Hundred days of the US-Israel war on Iran
The US-Israel war on Iran is in its 100th day, and the conflict has settled into a grinding, unpredictable deadlock — far removed from the “very fast” campaign United States President Donald Trump once promised.
Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs days after US-supported ceasefire deal
Israel has struck Beirut’s southern suburbs without warning, defying a U.S. request not to attack Lebanon’s capital.
MREIJEH, Lebanon (AP) — Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect and despite a U.S. request not to attack Lebanon ‘s capital. Lebanon’s state-run national news agency said two people were killed and 11 wounded.
Iran & Hezbollah are one and the same
Iran had warned that an attack on Beirut would renew full-scale war across the Mideast, even as Pakistan tries to restart talks between Tehran and Washington. Iran wants a deal to include ending the war in Lebanon.
Lebanon’s president criticises Iran as Israel steps up attacks
- Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Iran “will not only halt the path of negotiations, but we will also be in direct confrontation with the enemy” following Israel’s continued attacks on southern Lebanon and the capital Beirut.
- At least two people have been killed and 11 wounded as Israel launches a new wave of attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs.
- Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israel’s continued attackshave killed at least 3,613 people and wounded 11,072 others since March 2.
- An attacker opens fire on people in central Israel killing one person and wounding several others before the assailant was shot dead, according to police.
- Tehran, which says the attacks were in response to US assaults on its coastal region, has condemned what it called a lack of will by Washington to “reduce tensions and return to the path of stability”.
Does Israel really think it can get rid of Hezbollah in Lebanon?
Despite brokering a ceasefire on paper, the US is not standing in the way of Israel’s war on Lebanon, argues Imad Harb, senior fellow at the Arab Center Washington DC.
