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Saudi-led coalition dismisses Houthi claim of attack on Riyadh

Saudi-led coalition dismisses Houthi claim of attack on Riyadh By claiming an attack on Riyadh, Houthis were “attempting to divert attention from the scale of the losses and the growing public anger against them”, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has said, according to the Asharq Al-Awsat news outlet. Major General Turki Al-Malki, a spokesman for the coalition, said: “What the Houthis are facing in Taiz, and the human losses suffered by the group’s members at the hands of the heroes of the Ye…

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Israel says 1, 318 personnel killed since 7 Oct Hamas attack

Israel says 1, 318 personnel killed since 7 Oct Hamas attack Israeli defence ministry has said that a total of 1,318 Israeli personnel have been killed since Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack. The figures include all soldiers, police officers, Shin Bet agents, firefighters, prison warders, and civilian officers who died on and since 7 October 2023, whether in "the line of duty or as a result of an accident, illness, or suicide", according to the Times of Israel. Most were killed during fighting i…

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Iran opens military centre for citizens, 'training 1,000 battalions'

Iran opens military centre for citizens, 'training 1,000 battalions' Iran opened a military training centre in Tehran on Saturday, which is said to be aimed at preparing citizens to confront US and Israeli forces in the event of a ground attack. US-Israeli attacks on 28 February triggered seven months of conflict. A truce on 8 April halted 40 days of war, but sporadic hostilities continued. The new centre at Haft-e Tir Square followed a first camp at Imam Hussein Square, hoping to train civil…

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Israeli forces, settlers continue campaign of detentions and attacks in West Bank

Israeli forces, settlers continue campaign of detentions and attacks in West Bank Several Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces, while settlers continued attacks on Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank since Saturday evening, according to reports. * Israeli forces detained three Palestinian farmers and seized a truck loaded with bananas in the Ras al-Ahmar area, southeast of Tubas, according to Mutaz Basharat, the Tubas governorate official in charge of the Jordan Valley file, W…

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Iran arrests 31 people linked to 'US-Israel sabotage networks', report says

Iran arrests 31 people linked to 'US-Israel sabotage networks', report says At least 31 people linked to four networks backed by the US and Israel have been arrested in Iran on charges of fomenting unrest and carrying out acts of sabotage, Iran's Press TV reported. Iran's Intelligence Ministry, which made the arrests in southern Kerman province, said the suspects in Sirjan county were organised into networks to “lure teenagers and young people” and had prepared “large quantities of Molotov co…

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Yemeni government forces carry out 97 anti-Houthi operations, spokesman says

Yemeni government forces carry out 97 anti-Houthi operations, spokesman says Yemeni military spokesman Brigadier General Majid Abdullah Al-Nuzaili said the government forces forces have carried out 97 “precision targeting operations” against the Houthis on the Al-Tawwahi front in the Lahij and Taiz provinces. In a post on X, he said the operations used aircraft, drones, artillery, missiles and snipers, “neutralising (260) elements of the militia” and destroying or damaging military vehicles,…

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Three commercial vessels struck in Hormuz since 1 Oct, UKMTO says

Three commercial vessels struck in Hormuz since 1 Oct, UKMTO says Attacks on commercial ships witnessed a surge during the past three days, as at least three tankers were struck by unidentified projectiles in and around the Strait of Hormuz, according to United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) warnings. Early Saturday, UKMTO reported that a crude oil tanker was hit on its port side approximately 4 nautical miles east of Oman. A day earlier, an outbound vessel suffered a small fire an…

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Hegseth: US blockade of Hormuz ironclad, Iran should make right choice

Hegseth: US blockade of Hormuz ironclad, Iran should make right choice US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is “ironclad” and that US President Donald Trump has “all the options he needs on the table” if Iran continues to “play games” with the strait, according to an AP report carried by the Times of Israel. “Iran wants to play games with things like the Strait of Hormuz. They don’t control it, we do,” Hegseth told reporters. “They have liter…

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Iran's warns 'half-a-century-old' UAE over claim on three Gulf islands

Iran's warns 'half-a-century-old' UAE over claim on three Gulf islands Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, has warned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against challenging Tehran and its sovereignty over three islands in the Persian Gulf. In a post on his X account, Velayati dismissed recent claims made by the UAE at the United Nations General Assembly regarding sovereignty over Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa, saying the three islands will rem…

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Yemeni forces say strikes conducted against Houthi targets in Sanaa, Saada

Yemeni forces say strikes conducted against Houthi targets in Sanaa, Saada Yemen's armed forces said early on Sunday it was conducting strikes against the Houthis in the capital Sanaa and the group's stronghold Saada. A spokesperson for Yemen's armed forces, which are aligned with the internationally recognised government, said forces were targeting what he described as "vital targets", without providing further details. Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported earlier an attack it said was…

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Iran welcomes exit of US forces from Iraq, calls for Washington to be held accountable

Iran welcomes exit of US forces from Iraq, calls for Washington to be held accountable Iran’s foreign ministry on Saturday has congratulated the Iraqi government and people on the exit of US and other foreign forces from Iraq. In a statement posted on its Telegram channel, the ministry said the withdrawal is “a very important and necessary step” towards consolidating Iraq’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence. It accused the US of causing “irreparable consequences” for Iraq an…

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Trump says Iran ‘decimated’

Trump says Iran ‘decimated’ US President Donald Trump said Iran has “virtually given up any plans of a nuclear weapon”. Speaking to reporters, Trump said: “We have a decision that I’ll make about Iran. Iran has been decimated, so the only question is, it’ll either be the easy way or the hard way.”

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Iran’s Pezeshkian says new measures in place amid stricter sanctions

Iran’s Pezeshkian says new measures in place amid stricter sanctions Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the government has adopted a “new arrangement to manage these special conditions” amid US sanctions and a naval blockade. “The enemy’s plan in recent months has been to cut off the country’s vital arteries with the aim of pressuring the noble people of Iran”, the president said in a post on X. “Economic pressure has intensified, but by the grace of God, with the accompaniment of the p…

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