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The Advertiser
22-06-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Security fears throughout Middle East after US strikes
The US strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, in alignment with Israel's mission to destroy the nuclear capabilities of its long-time foe, have outraged the Islamic republic's allies and raised fears throughout the region. Iraq on Sunday strongly condemned the US strikes in neighbouring Iran and warned of the fallout on security in the Middle East. "This military escalation constitutes a grave threat to peace and security in the Middle East and poses serious risks to regional stability," the Iraqi government said. Baghdad, which maintains good ties with both Washington and Tehran, has called for immediate de-escalation and the use of diplomacy to defuse the crisis. "This must be done in a manner that safeguards collective security and upholds the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations," a spokesman for the Iraqi government added in an online statement. An umbrella grouping of pro-Iranian militias, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, has repeatedly claimed strikes on US bases inside Iraq and neighbouring Syria with drones and missiles since the Gaza war erupted in October 2023. The Iraqi militias include Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and the militant Palestinian group Hamas. The Houthis are vowing to support Iran in its fight against "the Zionist and American aggression." Their statement called for the Muslim nations to join the holy war and act as "one front against the Zionist-American arrogance." Hamas said the US strikes on Iran were a "direct threat to international peace and security" and "a blind pursuit of the rogue Zionist occupation's agenda." Oman, which served as mediator in the nuclear talks between Iran and the US, condemned the airstrikes, saying they escalated tensions in the region. The strikes threaten "to expand the scope of the conflict and constitute a serious violation of international law," a spokesperson for Oman's Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates all urged a halt to the escalation in hostilities to avoid wider repercussions. Iran itself has declared that diplomacy is no longer an option after the US strikes. "The warmongering, lawless administration in Washington is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences and far reaching implications of its act of aggression," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a news briefing at a conference in Turkey. Bahrain and Kuwait, home to US bases, made preparations for the possibility the Iran conflict might spread to their territory, with Bahrain urging drivers to avoid main roads and Kuwait establishing shelters in a ministries complex. Tehran had previously warned if it was attacked by the United States, it could target American assets in the region, including US military bases. Bahrain is home to the headquarters of the US Navy's 5th Fleet and there are several US bases in Kuwait. "In light of recent developments in the regional security situation, we urge citizens and residents to use main roads only when necessary, to maintain public safety and to allow the relevant authorities to use the roads efficiently," Bahrain's interior ministry said in a post on X. Bahrain also told 70 per cent of government employees to work from home until further notice. The US strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, in alignment with Israel's mission to destroy the nuclear capabilities of its long-time foe, have outraged the Islamic republic's allies and raised fears throughout the region. Iraq on Sunday strongly condemned the US strikes in neighbouring Iran and warned of the fallout on security in the Middle East. "This military escalation constitutes a grave threat to peace and security in the Middle East and poses serious risks to regional stability," the Iraqi government said. Baghdad, which maintains good ties with both Washington and Tehran, has called for immediate de-escalation and the use of diplomacy to defuse the crisis. "This must be done in a manner that safeguards collective security and upholds the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations," a spokesman for the Iraqi government added in an online statement. An umbrella grouping of pro-Iranian militias, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, has repeatedly claimed strikes on US bases inside Iraq and neighbouring Syria with drones and missiles since the Gaza war erupted in October 2023. The Iraqi militias include Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and the militant Palestinian group Hamas. The Houthis are vowing to support Iran in its fight against "the Zionist and American aggression." Their statement called for the Muslim nations to join the holy war and act as "one front against the Zionist-American arrogance." Hamas said the US strikes on Iran were a "direct threat to international peace and security" and "a blind pursuit of the rogue Zionist occupation's agenda." Oman, which served as mediator in the nuclear talks between Iran and the US, condemned the airstrikes, saying they escalated tensions in the region. The strikes threaten "to expand the scope of the conflict and constitute a serious violation of international law," a spokesperson for Oman's Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates all urged a halt to the escalation in hostilities to avoid wider repercussions. Iran itself has declared that diplomacy is no longer an option after the US strikes. "The warmongering, lawless administration in Washington is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences and far reaching implications of its act of aggression," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a news briefing at a conference in Turkey. Bahrain and Kuwait, home to US bases, made preparations for the possibility the Iran conflict might spread to their territory, with Bahrain urging drivers to avoid main roads and Kuwait establishing shelters in a ministries complex. Tehran had previously warned if it was attacked by the United States, it could target American assets in the region, including US military bases. Bahrain is home to the headquarters of the US Navy's 5th Fleet and there are several US bases in Kuwait. "In light of recent developments in the regional security situation, we urge citizens and residents to use main roads only when necessary, to maintain public safety and to allow the relevant authorities to use the roads efficiently," Bahrain's interior ministry said in a post on X. Bahrain