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Latest Developments Citing two Iranian security officials, Reuters reported on September 23 that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has banned the use of all communications devices following the back-to-back pager and hand-held radio attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon last week. According to one official, the IRGC is carrying out …

Israel is bombing targets across many parts of Lebanon, striking senior militants in Beirut and apparently hiding bombs in pagers and walkie-talkies. Hezbollah is firing rockets and drones deep into northern Israel, setting buildings and cars alight. But no one is calling it a war — not yet. Israeli officials …

At least 21 people, including 13 children, were killed in a new Israeli airstrike in Gaza, this time on a school in the Zeitoun neighborhood. Dozens were injured. The Government of Gaza reported that the school was housing displaced Palestinians. The statement noted that the airstrike killed 21 Palestinians, including …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon will lead to the expansion of conflict in the region, emphasizing that these events are a clear manifestation of efforts to widen the war into a broader area. He made these statements during a speech at an event …

The United Nations Special Representative for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, expressed concern about the current situation in the Middle East, calling it “on the brink of an inevitable disaster.” She emphasized that “it is not an exaggeration” to say that there is no military solution that can ensure security for either …

The Israeli military has called on civilians in Lebanon to leave areas where Hezbollah operates, warning that they will soon “launch extensive precision strikes” against the Iranian militant group across the country, after identifying plans for large-scale rocket attacks against Israel. The warning from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) comes …

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a large-scale airstrike campaign across Lebanon on September 21 and 22.[i] The IDF announced on September 21 that it targeted over 400 rocket launchers, thousands of rocket barrels, and other military infrastructure in at least two waves of airstrikes across southern Lebanon.[ii] An Israeli …

The White House went to extraordinary lengths last year to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a state visit meant to bolster ties with an ascendant power and potential partner against China. Tables on the South Lawn were decorated with lotus blooms, the symbol of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party. …

Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday, sharply escalating the year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group. The target was Hezbollah’s operations commander Ibrahim Aqil, who served on the group’s top military body. Aqil was killed alongside members of Hezbollah’s elite …

While Tatevik Khachatrian was forced to leave everything behind one year ago, Vasila Mammadova was hopeful that, for the first time in 30 years, there was a chance she might get everything back. On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan launched an offensive to recapture Nagorno-Karabakh, the territory it had lost to …