Author: Steven Sahiounie

Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for launching a missile barrage at Haifa and sending a swarm of attack drones to strike the Ein Shemer base, located east of Hadera. Meanwhile, Israel confirmed the death of two Golani Brigade soldiers and multiple injuries among its officers and troops during intense battles in southern Lebanon. Israeli airstrikes continue to target both southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley. In a statement released today, Hezbollah said it bombarded Kiryot, north of Haifa, with a series of missiles, later confirming that the city of Haifa was also hit with precision rockets. Additionally, the group launched attack…

The first meeting between Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian marks a new chapter in Moscow-Tehran relations By Farhad Ibragimov – expert, lecturer at the Faculty of Economics of RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration One of the highlights of the international forum ‘The Interconnection of Times and Civilizations: The Basis of Peace and Development’, held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, was the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. This was the first meeting between the two leaders since Pezeshkian assumed office on…

A UNIFIL observation post in southern Lebanon has been shelled by an Israeli Merkava tank, according to the contingent An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tank has fired at a UN peacekeeping outpost in southern Lebanon, damaging a watchtower and destroying surveillance equipment, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said in a statement on Wednesday. The peacekeeping force described the incident as what appeared to be another “deliberate” attack by the IDF, urging the Israeli military to “respect the inviolability of UN premises at all times.” “This morning, peacekeepers at a position near Kafer Kela observed an IDF Merkava tank…

Hezbollah has intensified its rocket attacks on Israeli settlements and cities, leading the Israeli army to call for the evacuation of an area in eastern Lebanon as a precaution before planned military actions. According to the Israeli army’s radio station, around 30 rockets were launched from Lebanon towards the Western Galilee region, fortunately resulting in no reported injuries. Channel 12 in Israel reported that the latest wave included five rockets aimed at the Galilee area. Al Jazeera’s correspondent indicated that a series of rockets were fired from Lebanon targeting the Israeli site of Rweisat al-Alam in the Kfar Shuba hills.…

The Israeli occupation continues its policy of extermination and destruction, similar to its actions in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Over the past year, video footage has documented Israeli soldiers blowing up homes, mosques, and schools in the Gaza Strip. This same destructive strategy has now extended to southern Lebanon. Israeli media and platforms recently released two video clips: one filmed from a nearby town and another from a reconnaissance aircraft, both capturing the moment Israeli forces detonated explosives in the village of Muhaybib, located in the Marjeyoun district of southern Lebanon. The first video shows a number of Israeli soldiers…

Reports from Houthi-affiliated media in Yemen indicate that waves of U.S. and British airstrikes targeted the country early Thursday morning. The media reported that nine airstrikes struck multiple areas in and around the capital, Sanaa, as well as in the Khelan and Aila regions east of Saada city. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed that American air forces executed precise strikes on five underground weapons storage sites controlled by Houthi forces in Yemen. He stated that the strikes aimed to destroy facilities that the Houthis had used to target vessels, emphasizing that Washington will not hesitate to take action…

President Biden has promised to send additional anti-air missiles and other ammunition to Kiev US President Joe Biden has unveiled a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $425 million, and promised more support in the future. The package includes missiles for the NASAMS and Stinger air defense systems, rockets for HIMARS launchers, and artillery shells. The US will continue to work with “some 50 Allies and partners” to “meet Ukraine’s urgently needed battlefield requirements,” the White House said. Biden spoke with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky by phone on Wednesday, promising to “intensify security assistance planning alongside international partners in…

The Ukrainian leader’s proposal is a set of “incoherent slogans,” according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova Moscow has dismissed Vladimir Zelensky’s much-touted eight-point ‘victory plan’ as nothing but a “plan for the misfortune of Ukraine,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said in a statement. On Wednesday, the Ukrainian leader unveiled his long-promised proposal to Western supporters during an extraordinary parliamentary session. Zelensky laid out five points, including an immediate invitation to join NATO, permission to use Western long-range weapons to strike targets deep in Russia, and continued incursions into the neighboring country’s territory. A further three…

Belgrade has recently accused Brussels of issuing new conditions for accession to the bloc BRICS is a more welcoming and member-oriented group than the European Union, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, commenting on the possibility that Serbia could seek to join the economic bloc. His comments came after Belgrade said that instead of EU membership, it would explore the option of joining BRICS, which is currently chaired by Russia. “Serbia has been having its arm twisted. They [the EU] always lay down conditions for cooperation and demand certain actions,” Peskov told the Mayak radio station. “We are certain that…

The foreign and economy ministers have reportedly “blocked” deliveries of weapons to the Jewish state Germany has refused to deliver weapons to Israel unless it provides a written guarantee that they will not be used to strike civilians in Gaza, media outlets owned by Germany’s Axel Springer publishing house have reported. Berlin, which has not approved any weapons sales to Israel since March, blocked deliveries despite insisting that the Jewish state is not under an embargo, Politico reported on Monday, confirming a story published over the weekend by German tabloid Bild. According to Bild, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Economy Minister Robert…