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Reza Pahlavi, the exiled crown prince of Iran, described the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on the country as promised “aid” and an act of “humanitarian intervention” by President Donald Trump. Following the reported strikes, Pahlavi urged Iranians to abandon the regime and called on security forces to defect. “Moments of destiny lie ahead of us,” Pahlavi wrote in a statement on …

An Airline used to illustrate a story A growing number of international airlines have cancelled, suspended, or rerouted flights to and over the Middle East. This development is coming after coordinated military strikes by the United States and Israel on targets in Iran triggered widespread airspace closures and heightened safety concerns, aviation authorities and carriers said on Saturday. The closures, …

  Some others have stopped short of declaring a clear stance, except for a few governments such as Spain, Brazil, China and Russia. Comments from several world leaders on the US and Israel’s attack on Iran, causing the death of more than 50 pupils, have been supportive or cautious, rather than strongly critical of the unprovoked act of violence. Both …

  In a press statement issued on Saturday, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja said it was closely monitoring the rapidly evolving situation in the Middle East, warning that the security environment across the region remains volatile and unpredictable. The Nigerian government has issued a security advisory to its citizens residing in the Islamic Republic of Iran and neighbouring …

Arab nations are sounding off against Iran after the regime launched strikes against U.S. interests in neighboring countries in the region in retaliation for U.S.-Israeli joint strikes against Iran’s leaders. The Iranian response targeted all U.S. bases in the Gulf, except for U.S. bases in Oman, Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin reported, since the Omani foreign minister had tried to mediate …

Israel targeted senior Iranian political and military figures, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian, in the latest strikes, Axios news agency reported on Saturday. A senior U.S. official confirmed to the news outlet that Israel conducted air strikes against Iranian senior commanders and political leaders. Israel’s Channel 12 reported that assessments in Tel Aviv indicated a strong …

Iran’s rapid retaliation to the US and Israel’s joint military operation will test the defense systems established by the US across the Middle East, while also demonstrating Iran’s military capability, CNN’s military analyst says. “This is the defensive posture that has been established over the past few months, and actually years, in the Gulf region, that is now being basically …

  For weeks, Washington has been building up its forces in the Middle East, deploying additional aircraft carriers, warships, fighter jets, and air defence systems. Amid rising tension over a possible attack on Iran, the United States Embassy in Israel has asked its non-emergency workers and families of workers to leave Israel. An email from the Ambassador, Mike Huckabee, to …

When former President Bill Clinton testifies to a congressional committee Friday on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, he will be setting a precedent that President Donald Trump may come to regret. The 79-year-old former president’s deposition follows the closed-door testimony of his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who on Thursday blasted the Republican-run House Oversight probe as a cover-up …

Former President Bill Clinton is telling the House Oversight Committee that he had “no idea” of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes as his deposition kicks off in Chappaqua, New York. Clinton is in the hot seat for the committee’s bipartisan investigation into the late financier and sex trafficker for what is expected to be an all-day session of questions into his relationship …