More than 300 US troops have been wounded since the start of the Iran war on February 28, US Central Command said on Friday. "Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, approximately 303 US service members have been wounded. The vast majority of these injuries have been minor, and 273 troops have retu»»»

As fears of a wider regional conflict escalate following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began in late February, Pakistan has emerged as an unexpected mediator, offering to help bring Washington and Tehran to the negotiating table. Islamabad isn't often called on to act as an intermediary in »»»

An Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Friday, killing two people, according to the health ministry. AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing from the area after the raid. The National News Agency reported that "enemy aircraft" carried out a raid on Tahwitat al-Ghadir in the southern sub»»»

When Alireza Tangsiri took command of the naval arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 2018, he appeared to fit squarely into the role envisioned by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: an ideological and confrontational force operating at the frontline of daily tensions with the United States, »»»

Iran's veteran ‌supreme leader and a host of other top figures and Revolutionary Guards commanders have been killed in US-Israeli strikes, but the ruling system has maintained its ability to strategize and operate in the war that began on February 28. Born from a 1979 revolution, the Iranian regime»»»

An Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Friday, which Israel has repeatedly struck since war erupted on March 2. AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing from the area after the raid. The National News Agency reported that "enemy aircraft" carried out a raid on Tahwitat al-Ghadir in the s»»»

The debate among Iranian hardliners over whether Tehran should seek a nuclear bomb in defiance of an escalating US-Israeli attack is getting louder, more public and more insistent, sources in the country say. With the Revolutionary Guards now dominant following the killing of veteran Supreme Leader»»»

Lebanese media reported an Israeli strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs early Friday, as AFP correspondents heard several explosions from the Hezbollah stronghold that Israel has repeatedly struck since war erupted this month. AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing from the area after the raid. Leban»»»

  Israel is deliberately targeting residential buildings and populated areas in an attempt to depopulate southern Israel, according to reports. »»»

  Israel is deliberately targeting residential buildings and populated areas in an attempt to depopulate southern Israel, according to reports. »»»

  Israel is deliberately targeting residential buildings and populated areas in an attempt to depopulate southern Israel, according to reports. »»»

  Israel is deliberately targeting residential buildings and populated areas in an attempt to depopulate southern Israel, according to reports. »»»

  Israel is deliberately targeting residential buildings and populated areas in an attempt to depopulate southern Israel, according to reports. »»»

  Israel is deliberately targeting residential buildings and populated areas in an attempt to depopulate southern Israel, according to reports. »»»

  Israel is deliberately targeting residential buildings and populated areas in an attempt to depopulate southern Israel, according to reports. »»»

  Israel is deliberately targeting residential buildings and populated areas in an attempt to depopulate southern Israel, according to reports. »»»

  Israel is deliberately targeting residential buildings and populated areas in an attempt to depopulate southern Israel, according to reports. »»»

Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on Thursday that an air strike killed the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' navy, Alireza Tangsiri. The US military confirmed the operation and said Tangsiri's death "makes the region safer". Defence Minister Israel Katz an»»»

The US Central Command has confirmed the death of hardliner Iranian Admiral Alireza Tangsiri hours after an Israeli strike in Bandar Abbas, near the Strait of Hormuz. In confirming the killing, US Admiral Brad Cooper called on those serving in the Iran Republican Guard Corps Navy (IRGC-N) to immedi»»»

The IRIS Dena, a Moudge Class Frigate of the Iranian Navy, is seen here in a screenshot from video as it was torpedoed by a U.S. Navy submarine in the Indian Ocean on March 4. The Israeli Defense Ministry said Thursday that it has killed Alireza Tangsiri, the Iranian naval commander responsible for»»»

The Telegraph has removed an article from its website about the close ties between Hezbollah and the Christian town of Ras Baalbek in northeastern Lebanon. The story, which was accessible for just around a day, portrayed the militant movement in a positive light while mentioning local resentment of»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump's surprising claim this week that talks with Iran were yielding great progress has only raised more confusion over a war whose goals were already unclear. The most basic question: What talks? A 15-point plan from the Trump administration offering a potential pathway to a»»»

Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Thursday that an Israeli airstrike had killed Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' navy. "Last night, in a precise and lethal operation, the IDF eliminated the commander of the Revolutionary Guards' navy, Tangsiri, along with sen»»»

Lebanon's Iran-aligned Hezbollah group said Thursday that it struck10 Israeli Merkava tanks in three southern towns along the border. In a series of separate statements, Hezbollah said that its members targeted the advanced Israeli tanks with guided missiles in the towns of Deir Siryan, Debel, and »»»

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U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran does not accept a deal to end the nearly four-week Middle East war, the White House warned Wednesday, but a defiant Tehran said it did not intend to negotiate. The ramped-up rhetoric dashed hopes of any imminent de-escalation as violenc»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran has threatened to open a "front" in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait to counter the United States, the Iranian news agency Tasnim reported, citing a military source. Earlier, Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Tehran could open new fronts of hostilities with the United »»»

