirut hotel: Lebanon

An Israeli strike on a hotel in central Beirut killed at least four people Sunday, Lebanese officials said, underscoring the widening reach of the US-backed war against Iran as missiles, drones and air strikes pounded targets across the region. The attack came with the conflict spilling into a second

Iran hits Kurdish groups in Iraq as conflict widens

Iran hits Kurdish groups in Iraq as conflict widens

Fresh blasts were reported in Iran's capital on Thursday as Tehran said it had targeted Kurdish groups in Iraq and warned "separatist groups" against action in the widening war. The conflict that began Saturday with US-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader has

Israel, Iran launch fresh attacks as war spreads

Israel, Iran launch fresh attacks as war spreads

Israel pounded Lebanon early Thursday and said it intercepted missiles from Iran as a widening war launched by the United States and Israel also brought fresh turmoil to Iraq. An air strike in the pre-dawn hours struck a Beirut suburbs stronghold of Hezbollah, the Tehran-backed force that has

Israel launches new strikes as Iran squeezes key oil shipping route

Israel launches new strikes as Iran squeezes key oil shipping route

Israel launched fresh strikes on Iran and Lebanon, where state media reported a residential building was hit on Wednesday, as Iran's Guards said they had sealed off one of the world's most vital shipping routes for energy. Governments scrambled to evacuate citizens stranded in the Middle

Trump warns of longer Iran war as Riyadh, Beirut hit

Trump warns of longer Iran war as Riyadh, Beirut hit

US President Donald Trump warned that his attack on Iran could run longer than a month, as Tehran retaliated to ongoing strikes by targeting US allies in the Gulf and drones hit the US embassy in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Shortly after the United States urged Americans to flee all

Iran war spreads across region as Israel strikes Hezbollah

Iran war spreads across region as Israel strikes Hezbollah

Israel bombarded Lebanon on Monday, expanding conflict across the region after the massive Israel-US attack on Iran that President Donald Trump launched to topple Tehran's ruling clerics. Israeli forces pounded targets across Lebanon including Beirut, after Hezbollah, the Tehran-backed armed Shiite Muslim movement fired rockets towards

US announces destruction of Iranian force's HQ, first US deaths

US announces destruction of Iranian force's HQ, first US deaths

The United States said Sunday it had destroyed the headquarters of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard force but also announced the first US fatalities in the war to overturn the Iranian government. US Central Command, or CENTCOM, announced the Guard headquarters destruction in a statement on X accompanied by