also told 70 per cent of government employees to work from home until further notice. The US strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, in alignment with Israel's mission to destroy the nuclear capabilities of its long-time foe, have outraged the Islamic republic's allies and raised fears throughout the region. Iraq on Sunday strongly condemned the US strikes in neighbouring Iran and warned of the fallout on security in the Middle East. "This military escalation constitutes a grave threat to peace and security in the Middle East and poses serious risks to regional stability," the Iraqi government said. Baghdad, which maintains good ties with both Washington and Tehran, has called for immediate de-escalation and the use of diplomacy to defuse the crisis. "This must be done in a manner that safeguards collective security and upholds the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations," a spokesman for the Iraqi government added in an online statement. An umbrella grouping of pro-Iranian militias, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, has repeatedly claimed strikes on US bases inside Iraq and neighbouring Syria with drones and missiles since the Gaza war erupted in October 2023. The Iraqi militias include Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and the militant Palestinian group Hamas. The Houthis are vowing to support Iran in its fight against "the Zionist and American aggression." Their statement called for the Muslim nations to join the holy war and act as "one front against the Zionist-American arrogance." Hamas said the US strikes on Iran were a "direct threat to international peace and security" and "a blind pursuit of the rogue Zionist occupation's agenda." Oman, which served as mediator in the nuclear talks between Iran and the US, condemned the airstrikes, saying they escalated tensions in the region. The strikes threaten "to expand the scope of the conflict and constitute a serious violation of international law," a spokesperson for Oman's Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates all urged a halt to the escalation in hostilities to avoid wider repercussions. Iran itself has declared that diplomacy is no longer an option after the US strikes. "The warmongering, lawless administration in Washington is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences and far reaching implications of its act of aggression," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a news briefing at a conference in Turkey. Bahrain and Kuwait, home to US bases, made preparations for the possibility the Iran conflict might spread to their territory, with Bahrain urging drivers to avoid main roads and Kuwait establishing shelters in a ministries complex. Tehran had previously warned if it was attacked by the United States, it could target American assets in the region, including US military bases. Bahrain is home to the headquarters of the US Navy's 5th Fleet and there are several US bases in Kuwait. "In light of recent developments in the regional security situation, we urge citizens and residents to use main roads only when necessary, to maintain public safety and to allow the relevant authorities to use the roads efficiently," Bahrain's interior ministry said in a post on X. Bahrain also told 70 per cent of government employees to work from home until further notice. The US strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, in alignment with Israel's mission to destroy the nuclear capabilities of its long-time foe, have outraged the Islamic republic's allies and raised fears throughout the region. Iraq on Sunday strongly condemned the US strikes in neighbouring Iran and warned of the fallout on security in the Middle East. "This military escalation constitutes a grave threat to peace and security in the Middle East and poses serious risks to regional stability," the Iraqi government said. Baghdad, which maintains good ties with both Washington and Tehran, has called for immediate de-escalation and the use of diplomacy to defuse the crisis. "This must be done in a manner that safeguards collective security and upholds the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations," a spokesman for the Iraqi government added in an online statement. An umbrella grouping of pro-Iranian militias, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, has repeatedly claimed strikes on US bases inside Iraq and neighbouring Syria with drones and missiles since the Gaza war erupted in October 2023. The Iraqi militias include Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and the militant Palestinian group Hamas. The Houthis are vowing to support Iran in its fight against "the Zionist and American aggression." Their statement called for the Muslim nations to join the holy war and act as "one front against the Zionist-American arrogance." Hamas said the US strikes on Iran were a "direct threat to international peace and security" and "a blind pursuit of the rogue Zionist occupation's agenda." Oman, which served as mediator in the nuclear talks between Iran and the US, condemned the airstrikes, saying they escalated tensions in the region. The strikes threaten "to expand the scope of the conflict and constitute a serious violation of international law," a spokesperson for Oman's Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates all urged a halt to the escalation in hostilities to avoid wider repercussions. Iran itself has declared that diplomacy is no longer an option after the US strikes. "The warmongering, lawless administration in Washington is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences and far reaching implications of its act of aggression," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a news briefing at a conference in Turkey. Bahrain and Kuwait, home to US bases, made preparations for the possibility the Iran conflict might spread to their territory, with Bahrain urging drivers to avoid main roads and Kuwait establishing shelters in a ministries complex. Tehran had previously warned if it was attacked by the United States, it could target American assets in the region, including US military bases. Bahrain is home to the headquarters of the US Navy's 5th Fleet and there are several US bases in Kuwait. "In light of recent developments in the regional security situation, we urge citizens and residents to use main roads only when necessary, to maintain public safety and to allow the relevant authorities to use the roads efficiently," Bahrain's interior ministry said in a post on X. Bahrain also told 70 per cent of government employees to work from home until further notice.
