A joint military strike by the United States and Israel on Iran, which started on Saturday morning, triggered a sharp escalation across the Middle East, setting off waves of missile exchanges, mounting casualties, and far-reaching political and security repercussions. Below is a timeline of how events unfolded: —Continue Reading
Iran’s state media confirmed Sunday that its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Saturday, prompting Iranian missile strikes on Israel and U.S. targets across the region. What happened in the past 24 hours? Why did the United States and Israel take actionContinue Reading
Iran’s state media confirmed Sunday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli attacks on Saturday. The Iranian government announced a 40-day mourning period after the report of the leader’s death.Continue Reading
The United States and Israel on Saturday launched a surprise strike on Iran, prompting Iranian missile attacks on Israel and U.S. targets across several countries in the region. The following is a recap of the international community’s responses: China China is highly concerned over military strikes against IranContinue Reading
Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, to discuss recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and their implications for regional stability. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the call took place at the initiative of the Iranian side. Araghchi briefed Lavrov on stepsContinue Reading
The African Union urged cooler heads to prevail on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran, warning that conflict could risk harming people on the continent. In a statement, the pan-African body’s head, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf called “for restraint, urgent de-escalation and sustained dialogue”. “FurtherContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia strongly condemned what the “heinous Iranian aggression” and a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday, the Kingdom expressed its full solidarity with the brotherly countries andContinue Reading
Around 10 am local time Saturday, a series of loud explosions jolted the Iranian capital of Tehran in quick succession, and Xinhua reporters saw thick plumes of smoke rising from several parts of the city. Soon it turns out that the United States and Israel have launched an attackContinue Reading
Multiple airlines are grounding flights in the aftermath of the joint US-Israeli strikes on Israel. According to Reuters, the following carriers are affected: – Air Arabia has cancelled flights to Iran, Iraq and other parts of the region – Air France has cancelled flights to and from Tel AvivContinue Reading
The US and Israel have launched co-ordinated strikes across Iran, including Tehran, on Saturday, in a “preventative attack”. Iran have retaliated with the Israel Defence Forces confirming that they had identified missiles launched towards them, and were intercepting the threat. President Donald Trump confirmed a “major combat operation” inContinue Reading
