The Lebanese government pushed for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah this week, citing the vast number of civilians displaced from southern Lebanon by the fighting.
Iran pursued its strategy of economic warfare on Thursday, attacking two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and repeating its threats to cut off oil shipments through the vital trade route.
The Israeli military said on Sunday that it targeted commanders from the Quds Force, the elite foreign espionage unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), with airstrikes on Beirut.
Pakistani officials said on Tuesday they repelled an attack from Afghanistan, killing 67 Afghan fighters in heavy fighting along the border, with only one Pakistani casualty.
The Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah launched missiles and drones at Israel on Sunday night, ostensibly in revenge for the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The list of Iranian leaders eliminated by U.S. and Israeli strikes in Operation Epic Fury is growing, and includes much of the top command structure of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the designated foreign terrorist organization that handles both overseas terrorism and internal repression for the Islamist regime.
Democrat lawmakers are voicing their frustration at President Donald Trump regarding Operation Epic Fury in Iran.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it is “fair” to give the Iranian people a chance to remove the terrorists oppressing them.
The Chinese Defense Ministry on Saturday denounced the United States as a “war addict” for launching strikes on Iran, while more temperate Chinese government organs called for an immediate cease-fire.
Canadian PM Mark Carney and Australian PM Anthony Albanese issued statements Saturday supporting U.S. and Israeli military operations against Iran.
Pakistani Defense Minister Kahwaja Asif declared “open war” on Afghanistan on Friday, promising “there will be chaos and a reckoning” after the Taliban junta launched drone strikes against targets in Pakistan.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that the latest round of talks with the United States in Geneva yielded a mutual understanding of “guiding principles” for even more talks.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday that the Ninth Air Force will conduct a “multi-day readiness exercise” in the Middle East to “demonstrate the ability to deploy, disperse, and sustain combat airpower.” One place they could soon be called upon to disperse airpower is Iran.
President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday that an “armada” of American warships is heading for Iran, and implied that military force could be on the table if the regime in Tehran continues murdering its own people to stay in power.
Saudi warplanes on Friday bombed positions held by the Southern Transitional Council (STC), the Yemeni separatist group backed by Saudi Arabia’s nominal allies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas released a statement on Monday confirming that five of its senior leaders were killed during the Gaza war, including “masked spokesman” Abu Obeida and Mohammed al-Sinwar, the brother of former top leader Yahya al-Sinwar.
The Yemeni separatist group STC accuses Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces in the province of Hadramout.
Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia escalated on Tuesday, spreading to more locations along the disputed border.
Thailand launched airstrikes against Cambodian positions along the border on Monday, ostensibly because Cambodian troops opened fire and killed at least one Thai soldier. The Cambodian military denied those claims and insisted the Thai attack was unprovoked.
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced its 100th airstrike of the year in Somalia on Saturday, a notable milestone for a high-tempo operation that has received little media coverage or political commentary.
The Maronite Christian bishops of Lebanon issued a joint statement last week denouncing Israel’s “daily attacks on the South and other regions of Lebanon, which are bringing the country to the brink of war once again.”
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched heavy airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon on Thursday, accusing Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire agreement by rebuilding its military presence in the region.
President Donald Trump criticized a reporter for asking if he had “actual plans” to launch air strikes on Venezuela “in the near future,” questioning how he is supposed to “answer a question like that.”
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan said on Wednesday that over a dozen civilians were killed during overnight clashes along the border with Pakistan.
Ukraine will reportedly begin curbing its imports of diesel fuel from India beginning next month, due to India’s insistence on buying huge amounts of discounted Russian crude oil.
A horde of motorcycle-riding gunmen stormed the village of Gamdum Mallam in Nigeria’s Zamfara State on Saturday, shooting up the town and riding off with over a hundred captives, mostly women and children.
Iranian state media claimed on Tuesday that 27 inmates from the infamous Evin prison in northern Tehran are still at large.
The Houthi insurgents of Yemen, possibly the last combat-effective Iranian proxy force in the Middle East, are threatening to continue missile attacks against Israel after a devastating Israeli airstrike on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah.
Iran’s “Supreme Leader,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, made on Saturday his first public appearance since Iran’s defeat in the 12-Day War.
Ukrainian forensics expert Oleksandr Vysikan said on Thursday that Russia is upgrading Iranian suicide drones with more advanced technology to slip them past Ukrainian air defenses and deliver more powerful explosives.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday that the uranium enrichment facility at Fordow was “seriously and heavily damaged” by U.S. bombers on June 21. He said Iranian officials are still assessing the full extent of the damage.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi said on Sunday that Iran could conceivably resume enriching uranium in a “matter of months,” although he resisted putting an exact timetable on the resurrection of Tehran’s nuclear weapons program after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.
The Iranian theocracy was utterly humiliated by Israel and the United States during what President Donald Trump christened the “12-Day War,” and reports indicated this week that the regime is unsurprisingly taking out its frustrations on its own people.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi said on Thursday that Iran’s heavily-fortified uranium enrichment plant at Fordow is “no longer operational” after a massive U.S. airstrike.
The IAEA does not know the whereabouts of Iran’s enriched uranium stash, which could include up to 900 pounds of near-weapons-grade material.
Iran claims it is already making plans to restore its nuclear industry after heavy airstrikes by Israel and the United States.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said President Donald Trump should have “holla’d” at Congress before striking Iran over the weekend, telling her followers that there is “nothing” the administration could say to convince her that taking out the Middle Eastern country’s nuclear sites was necessary.
Threats to commercial vessels around the Arabian Peninsula are growing after U.S. airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
President Donald Trump called for peace and believes Iran has “gotten it all out of their ‘system'” after a “weak” retaliatory attack on the significant U.S. Al-Udeid base in Qatar.
Iranian officials vowed to get revenge for this weekend’s U.S. airstrikes against their illegal nuclear program by launching terrorist attacks, and pledged to resume enriching uranium as quickly as possible.
