Author: Steven Sahiounie

Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement says it has launched the deepest strike ever into the Israeli occupied territories since the regime began the current war in the besieged Gaza Strip in early October. In a statement, Hezbollah said it “launched a combined aerial attack using diversionary and attack drones” against designated Israeli targets at 01:40 p.m. local time on Tuesday, stressing that they were hit with precision. According to the Lebanese movement, the targets included “the headquarters of the Golani Brigade and the Egoz Unit 621 at Shraga Barracks north of the occupied city of Akko” within the occupying regime. Hezbollah said the…

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Mohammed Mustafa met with Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze in Ramallah, where they discussed stepping up further humanitarian relief efforts in the Gaza Strip and the need to avoid aggravating the humanitarian crisis there due to the interruption of essential services. The meeting also tackled possible ways of joint collaboration between the two countries. The Prime Minister stressed that the prime concern is to provide relief and humanitarian assistance and restore basic services in preparation for the reconstruction of the Strip and the gradual economic recovery…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met his Spanish counterpart, Jose Manuel Albares, at the high-level forum on regional security and cooperation between the Gulf Cooperation Council and the EU. During the meeting on Monday, the two ministers discussed relations between their countries, as well as regional and international issues of common interest, including developments in the Gaza Strip, the Saudi Foreign Ministry reported. Khaled Al-Jandan, Saudi ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg; Haifa Al-Jedea, Saudi ambassador and head of mission to the EU; and Manal Radwan, adviser at the ministry, were also present. Source: Arab News

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a stark warning to “Israel”, stating that if “Israel” were to repeat its mistakes and attack Iran’s territory, it could face devastating consequences. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday said that “hardly anything will be left” of “Israel” if mistakes are repeated. “If Israel makes a mistake again and attacks Iran’s territory, it will face completely different consequences, and it is unclear whether anything will remain of Israel,” Raisi was quoted as saying by Iranian state news agency IRNA. Iran’s overnight attack on April 14 was conducted in response to “Israel’s” recent aggression on the Iranian…

The Israeli occupation forces have detained at least 8,430 Palestinians from the West Bank, including Jerusalem, since October 7, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). In a fact sheet marking the occasion of 200-day anniversary of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, PPS said that among the 8,430 detainees were 280 women and girls, including women detained from the 1948 territories and women holders of Gaza resident identity card rounded up from the West Bank. PPS added that the 8,430 detainees also included at least 540 minors, including those released afterwards, and noted that the majority of detainees in…

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri has stressed that Iran’s recent retaliatory strikes on the Israeli-occupied territories have had “strategic” impacts both on the region and the world. “The situation in the region has changed … after Iran’s retaliatory and punitive action against the sensitive areas and military bases of the Zionist regime,” Major General Mohammad Baqeri said in an event on Tuesday. He hailed the victorious operation that was conducted in response to the Israeli crimes, noting that it manifested national willpower against the occupying regime and had “strategic effects at the regional…

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is ready to help settle the conflict in the Middle East in case of a corresponding request and a mandate, CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov told TASS. “Certainly, the CSTO is ready to provide the means at its disposal to settle this conflict (the Middle East conflict – TASS) if there is a corresponding request and a mandate,” he said. According to Tasmagambetov, “the opportunities for successful settlement of such conflicts are shrinking sharply due to the fundamentally different views of the leading world players on the structure of the future world order.” “This…

Türkiye’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sedat Onal, bid farewell to the UN on Monday. Onal, who was newly appointed as Türkiye’s ambassador to the US, thanked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his support for Türkiye’s initiatives at the UN and reiterated his country’s commitment to peace and the UN’s development agenda. Separately, Onal had a courtesy meeting with UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis. “While bidding farewell, Ambassador Onal expressed his appreciation for PGA’s support and cooperation & wished him success during the rest of the 78th Session of the GA,” the Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the…

The conflict in Ukraine could be resolved by the end of 2025, if proponents of peace, not war, win the June elections to the European Parliament and the US Presidential elections in November, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, noting that it is necessary to stop the proponents of further hostilities in Ukraine. Orban believes that, if proponents of peace win the elections to the European Parliament, “military decisions in Europe could be slowed down, stopped or even cancelled.” “Another election will take place in America, with one candidate favoring war and another one favoring peace. If a peaceful candidate…

“It is regrettable to see the EU deciding quickly to apply more unlawful restrictions against Iran just because Iran exercised its right to self-defense in the face of Israel’s reckless aggression,” Amir-Abdollahian wrote in a post published on the social media platform X on Tuesday. He added, “The EU should not follow Washington’s advice to satisfy the criminal Israeli regime.” The top Iranian diplomat also lamented the EU’s reactions in the face of the Israeli regime’s genocide against Palestinians, describing them as “almost nothing more than hollow words.” Amir-Abdollahian finally called on the EU to apply sanctions on Israel instead.…