- 4d ago
Houthis strike Saudi airport with missiles and drones after Yemeni government attacks Sanaa runway to block Iranian flight
Yemen's Houthi rebels launched ballistic missiles and drones at Abha International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after the internationally recognised Yemeni government struck Sanaa airport's runway to prevent an Iranian aircraft carrying a Houthi delegation from landing.
- 4d ago
Mossad recruited Holocaust denier Ahmadinejad in secret plot to lead post-war Iran, NYT and Haaretz reveal
Israel ran a multi-year intelligence operation to recruit former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a vocal anti-Semite, as the figurehead of a post-war regime in Tehran. The plan included secret meetings in Guatemala and Hungary and an extraction mission during the 28 February airstrikes, before unravelling when the IRGC took him into custody.
- 5d ago
Iran's new supreme leader vows 'inevitable revenge' as Tehran newspaper publishes hit list of 13 world leaders
The ultraconservative Tehran daily Hamshahri published an infographic naming 13 world leaders it says must 'pay' for the killing of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, hours after his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei declared revenge 'inevitable.'
- 6d ago
Iran's Hamshahri daily publishes revenge collage with Trump, Netanyahu in crosshairs and Merz in prison uniform
Hamshahri, a Tehran-run daily with a circulation of about 400,000, posted a graphic calling for vengeance against 13 Western politicians, including Donald Trump, Friedrich Merz and Keir Starmer, as Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge for his father's killing.
- 6d ago
Iran's new supreme leader vows revenge, newspaper blacklists Meloni, Trump and Netanyahu
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared revenge for his father's death a national duty. A Tehran newspaper published AI-generated mugshots of 13 Western officials in orange prison uniforms, including Italian premier Giorgia Meloni.
- 6d ago
Iran’s new supreme leader vows revenge, freezes talks as Trump declares Strait of Hormuz ceasefire over
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei pledged to avenge his father’s killing and Iran suspended negotiations hours after President Trump declared the three-week ceasefire dead, while diplomats gathered in Oman.
- Jul 10
Israel shares intelligence on new Iranian plot to assassinate Trump as president says he left instructions to ‘bomb them’
Israeli intelligence passed information to Washington this week indicating Tehran was preparing a new plan to kill the US president, according to the Wall Street Journal and CNN. Trump told the New York Post he has left orders for a massive bombing campaign should Iran succeed.
- Jul 10
Khamenei buried in Mashhad as US strikes resume and WSJ reports new Iranian plot to kill Trump
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was buried in Mashhad early Friday, four months after being killed by American bombs, while the Wall Street Journal reports Tehran has a new plan to assassinate Donald Trump.
- Jul 9
US confirms strikes on 90 military targets in Iran while explosions hit near Bushehr nuclear site; Iran blames US and Israel
The US military confirmed strikes on about 90 Iranian military targets, while Iran reported an attack on a facility near its Bushehr nuclear plant and blamed the 'American-Zionist enemy,' though Washington denied involvement in that specific incident.
- Jul 9
US and Iran trade heavy strikes after Trump declares ceasefire over, with Strait of Hormuz control at the heart of renewed fighting
President Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran 'over' on Wednesday, triggering a new wave of US airstrikes on Iranian military targets and retaliatory attacks by Tehran on US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
- Jul 8
Trump declares Iran ceasefire over after US strikes, Iran retaliates
President Trump declared the June ceasefire with Iran 'over' at the NATO summit in Ankara, following a night of US airstrikes that killed eight Iranian military personnel and an Iranian retaliatory barrage against American bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.
- Jul 8
Trump declares Iran ceasefire over, calls leaders ‘scum’ and ‘sick’; US revokes oil license and launches strikes
President Trump said the June 17 memorandum with Iran is ‘finished’ and a ‘waste of time,’ after both sides traded overnight attacks. Washington revoked Tehran’s oil-sales license and bombed military sites; Iran retaliated with missile and drone strikes on US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.
- Jul 7
Trump declares Iran ceasefire over after US strikes 80 targets and Iran retaliates; oil surges 6%
President Trump declared the Iran ceasefire dead at the NATO summit in Ankara, hours after US forces struck over 80 targets in Iran and Tehran retaliated against American bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
- Jul 6
German FM Wadephul: Iran should pay for Strait of Hormuz mine-clearing
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Iran should bear the cost of a European mine-clearing mission in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the mining of the key oil transit route 'illegal'.
- Jul 5
Netanyahu claims Christian villages in southern Lebanon asked to be annexed by Israel
The Israeli prime minister told Fox News that some Christian communities in southern Lebanon have requested protection from Hezbollah by joining Israel, a claim made as Israeli forces remain in a border security zone.
- Jul 5
Twin bombings near Macron's Damascus hotel wound 18; French president presses on with Syria visit
Two improvised bombs detonated near the Four Seasons hotel in Damascus on Tuesday, wounding 18 people including four police officers, as French President Emmanuel Macron began the second day of his landmark visit to Syria. Macron, who had already left for the presidential palace, was unharmed and vowed to continue his trip.
- Jul 5
US strikes Iran for seventh night, Iran retaliates with attacks on Kuwait desalination plant and claims tanker explosions
US Central Command said the strikes aimed to degrade Iranian military capabilities, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed two oil tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz and attacked US bases in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain.
- Jul 5
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Vows Revenge for Father's Killing, Trump Threatens Total Decimation
Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first public statement since taking power, demanding vengeance for the US-Israeli strike that killed his father in February and denouncing 'criminals' who will never die peacefully.
- Jul 4
US marks 250th independence anniversary with New York tall ships parade and Trump's Mount Rushmore speech
New York City hosted a grand parade of 48 tall ships and over 50 warships from 20 nations on the Hudson River to mark the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, with Poland's Dar Młodzieży among the vessels. President Donald Trump inaugurated the celebrations with a speech at Mount Rushmore, declaring a 'golden era' for America.
- Jul 4
Trump says Netanyahu 'knows who's boss' as White House meeting looms, claims Iran is 'begging for a deal'
President Trump said Israeli PM Netanyahu requested a White House meeting, possibly next week, while claiming Iran is 'begging for a deal' and commenting on the funeral of former Supreme Leader Khamenei.
