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Israeli strike kills three Lebanese soldiers

An Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon killed three soldiers, Beirut's military said Saturday, days after the countries agreed a conditional truce during talks in the United States. Israel has launched an operation into Lebanon to root out the Tehran-backed armed

Iran World Cup team heads to Mexico as US visa row erupts

Iran's World Cup squad left Turkey for Mexico on Saturday, taking off under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row between Tehran and Washington after the US refused to issue visas for some of the team's support squad. The dispute erupted just days before the June 11 start of

Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after renewed US strikes

Iran launched a salvo of missiles at US allies Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday, after renewed American strikes, drawing a furious response from the Gulf monarchies and further undermining a fragile truce. Weeks of indirect talks marked by tit-for-tat threats and sporadic strikes