Category: 2. Middle East

France has shut down four stands belonging to Israeli arms companies at the Paris Air Show. According to a Reuters report today, French authorities ordered the closure after Israeli companies failed to comply with a directive from a national security agency instructing them to remove offensive and kinetic weapons from display.

The decision to shut down the weapons stand was reportedly carried out overnight after the Israeli exhibits were already installed.

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Iran has informed Qatar and Oman, both acting as mediators, that it will not enter into negotiations while Israeli attacks are ongoing, according to a source familiar with the discussions.

Speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the conflict, an official said: “The Iranians informed the Qatari and Omani mediators that they will only pursue serious negotiations once Iran has completed its response to the Israeli pre-emptive…

The Israeli National Security Council (NSC) warned Sunday Israelis stranded abroad to stop planning overland returns through Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula or through Jordan, as Ben Gurion Airport remains closed until further notice.

“Because Ben-Gurion Airport has been shut since 12 June, some private initiatives are exploring flights into Sinai or Jordan and then overland travel to Israel,” the NSC said in a statement issued on Sunday.

“We wish to clarify that…

Ebrahim Rezai, the spokesperson of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Mejlis (Parliament) of Iran, called on the republic’s government to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

“Now is the time to withdraw from the NPT,” the Iranian Fars news agency quoted him as saying.

“This agreement was supposed to ensure our security, and not become the reason for its absence,” Rezai added.

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Hamas has denied reports circulated on social media about an alleged attempt to assassinate Khalil al-Hayya, the head of the movement in Gaza, in the Qatari capital, Doha.

In a brief statement issued on Sunday, Tabayen, a media outlet affiliated with Hamas, said it “denies the rumours circulated by some social media groups regarding an assassination attempt against Dr Khalil al-Hayya, the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Doha.”

The statement urged media…

The Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah warned on Sunday it would resume attacks on U.S. troops in the region if the United States intervenes in the conflict between Israel and Iran, Reuters reported.

“We are closely monitoring the movements of the American enemy’s army in the region,” Kataib Hezbollah Secretary-General Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi said in a statement. “If America intervenes in the war, we will act directly against its interests and bases…

The military escalation between Iran and Israel has entered an unprecedented phase, with Iranian attacks now covering a wide area from the northern town of Naqoura to the southern city of Eilat. Early on Monday, Israel’s Home Front Command reported the beginning of a large-scale Iranian offensive, issuing repeated warnings of incoming attacks and urging residents to stay close to shelters.

Israeli media reported that the army detected the launch of around 100…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged Iraq to block Israel from using its airspace and territory to launch attacks against the Islamic Republic, Anadolu agency reported.

Iranian News Agency (IRNA) said Pezeshkian spoke on the phone with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Sunday and “emphasise that the Iraqi government must exercise greater vigilance and protection of its borders and airspace so that Iraqi territory is not misused against…

An Iranian air strike has targeted an area near the family home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea in northern Israel, Israeli media outlets reported on Sunday.

On Sunday, Iran launched a barrage of missiles against Israel in response to the Israeli aggression targeting the capital, Tehran.

Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv, occupied Jerusalem, Ashdod port in Haifa, and dozens of…

Iran launched missiles at Israeli cities Monday after Israeli strikes deep inside the Islamic republic, raising Israel’s death toll by 11 on day four of an escalating air war.

After decades of enmity and a prolonged shadow war, Israel on Friday launched a surprise aerial campaign targeting sites across Iran, saying the attacks aimed to prevent its arch-foe from acquiring atomic weapons — a charge Tehran denies.

Israel’s strikes have so far killed at least 224 people, including top military…