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Iran warns against new “Israel adventurism” following Hamas leader assassination in Beirut

The spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry has warned against Israel's adventurism following the Tuesday assassination of a high-ranking leader of the Palestinian movement Hamas in Beirut.

Hamas deputy leader killed in Israeli drone attack in southern Beirut

Hamas’s deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri was killed in an Israeli drone strike in the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh on Tuesday.

Iranian daily harshly criticizes Russia’s stance on Gaza

An Iranian daily says Russia’s position on Gaza amid the months-long Israeli genocide of Palestinians in the besieged territory has been aligned with the US, warning officials in Tehran that Moscow is not a reliable partner in the international arena. 

US pulls back largest aircraft carrier from Mediterranean

The US Navy is pulling the world’s largest warship, sent to the eastern Mediterranean Sea after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, back to the United States as it reevaluates its global force requirements, the US Sixth Fleet has announced in a statement.

Yemen says resolved to counter foreign forces in regional waters

The Yemeni parliament has stressed the country’s resolve to counter any military presence of the US and the UK in regional waters. The warning came after several members of the Yemeni navy were killed in a recent attack by the US troops in the Red Sea.

Iranian warship enters Red Sea amid regional tensions

Iran’s Alborz destroyer has passed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and entered the Red Sea amid rising tensions in West Asia.

IRGC military advisor’s assassination will not help Israel survive: Iran

Israel’s assassination of a senior military advisor of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Syria will in no way help Tel Aviv continue to survive, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday.

UK preparing to conduct attacks on Yemen’s Houthis: Report

Britain is reportedly preparing to launch a wave of air strikes against Houthi fighters in Yemen as they keep targeting Israel-bound vessels in the Red Sea, according to a report. The Houthis say as long as Israel’s carnage continues in Gaza, all ships bound for the occupied territories will be their targets.

Yemen’s Houthis confirm 10 members killed in US attack in Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi group has confirmed that 10 of its members were killed in a US attack in the Red Sea, holding Washington responsible for the "consequences and repercussions of the crime."

Iran FM, in a phone call with UK’s Cameron, raps west double standatds regarding Ukraine and Gaza

The Iranian foreign minister, in a phone talk with the UK foreign secretary, criticized some western states' double standards vis-a-vis the Ukraine war and Israel's carnage against Palestinians.

US Muslims expand ‘Abandon Biden’ campaign over Gaza war

US Muslim leaders have expanded nationwide a campaign launched earlier this month against President Joe Biden over his handling of the Gaza conflict.

UN chief ‘gravely concerned’ over further spillover of Gaza war

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is gravely concerned about the spillover of the Gaza conflict, and calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint for regional peace, his spokesman has stated.

EU warns Israeli offensive in Gaza ‘continues causing heavy toll’

The European Union foreign policy chief has urged a new pause in the Gaza war, saying Israeli aggression against the besieged strip keeps "causing a heavy toll".

South Africa files genocide case against Israel at ICJ

South Africa has filed an application at the International Court of Justice to begin proceedings over claims of genocide against Israel for its war against Gaza, the court has announced.

Iran’s Quds Force cmdr.: Israel has made no gains in Gaza but killing children, women

The commander of Iran’s Quds Force says al-Aqsa Flood was a purely Palestinian operation and every stage thereof was planned and carried out by the Palestinian resistance.

Iran UN mission raps Israel’s assassination of IRGC cmdr, says Tehran reserves right to respond

In a letter to the Security Council, Amir Saeed Iravani, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent representative to the United Nations, has slammed the alarming and recurrent terrorist attacks carried out by the Israeli regime within the Syrian Arab Republic, that recently saw the assassination of an Iranian military advisor.

Iranian military advisor killed in Israeli raid in Syria 

An Iranian military advisor has been killed by an Israeli air attack in Syria.

Netanyahu denounces report suggesting Biden persuaded him to cancel a strike against Hezbollah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that a Wall Street Journal report claiming that he called off a preemptive attack against Hezbollah at the behest of US President Joe Biden was false.

Iran vehemently rejects involvement in targeting Israeli interests in West Asia

Spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani has dismissed claims of Tehran's involvement in targeting the Israeli interests in the region.

Iran’s president sends message to Pope, hopes Gaza massacre would end in New Year

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has, in a message to the Pope, hoped for an end to the Israeli aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip in the New Year.

France, Spain, Italy leave US-led coalition against Yemen

In a major setback to a US-led maritime task force in the Red Sea to protect passage of Israeli-owned and Israel-bound merchant vessels against Yemen's military operation, France, Spain and Italy have officially withdrawn from the alliance.

Hamas says Israel’s threats to eliminate resistance empty

A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has stated Israel will not achieve any of its proclaimed goals in the ongoing genocidal war on Gaza and will not be able to eliminate the resistance.

Biden says did not ask for ceasefire in Gaza during phone call with Netanyahu

US President Joe Biden says he did not call for a ceasefire in Gaza during his phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Iran’s president: Hamas is an elected govt., represents people of Gaza 

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has called for a referendum in Palestine so that the Palestinians decide their fate.

Iran, Egypt presidents call for mutual efforts to end Gaza war

In their first phone call, the presidents of Iran and Egypt have urged closer mutual attempts and employment of all capacities to put an end to the Israeli bombardments of the besieged Gaza Strip.

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