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Iran's president arrives in Pakistan for 3-day visit amid tight security

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Islamabad for a three-day visit on Monday, during which he plans to discuss a range of issues with authorities in Pakistan's capital, officials said.

Turkey's Erdogan in rare Iraq visit to discuss water, oil, security

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due Monday in neighbouring Iraq for his first state visit there in years, with water, oil and regional security issues expected to top the agenda.

Rockets fired from Iraq at US-led coalition base in Syria

Rockets were fired late Sunday from northern Iraq at a military base in Syria housing a US-led coalition, according to Iraqi security forces.

Assad says Syria has held 'meetings' with US

US-sanctioned President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published Sunday Syria has held meetings "from time to time" with Washington, as it seeks openings after over a decade of isolation.

Iran's supreme leader tacitly acknowledges that Tehran hit little in its attack on Israel

Iran's supreme leader on Sunday dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel hit anything there, a tacit acknowledgment that despite launching a major assault, few projectiles actually made it through to their targets.

Iran's Khamenei praises success of military after Israel attack

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the country's armed forces for their "success" in his first public comments since Tehran launched an unprecedented direct attack on Israel last week.

Lebanon's Hezbollah says three fighters killed in Israel strike

Three Hezbollah fighters were killed Saturday in an Israeli strike on a house in southern Lebanon, the group said in a statement.

Germany to send new frigate to protect ships in Red Sea

Germany said Saturday it will send a new frigate to the Red Sea in August to help secure maritime traffic, disrupted for months due to attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

Biden avoids a further Mideast spiral as Israel and Iran show restraint. But for how long?

US President Joe Biden can breathe a bit easier, at least for the moment, now that Israel and Iran appear to have stepped back from the brink of tipping the Middle East into all-out war.

'Bombing' hits Iraq military base: Security sources

Several people were wounded in a "bombing" overnight on an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, two security sources said early Saturday.

Calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran

World leaders appealed for calm Friday after reported Israeli retaliation against Iran added to months of tense spillover from the war in Gaza, with Iranian state media reporting explosions in a central province.

Israel and Iran's apparent strikes and counterstrikes give new insights into both militaries

Israel demonstrated its military dominance over adversary Iran in its apparent precision strikes that hit near military and nuclear targets deep in the heart of the country, meeting the little significant challenge from Iran's defences and providing the world with new insights into both militaries' capabilities.

Iraq's prime minister heads to Michigan to meet Arab Americans at a tense time for the Middle East

The leader of Iraq travelled to Michigan on Thursday following a sit-down with President Joe Biden to meet with the state's large Iraqi community and update them on escalating tensions in the Middle East following Iran’s weekend retaliatory aerial assault on Israel.

At UN, Iran says it will make Israel 'regret' reprisals

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Thursday warned that Tehran would make Israel "regret" any attack on his country in response to the Islamic republic's weekend barrage of missiles and drones.

Iran warns Israel against attacking nuclear sites

A senior Revolutionary Guards general threatened on Thursday to target Israel's "nuclear facilities" if it strikes Iranian atomic sites, state media reported, anticipating retaliation for Tehran's unprecedented weekend attack.

Iran's President Raisi to visit Pakistan next week despite tensions in the Middle East

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Pakistan as scheduled next week despite increasing tension in the Middle East in the wake of Tehran's retaliatory aerial attack on Israel, Pakistan's foreign minister said Thursday.

Sydney teen accused of stabbing 2 clerics showed no signs of radicalization, Muslim leader says

A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service might have “anger management and behavioural issues” and a “short fuse” but had shown no signs of being radicalized, a community leader said Thursday after authorities declared the stabbing a terrorist attack.

Israel delays response on Iran's offensive for the second time: Axios

Israel considered conducting a retaliatory strike against Iran on Monday night but eventually decided to postpone it, five Israeli and American sources told Axios.

Prominent Tunisian journalist given six months for defamation

A Tunisian court Wednesday condemned a journalist and brutal critic of President Kais Saied to six months in prison for defaming a civil servant, his brother and lawyer told AFP.

Macron says EU has 'duty' to expand Iran sanctions

French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday the EU and its Western allies must expand sanctions on Iran's missile and drone manufacturers after Tehran's attack on Israel.

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