United News of India
22-06-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Senior leader of Iraqi armed group killed in Israeli attack
Baghdad, June 22 (UNI) The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella body for Iraqi Shiite militias, on Saturday confirmed the death of a senior security leader in an Israeli strike on a border area with Iran. Haider al-Moussawi, head of the security unit of the militias Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, was killed in the attack, the pro-Iran Islamic Resistance in Iraq said in a statement. Abu Ali al-Khalil, an aide to the killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and his son were also killed in the attack, the statement added. The deaths were caused by an Israeli attack on the border area between Iraq and Iran, the statement said without giving more details. UNI/XINHUA BM
Observer
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Observer
Mass protests staged in Lebanon, Iraq against Israeli hits on Iran
BEIRUT/BAGHDAD: Angry protesters on Friday took to the streets in Lebanon and Iraq to denounce Israel's ongoing military campaign on Iran. In the Lebanese capital Beirut, hundreds of supporters of the Hezbollah movement poured into the city's southern Dahieh suburb in a show of solidarity with Iran. The protest began after the Friday prayers outside Al Qaeem Mosque in a Hezbollah stronghold where crowds chanted death to Israel, the United States and President Donald Trump. Demonstrators waved Iranian, Palestinian and Hezbollah flags; and voiced unwavering allegiance to Tehran. "America is the great Satan," shouted one protester, as loudspeakers played a recorded speech by the late Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli air strike in September. Hezbollah lawmaker Ali Ammar addressed the crowd, condemning Israeli threats against Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "No one can threaten the leaders of Iran," he declared. As the rally unfolded, Israeli drones flew at low altitudes over Beirut and its southern suburbs. Similarly, tens of thousands of Iraqis rallied in various parts of the country including the capital Baghdad and protested against the Israeli attacks on neighbouring Iran, witnessed said. The demonstrations were in response to a call from Iraq's Muqtada al Sadr. Dozens of clerics led the protests that took place in several Iraqi areas, including the holy provinces of Karbala and Najaf, amidst intense heat. Some protesters chanted slogans against the Israeli strikes on Iran and called on their government to block Israel from using Iraqi airspace to launch the strikes, witnesses said. Iraq, which maintains good ties with both Washington and Tehran, is trying to stay clear of the fighting between Iran and Israel. An umbrella grouping known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, has repeatedly claimed strikes on US bases inside Iraq and neighbouring Syria with drones and missiles since the Gaza war erupted in October 2023. — dpa
Qatar Tribune
15-06-2025
- Politics
- Qatar Tribune
Pro-Iran militia in Iraq threatens to attack region's US interests
CairocTypeface:> A pro-Iran Iraqi militia on Sunday threatened to attack US interests in the region if Washington intervenes in the ongoing war between Iran and Israel. 'While Iran is confronting the Zionist aggression with bravery and steadfastness, we are closely monitoring the movements of the American enemy army in the region,' the Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq said. 'If America intervenes in the war, we will act directly against its interests and bases spread in the region without hesitation,' the militia added in an online statement attributed to its chief Abu Hussein Al Hamidawi. The US has military bases and around 2,500 troops in Iraq as part of an international coalition against the terrorist Islam State organization. Al Hamidawi also called on the Iraqi government to close the US embassy in Baghdad and expel the American forces, describing them as the 'most obvious and dangerous threat' to Iraq's security and the region's stability. Iraq maintains good ties both with its neighbour Iran and the US. Baghdad looks at pains to stay clear of the current war between Iran and its sworn foe Israel. An umbrella grouping of pro-Iran militias, known as Islamic Resistance in Iraq, has repeatedly claimed strikes on US bases inside Iraq and neighbouring Syria with drones and missiles since the Gaza war erupted in October 2023. (DPA)
Morocco World
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Morocco World
Israel Intercepts Missile and Drone Attack from Yemen
Rabat — Israel's military announced Saturday that it successfully intercepted a missile fired from Yemen before it could enter Israeli territory, along with a drone approaching from the east. 'Following sirens that sounded in several regions of Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted,' the Israeli military stated in a communication. 'The missile was neutralized before entering Israeli territory.' The attack was later claimed by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who stated they had targeted an air base in the Negev region using what they described as a 'hypersonic ballistic missile.' In a separate announcement, the Israeli military confirmed: 'A drone approaching Israeli territory from the east was intercepted' by the air force. The Houthis, who control large portions of Yemen, have carried out dozens of missile and drone attacks against Israel since the country launched its genocidal campaign in Gaza genocide. Another Iran-aligned group, the 'Islamic Resistance in Iraq,' has also claimed responsibility for similar attacks against Israel. The Houthis have additionally targeted vessels they consider linked to Israel in the Red Sea, a crucial corridor for global trade. After temporarily ceasing during the Gaza ceasefire, which took effect on January 19 and officially expired on March 1, the attacks resumed following Israel's resumption of its genocidal offensive on Gaza on March 18. According to Israeli military radio, the intercepted missile is the 22nd since that date. Meanwhile, the US launched a bombing campaign against the rebels in Yemen on March 15 to force them to cease their attacks. As Israel's genocide on the war-torn Gaza continues, local medical authorities report that the number of Gazans killed since October 7, 2023, has jumped to 52,243, while 117,639 have sustained injuries of varying severity. The Gaza ceasefire has recently seen significant development, with Hamas saying it is ready to release all remaining hostages in Gaza in a single operation in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. But Hamas also persists in rejecting a partial ceasefire, conditioning its acceptance of the new deal on a five-year truce with Israel and the immediate end of its current genocidal assaults on Gaza.
