Category: 2. Middle East

Ukraine said on Saturday it hoped the military escalation between Israel and Iran would not lead to a drop in aid to Kyiv, at a time when European support is stalling without US engagement.

Israel unleashed large-scale attacks on Iran on Friday, targeting nuclear and military facilities, high-ranking generals and atomic scientists.

Iran in return launched barrages of drones and missile at Israel.

The escalation sparked international calls for restraint as fears of broader conflict grow.

In Kyiv…

Pakistan on Saturday vowed to “stand behind Iran” and called for Muslim unity against Israel after attacks on Iran, Anadolu reports.

Speaking at the National Assembly, Pakistan Defense Minister Khwaja Asif said that Muslim nations should now launch an initiative to show unity against Israel.

“Israel has targeted Iran, Yemen, and Palestine. If Muslim nations don’t unite now, each will face the same fate,” he said.

He urged the Muslim countries, who have…

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened Saturday to “burn Tehran” if Iran continues launching missiles at Israeli territory, Anadolu reports.

Katz’s remarks came during a high-level security assessment attended by Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, Mossad Director David Barnea, and other senior military officials, according to the Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel.

“The Iranian dictator is turning the citizens of Iran into…

Iran will continue its military operations until Israel regrets its actions, the spokesperson for Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, said on Saturday, Anadolu reports.

Speaking to Iranian state television, Shekarchi commented on Israel’s recent attack against Iran and Tehran’s subsequent response.

Referring to a statement made by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei the previous day, Shekarchi said: “We will continue…

An Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building in the Iranian capital Tehran on Friday, killing 60 people, including 20 children, according to Iran’s state-run media on Saturday, Anadolu reports.

“60 people, including 20 children, were killed in an Israeli strike on a residential building in Tehran’s Shahid Chamran Township,” Iranian Press TV reported.

In the early hours of Friday, Israeli forces attacked Iran, hitting nuclear and missile facilities…

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday “strongly” condemned the Israeli attacks on Iran, and called for international action to “stop” them, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, the OIC General Secretariat described the attacks as a “flagrant violation” of Iranian sovereignty and security, and international law.

It called on the international community and the UN Security Council to “assume their responsibilities in respect of this…

The upcoming UN conference co-hosted by Saudi Arabia and France on the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine was postponed amid rising tension between Israel and Iran, Anadolu reports.

The High-Level Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution was scheduled to take place on June 17.

“However, due to the current circumstances in the Middle East that prevent regional leaders from…

Iraq has officially reopened the Qaim border crossing with Syria for trade and passenger traffic, a spokesman for the Iraqi border authority said on Saturday, marking a key step in efforts to normalise relations and revive economic ties between the two countries, Reuters reports.

“The Qaim crossing is now fully operational for both cargo trucks and civilian movement,” the spokesman told Reuters, adding that the reopening followed joint security assessments by…

Iran’s envoy to the UN on Friday condemned Israel’s attacks on its nuclear facilities, calling it a “direct consequence of the case of inaction on double standards” and accusing the US of complicity, Anadolu reports.

Speaking at an emergency UN Security Council session, Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani expressed gratitude to “Algeria, Pakistan, China and the Russian Federation for their support in convening this emergency session to address Israel’s…