Israel said Wednesday its forces had killed another top Iranian official, Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, and said its military was authorised to kill any senior figure of the Islamic republic in its sights. The announcement, the day after Iranian security chief Ali Larijani was confirmed killed in an Israeli strike, is part of a longstanding
Iran launched strikes toward Israel and neighboring Gulf countries early Wednesday, with explosions heard in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar and interceptions reported in Saudi Arabia. The attacks came hours after Iranian state media confirmed Israel's military killed top Iranian security official Ali Larijani in an overnight strike, as well as
Iran vowed on Wednesday a "decisive" retaliation for the death of its security chief Ali Larijani, firing off a wave of missiles at Israel, which said it killed him in an air strike. A barrage of Iranian missiles killed two people near Israel's commercial hub, Tel Aviv, while Gulf nations intercepted rockets and drones headed for targets including
Israel's military on Tuesday vowed to hunt down and "neutralise" Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, after saying it had killed the Islamic republic's powerful national security chief in an airstrike. If confirmed, the death of Ali Larijani would represent a major blow to Iran, whose long-serving leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed less
Israel said Tuesday it had killed Iran's powerful national security chief, Ali Larijani, in what would be a huge blow to the Islamic republic as fresh strikes rocked the Middle East from Tehran to Baghdad. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Larijani was "eliminated last night", although this has not been confirmed by Iran. Earlier Tuesday, Israel's
Iran's top security official and the head of the Revolutionary Guard's Basij militia were both killed in overnight strikes in a blow to the country’s leadership, Israel's defence minister said Tuesday, while Tehran defiantly fired new salvos of missiles and drones at its Gulf Arab neighbours and Israel. Both security official Ali Larijani and Gen.
In rapid succession, the first few months of 2026 have seen a self-assured Trump administration deploy military force against two of Beijing’s closest geopolitical partners: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. As in Venezuela, the primary objectives of the current campaign in Iran appears to be regime change,
Residents of Dubai and Doha, Qatar, awoke to the sound of explosions Tuesday as air defenses worked to intercept new waves of incoming Iranian fire, and Israel launched new strikes on Iran and Lebanon, as the war in the Middle East showed no signs of abating. Dubai, a major transit hub for international travel, briefly shut its airspace as the military
A drone attack in the United Arab Emirates sparked a fire at an oil tank farm Tuesday in Fujairah, an emirate on the country's east coast with the Gulf of Oman that has been repeatedly targeted, the state-run WAM news agency reported. It said no one was injured in the blast. The report came after a brief closure of the UAE's airspace when the military
Qatar said Tuesday it had intercepted a missile attack as Iran presses its retaliatory campaign over strikes by the United States and Israel that killed its supreme leader. An AFP journalist heard several explosions in Doha, a day after blasts resounded across the Qatari capital. Qatar, like several Gulf nations, has been targeted by drones and missiles