Tag: East
Iran's attack on Israel has Middle East on the 'brink', warns UN chief | BBC News
It’s time to “step back from the brink”, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, after Iran’s attack on Israel. Iran launched more than 300 projectiles at Israel on Saturday, in what it said was retaliation to an earlier strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. It’s unclear how Israel plans to respond, but war cabinet minister Benny Gantz said it will “exact a price”…
BREAKING NEWS: American Warship Attacked In Middle East, Pentagon Says
An American warship and two commercial vessels were attacked in the Red Sea Sunday, the Pentagon said, a possible major increase in aggression in Middle Eastern waters, where Iran-backed Yemeni rebels have escalated attacks on Western and Israeli-linked ships. Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a…
Pentagon Releases Details Of US Retaliatory Strike On Iran-Backed Militants In The Middle East
Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh was asked about US retaliatory actions in the wake of a missile strike on a US installation launched by Iran-backed militants in Iraq. Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers,…
China tells visiting Muslim diplomats it’s willing to help ‘restore peace in the Middle East’
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told a visiting delegation of Muslim officials that Beijing is willing to help “restore peace in the Middle East”. “Let us work together to quickly cool down the situation in Gaza and restore peace in the Middle East as soon as possible,” Wang told visiting diplomats from Arab and Muslim-majority nations on Monday. Wang also said a humanitarian disaster…
Is the US in trouble in the Middle East? | The Bottom Line
While the United States government fully backs Israeli actions in its war on Gaza, other countries have taken a different approach. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Israel’s actions have “gone beyond the scope of self-defence”. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pushed back against the Israeli and US classification of Hamas as a terrorist group, saying, “Hamas is not a terrorist group, it is a…
Live: Israel, Hamas exchange fire as U.S. deploys additional missile systems to Middle East
Israel is entering its third week of war against Hamas after the terrorist group infiltrated the country on October 7, firing thousands of rockets at residential areas and butchering civilians At least 5,700 people have been killed in the war on both sides, including at least 1,400 Israeli civilians and soldiers and 32 Americans. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry claims at least 4,385 Palestinians have…