Category: 2. Middle East

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced on Tuesday his country’s strong support for the Israeli ongoing strikes against Iran, on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada.

“This is the dirty work Israel is doing for all of us. We are also victims of this regime. This mullah regime has brought death and destruction to the world,” Merz said in an interview with the ZDF broadcaster.

Merz said the leadership in Tehran has been weakened by Israel’s attacks…

The UN nuclear watchdog said Israeli strikes on Wednesday destroyed two buildings making centrifuge components for Iran’s nuclear programme near Tehran, while Iran said it fired hypersonic missiles as the arch foes traded fire for a sixth day.

Hours after US President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s surrender, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed his country would show “no mercy” towards Israel’s leadership.

Khamenei, in power since 1989 and the final arbiter of all matters of state in…

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday the nation would never surrender as demanded by President Donald Trump and warned the United States it would face “irreparable damage” if it intervenes in support of its ally.

The speech came six days into the conflict, with Trump demanding Iran’s “unconditional surrender” while boasting the United States could kill Khamenei and fuelling speculation about a possible intervention.

The long-range blitz began Friday, when Israel launched…

Israel said it struck a nuclear site near Tehran on Wednesday, while Iran said it fired hypersonic missiles as the arch foes traded fire for a sixth day.

Hours after US President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s surrender, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed his country would show “no mercy” towards Israel’s leadership.

Trump insists the United States has played no part in ally Israel’s bombing campaign, but also warned his patience was wearing thin.

The long-range blitz began Friday, when…

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday the nation would never surrender and warned the United States of “irreparable damage” if it intervenes, while Israel said it had destroyed the internal security headquarters in Tehran.

Khamenei’s speech came six days into the conflict, with Trump saying he may or may not intervene in the conflict, while demanding Iran’s “unconditional surrender”.

The long-range blitz began Friday, when Israel launched a massive bombing campaign that…

Jerusalem’s Grand Mufti and preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri warned on Tuesday that the Israeli occupation authorities are exploiting the war with Iran and the genocide in the Gaza Strip, to tighten control over the Al-Aqsa Mosque and impose further restrictions on it, in a “blatant attack” on Muslims’ right to worship and a new attempt to impose Israeli sovereignty over the holy mosque.”

Since the beginning of the war on Gaza, Israeli…

Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday unanimously passed a motion condemning in the “strongest terms” Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and its attacks on Iran, Anadolu Agency reported.

The motion, signed by Turkish parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus, underlined that the parliament has been closely monitoring Israel’s long-standing illegal and genocidal policies, which are a threat to the entire world.

It also highlighted the attacks on Gaza, which resulted in the…

The Palestinian Civil Society Organisations Network condemned on Tuesday the Israeli occupation forces killing of tens of hungry Palestinians and the wounding of hundreds others at an aid distribution point run by the Israeli- backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. 

The network added in a statement that the Foundation and the American security company are partners with the Israeli occupation forces in targeting and killing…

More than 100 Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in the Israeli assault on Gaza, the majority of whom were waiting to receive humanitarian aid.

Since 7 October 2023, Israel has continued its deadly war on the Gaza Strip, carrying out daily massacres and systematic destruction of homes and residential areas. This has been accompanied by a tightening blockade and a complete ban on humanitarian aid entering the territory, worsening the famine in the devastated…

The Higher Committee for Tribal Affairs in the Gaza Strip has urged the Palestinians to immediately stop heading to the border areas and gathering sites promoted by the Israeli occupation as aid distribution sites, warning that they are “death traps” that have claimed the lives of hundreds of hungry Palestinians, Quds Press reported. 

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Committee said intensive efforts are being made, in coordination with international…