BBC correspondent James Waterhouse speaks to people at the border, after US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
Category: 3. Middle East
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'This is war': BBC speaks to Iranians at Iran-Turkey border
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Has Dubai's carefully curated image been shattered by Iran strikes?
Social media influencers have long boasted of feeling safer in the United Arab Emirates than in their home countries. Some content creators are doubling down, even as Iran targets the Gulf – and the UAE tightens its grip
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Israeli Air Force hits 200 targets in Iran, eliminates several operatives
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) completed its 13th wave of strikes across Iran since Operation Roaring Lion was launched, hitting ballistic missile launchers and regime infrastructure in western and central Iran, the IDF said Thursday.The IAF struck…
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Israeli forces dismantle West Bank outpost near where 2 Palestinians said shot dead
Israeli forces have dismantled structures in the illegal Jewish West Bank outpost of Nof HaMishkan, near the Palestinian village Qaryut in the territory’s north, after two Palestinians were reportedly shot dead there Monday in a clash…
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China in talks with Iran to secure gas, oil through Hormuz
China is in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz as the US-Israeli war on Tehran intensifies, three diplomatic sources told Reuters on Thursday.The war, which…
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‘Enemy at home’: Iranian authorities tighten grip as war rages
War has emptied the usually traffic-jammed streets of Iran’s capital, but Islamic republic authorities have filled them with checkpoints and security forces as they tighten their grip on the population.
After the United States and Israel launched…
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Israeli evacuation order for Beirut's southern suburbs sparks panic
Huge traffic jams form after the unprecedented warning for people to leave the Hezbollah stronghold, as Israel steps up its strikes across Lebanon.
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Trump: Herzog a ‘disgrace,’ must pardon Netanyahu now so PM can focus on Iran war
US President Donald Trump demanded Thursday that President Isaac Herzog immediately pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling Herzog a “disgrace,” his latest heated intervention on behalf of the prime minister in his corruption…
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Will Kurds open a new front in the war against Iran?
As the grip of the Iranian regime faces unprecedented challenges, the question is circulating through the Middle East, and the intelligence agencies is: Will the Kurds open a new front against the Ayatollahs?There is a burning desire among the…
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Thousands of missiles and drones: Iran's attacks on Gulf states reveal where it is focusing its war effort
Iran attacks in the Gulf states targeted U.S. bases and infrastructure, but also hit hotels, shopping centers and residential buildings – on a far larger scale than its assault on Israel. According to official data, the vast majority of the…
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