Tehran has been preparing for two decades for the contingency of a full-scale confrontation with the US and Israel - The plan of the “Fourth Successor”, the decentralized model of political and military leadership based on the model of Mao Zedong
Paris urges negotiations as the only path forward, warning it is unrealistic to expect Beirut to act against Hezbollah while Israeli strikes continue
Volker Turk expresses concern over civilian displacement in Lebanon and strikes on Iranian schools, urging de-escalation while traveling to the U.S. to consult amid the escalating conflict
UN agencies report tens of thousands seeking shelter as air strikes escalate, with children among the casualties and more displacements expected
Trump Says Iran’s Military Has Largely Been ‘Knocked Out’; Iran steps up attacks on Gulf states; Germany's Merz at White House
The Iran-backed Lebanese militia attacks its powerful opponent with rockets and drones, opening a new front in the regional conflict
U.S. is concerned as Tehran taps emirate’s money exchanges to rebuild battered ally
The strike, targeting Hezbollah’s acting chief Ali Tabtabai, killed five and injured 28, escalating tensions despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, as Israel warns it will not allow the group to rebuild its forces
According to Reuters, Israel's military reported intercepting three rockets launched from southern Lebanon, specifically from a district located around 6 kilometers (4 miles) north of the border
Pummeled by war with Israel, the Iranian-backed group cedes ground domestically
Egypt and Israel are in talks to unblock crucial aid route, with Cairo and Hamas signaling they’ll drop demand Israeli forces leave area immediately
The loss of Aleppo to Islamist rebels represents a stunning defeat for the Syrian regime, highlighting its dependence on enfeebled allies
Israel launched intense airstrikes in Beirut earlier in the day and advanced deeper into Lebanese territory
Israel’s security cabinet to consider deal that could end fighting, push back Hezbollah
Israeli military says five projectiles fell in central Israel and Israeli medics say two people were lightly injured
Militant group says its fighting capabilities are intact after its leader was killed in Israeli airstrike last week
Forays are aimed at gathering intelligence and probing Hezbollah’s capabilities
Operation was based on intelligence that Hassan Nasrallah would be gathering with other senior leaders
Strike flattens multiple buildings in effort to kill cleric who built the militant group over 30 years
After dismissing signs of the looming Oct. 7 attacks, Israel now has the enemy it prepared for