The planes were “mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defences”, but all crew survived, Centcom says. BBC News
Read More »US jets shot down over Kuwait in 'apparent friendly fire incident', officials say
Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah rocket fire as Iran conflict widens
Israeli forces responded with a powerful air assault in Beirut’s southern suburbs – known as Dahieh – and southern Lebanon at around 03:00. The IDF said the strikes targeted senior Hezbollah operatives, command centres, weapons stores, and “terrorist infrastructure”. BBC News
Read More »'They hit so hard the house was shaking': Iranians describe impact of US-Israel attacks
People in Iran tell the BBC they hear explosions day and night, as the US and Israel continue striking the country for a third day. BBC News
Read More »Allies of US in the Gulf bear brunt of Iran attacks
But if the regime survives, and it may well, then Washington’s triple demands of Tehran will come back into focus, namely: a curb on Iran’s suspect nuclear programme, including a return to inspections; an end to Iran’s ballistic missile programme; and an end to Iran’s support for proxy militias around …
Read More »Moment Iran’s state TV announces Supreme Leader has been killed
Iran’s state media has confirmed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been killed, after attacks across Iran by Israel and the US, which began on Saturday morning local time. Reading a statement from Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, state TV outlets in Iran confirmed Khamenei’s death. The confirmation came after …
Read More »Celebrations around the world after strikes on Iran
People in the UK, Spain and the United States celebrated on Saturday following news that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed during attacks across Iran by Israel and the US, which began on Saturday morning local time. The death of the 86-year-old ruler of the past three decades …
Read More »Iran's regime is still intact – the coming days will show if it can hold out
Iran’s surviving leaders are in crisis mode, battling to project security as US and Israel strikes continue. BBC News
Read More »Iran's Supreme Leader killed in joint US Israeli strikes, Trump says
Tehran responded to the strikes with a wave of missiles and drones aimed at Israel and Gulf countries that host US bases. BBC News
Read More »US and Israeli strikes on Iran in maps
Israel and the US have launched strikes across Iran, with Iran retaliating with strikes across the region. BBC News
Read More »How US-Israel strikes on Iran unfolded in 90 seconds
The US and Israel launched attacks across Iran on Saturday, with US President Donald Trump later saying Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Khamenei’s compound in Tehran had been destroyed in a “powerful, surprise strike”. Iranian state media later confirmed Khamenei’s death. …
Read More »Iran says US and Israel strikes hit school killing 108
There is no confirmation by the US or Israel of the strike on the school located near elite military troops. BBC News
Read More »Trump announces ‘major combat operations’ in Iran
Donald Trump has announced the US has started “major combat operations” in Iran, accusing the Iranian regime of waging an “unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States”. The US president released a video on his social media network Truth Social in the early hours of the …
Read More »What we know about the joint US-Israel attack on Iran
Donald Trump has described “major combat operations”, with explosions heard across Iran. BBC News
Read More »Aid groups in Gaza and West Bank thrown lifeline as Israel court pauses ban threat
The right-wing government of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has taken a tough stance against international and Palestinian NGOs as well as UN agencies, some of which have operated in the region for decades, citing security reasons. It has also passed legislation banning the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, …
Read More »Anxious days inside Iran as speculation grows of US strikes
One camp expresses cautious optimism, hoping the negotiations will prevent another conflict, and evoking memories of the eight-year Iran-Iraq war and the more recent 12-day escalation war with Israel, which left more than 1,200 people dead and more than 6,000 injured in Iran. Twenty-eight people were killed and dozens injured …
Read More »Yemen’s Houthi rebels drive aid groups to the brink
Last October, the group’s leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said in a speech that his group had arrested what he described as “well trained spy cells operating under a humanitarian cover”, from organisations including the WFP and Unicef, the UN’s childrens agency. The UN has rejected the allegations. BBC News
Read More »Iranian national jailed in France for promoting terrorism online
Tehran has indicated Mahdieh Esfandiari could be exchanged for two French nationals it convicted of espionage. BBC News
Read More »'People are getting poorer': How Iran's struggling economy is changing how families live
The soaring cost of living has left people struggling to afford basic items – creating pressures which led to mass protests. BBC News
Read More »US and Iran to hold further talks as pressure for nuclear deal builds
Reports in US media, quoting unnamed administration officials, have suggested that Trump was considering an initial strike in the coming days on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards or nuclear sites to pressure the country’s leaders. If negotiations failed, according to the reports, the president might go as far as ordering a campaign …
Read More »US embassy to provide passport services at West Bank settlements
Israel’s government welcomes the US decision, but the Palestinian Authority says it is a clear violation of international law. BBC News
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