US President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that Iran was taking part in peace talks, suggesting Tehran's denials were because Iranian negotiators fear being killed by their own side. "They are negotiating, by the way, and they want to make a deal so badly. But they're afraid to say it, because th»»»

While Washington has signalled a diplomatic off-ramp from its war with Iran, Israel is preparing for the opposite in Lebanon -- an open-ended military campaign against Hezbollah. Analysts said the message from Israel was a blunt one: Hezbollah must be disarmed, and that will take time. "I suppose t»»»

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said Wednesday that negotiating with Israel under fire would amount to "surrender" for Lebanon, as Israel launched new strikes and Hezbollah said it was targeting Israeli troops. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that "the Gaza model must not be replicated in »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel's forces were expanding a "buffer zone" in southern Lebanon as the military pressed ahead with its war against Hezbollah. "We have created a genuine security zone preventing any infiltration toward the Galilee and the northern »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that his country's forces were expanding a "buffer zone" in southern Lebanon as the military pressed ahead with its campaign against Hezbollah. "We have created a genuine security zone preventing any infiltration toward the Galilee and the»»»

Khalil and his young family are sheltering in a theater in south Lebanon's Tyre, refusing to leave despite Israeli bombardment on the city that is now almost cut off from the rest of the country. "They'll have to take us by force," said the man in his thirties, who fled his home with his wife and t»»»

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah must not condemn Lebanon to the same fate as Gaza, the Palestinian territory decimated by years of conflict. "The Gaza model must not be replicated in Lebanon," Guterres told reporters, also saying the»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran's Foreign Ministry said in a letter to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that the Strait of Hormuz remains open, placing responsibility for any shipping disruptions on the United States and Israel. "The Strait of Hormuz remains open, and maritime traffic has not »»»

Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has warned the United States against testing Iran’s determination to defend its territory, following reports of American troop deployments to the region amid ongoing US-Israeli military aggression against Iran. “We are closely monitoring all »»»

The Israeli military will occupy parts of southern Lebanon to deal with the presence of Hezbollah militants in the area, Defense Minister Israel Katz has said. The effort will involve the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and the destruction of civilian infrastructure, he added. Israe»»»

Israel launched strikes on south Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday, Lebanese state media said, as Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah said it kept up its attacks on Israeli troops. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March»»»

Israel launched strikes on south Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday, as Hezbollah said it kept up attacks on Israeli troops. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when the Iran-backed Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme»»»

Mohammad Baqer Zolghadr was not an unfamiliar figure when he was appointed on Tuesday as secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. One week after the killing of Ali Larijani, and amid a war that has thinned the ranks of Iran’s top leadership, authorities turned to a man shaped within o»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran has launched the 80th wave of strikes against US and Israeli positions in the region as part of Operation True Promise 4, the Press TV broadcaster reported on Wednesday. Tehran has released footage showing the missile launches targeting those positions, according to the repo»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "seeks to inflict the same level of damage and destruction" on Lebanon as Israeli ‌forces had ‌wrought on ‌the Gaza ⁠Strip, Spanish Prime ⁠Minister Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers on Wednesday. Sanchez, who appeared before the ⁠lower house ‌to ‌explain his gov»»»

Diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Iran have entered a new phase with Beirut’s unprecedented withdrawal on Tuesday of its approval of the accreditation of Tehran’s new ambassador Mohammad Reza Sheibani. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had summoned the Iranian charge d'affaire»»»

Iran is not engaged in negotiations with the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei stated. “There are no negotiations between Iran and the United States, just as there have been none over the past 25 days since the start of the illegal war against Iran,” Baqaei said, as q»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The cost of the US operation against Iran has exceeded $30 billion, according to the Iran War Cost Tracker. The portal updates data in real time and calculates the funds required to maintain personnel, ships deployed to the region, and other related expenses. The calculation meth»»»

US President Donald Trump walked back his own deadline for escalating attacks on Iran on Monday, citing "productive" talks with Tehran – but Iranian officials deny those talks took place. So what is really happening? Here is a look at the facts and speculation. US President Donald Trump has execute»»»

US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that the United States had been negotiating with an unnamed Iranian leader whom he described as a "top person". Media reports have since speculated that the Iranian interlocutor could be 64-year-old pilot and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher G»»»

Donald Trump said Tuesday he had sent a peace plan to Iran, expressing cautious optimism about ending nearly a month of war even as fresh violence underscored the fragility of the moment. In a potential sign of de-escalation, Tehran announced it would allow “non-hostile” vessels to pass through the»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump's surprising claim this week that talks with Iran were yielding great progress has only raised more confusion over a war whose goals were already unclear. The most basic question: What talks? A 15-point plan from the Trump administration offering a potential pathway to a»»»