Saudi Arabia downed dozens of Iranian drones targeting the Eastern Region throughout Tuesday, Riyadh’s Defense Ministry announced on X/Twitter.The drones came in multiple waves, ranging in size from one drone to at least five, according to the…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain report Iranian drone, missile attacks
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Iran appoints former IRGC commander Zolghadr to replace killed security chief
Iran named a former Revolutionary Guards commander and senior figure in the hardline political faction on Tuesday to replace the powerful head of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, killed in US-Israeli strikes last week.Mohammad…
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Israel to control large buffer zone in southern Lebanon, its defence minister says
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Katz said, was now “manoeuvring into Lebanese territory to seize a front line of defence, eliminating Hezbollah terrorists and destroying the terrorist infrastructures that were established there, and the houses…
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Rubio to attend G7 meeting in France to discuss Ukraine and Middle East, State Dept says
WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Group of Seven foreign ministers in France on Friday for talks on Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Middle East situation stemming from the U.S.-Israel war on Iran,…
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Afghanistan releases American detainee in order to improve Taliban, US relations
The Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday it has decided to release US detainee Dennis Coyle in response to a request from his mother.”The foreign minister said that after a letter from the detainee’s family … the Supreme Court … deemed…
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Daily Briefing Mar. 24: Trump shocks, and dismays, with news of Iran talks
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.
WATCH the…
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Iran urges UN Human Rights Council debate on primary school airstrike
Iran has requested an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council on the fatal air strike on a primary school on the first day of the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, a letter showed on Tuesday.”A strike on a functioning school during class hours…
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Lebanon orders expulsion of Iranian ambassador from the country
Lebanon has withdrawn accreditation from the Iranian ambassador and declared him persona non grata, demanding his departure from Lebanon by Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.The ministry also summoned the Lebanese ambassador…
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Israel’s military to occupy swathe of southern Lebanon, defence chief says
By Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily
TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, March 24 (Reuters) – Israel’s military will occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River, defence minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday, the first time Israel has clearly spelled out its…
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BBC at site of Iranian strike in Tel Aviv
Iran has launched a fresh wave of strikes towards Israel, damaging several residential buildings in Tel Aviv and in the northern city of Nesher.
No casualties have been reported, with local media suggesting around four people sustained minor…
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