DAMASCUS, Feb 28 - Four people were killed and several others wounded when an Iranian missile struck a building in the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Saturday, the state news agency SANA said.
A joint statement by the European Commission and the EU Council noted the developments in Iran were "greatly concerning" and reaffirmed what it called the EU's "steadfast commitment to safeguarding regional security and stability."
On Saturday morning, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes across Iran, prompting retaliatory missile and drone attacks by Iran targeting Israel and US military installations in the Gulf — here is what we know so far.
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President Trump on Saturday expressed that he wants “freedom” for the Iranian people after the U.S. and Israel carried out strikes against Tehran. “All I want is freedom for the people,” Trump told the Washington Post in a phone interview. “I want a safe nation, and that’s what
The U.S. and Israel early Saturday morning launched strikes against Iran, while President Trump called on the Iranian people to seize the chance to topple their government. “A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran,” he said in a video
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Long queues formed at gas stations and many Iranians began heading out of cities in search of safety, witnesses said, as an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran spread fear and panic throughout the country. Explosions rocked
BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - NATO is closely following developments in Iran and the region, NATOspokesperson Allison Hart said on Saturday. (Reporting by Lili Bayer, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout)
DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Several Gulf Arab states said they were targeted by Iranian missiles on Saturday after Tehran pledged to retaliate against strikes by the United States and Israel, bringing conflict to a part of the Arab world that prides itself on relative safety.
Iranian missile fire has been reported to have targeted locations in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain and Jordan. The IRGC said it considers all U.S. military bases and interests across the region legitimate targets
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine are monitoring the U.S. operation in Iran from President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where Trump is currently located, a person familiar with
MOSCOW, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The Russian Ministry of Transport said on Saturday that Russian air carriers had suspended flights to Iran and Israel. Israel said it launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran on Saturday, pushing the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation
ATHENS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Greece's shipping ministry advised Greek-flagged vessels on Saturday to exercise maximum vigilance and avoid the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, according to an
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The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, reigniting a regional conflict and further dimming hopes for diplomacy over Tehran’s nuclear program. Explosions were reported in Tehran as Israel moved to emergency measures and shut its airspace to civilian
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LONDON, Feb 28 - Britain said on Saturday that Iran must never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons and stood ready to defend its interests, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran.
DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Global airlines suspendedflights across the Middle East on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, plunging the region into a renewed military confrontation. Flight maps showed the airspace over Iran virtually empty as
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The U.S. president urged Iranians to take cover during the strikes, but to attempt to usurp the Ayatollah regime once American and Israeli forces are finished. Targets in include Iran's military, symbols of government and intelligence targets, according to an official briefed
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BEIRUT, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Saturday said he would not accept anyone dragging "the country into adventures that threaten its security and unity", in an indirect message to the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. In a statement
Feb 28 (Reuters) - Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, plunging the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation as President Donald Trump vowed to destroy Tehran's missilearsenal and prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon. Below is
Feb 28 (Reuters) - Global airlines cancelled flights across the Middle East on Saturday after the United States and Israel launchedstrikes on Iran, plunging the region into a new conflict. Airspace over Iran and Iraq was empty on Saturday morning, maps by flight-tracking
Launching a major attack alongside Israel against Iran, US President Donald Trump is pursuing the goal he once adamantly rejected -- regime change. Trump, who has ordered a military buildup in the Middle East unseen since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, made clear in a video address
US President Donald Trump accuses the Iranian regime of waging an "unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States".
Air raid sirens and explosions were reported in Haifa, Jerusalem and Tehran after Israel launched what it described as coordinated strikes on Iran.
US President Donald Trump announced a major attack against Iran on Saturday, vowing to "annihilate" the country's navy and missile sites, and urging Iranians to overthrow their government. In a video address after the United States and Israel started bombing Iran, Trump made
Iran has retaliated with a missile barrage towards Israel, while explosions have been heard in Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States had begun "major combat operations" in Iran, warning that there may be U.S. casualties. The strikes, which Trump said were aimed at destroying Iranian missiles and