UK signs deals with Thales for arms used to target drones in the Middle East The UK said it signed new contracts worth £36 million ($48. 46m) with defence company Thales TCFP. PA for supplies of hundreds of Lightweight Multirole missiles.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the Israeli attacks on Lebanon are tantamount to a violation of the ceasefire between Iran and the US, warning that Washington and Tel Aviv will bear responsibility for the consequences of any breach.
Tehran says it targeted a American-linked air base in the region after Washington hit sites in southern Iran following a drone incident The Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said it carried out a retaliatory strike on an air base used by the US after American forces attacked targets in southern Iran over the weekend.
Tehran says it targeted a American-linked air base in the region after Washington hit sites in southern Iran following a drone incident The Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said it carried out a retaliatory strike on an air base used by the US after American forces attacked targets in southern Iran over the weekend.
The BBC's John Sudworth reports from Beirut, as Isreal says it will start striking the Lebanese capital once again.
Iran allowed 15 ships to pass through Strait of Hormuz: IRGC A total of 15 ships - including four oil tankers - have passed the Strait of Hormuz in the last 24 hours, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The IRGC navy said the ships transited after receiving permission and coordinating with it. In a statement carried by Fars News, the IRGC said cooperation with “hostile forces” would be seen as an “immenent security threat” to be “dealt with accordingly”.
Syria's government begins to return Alawi lands, while maintaining its hold over others Submitted by Natacha Danon on Mon, 06/01/2026 - 09:09 Displaced Alawi farmers tell MEE that their homes and land have been occupied by Sunni neighbours and administered by a powerful state company called Iktifaa Pistachio trees in full bloom in the northern Hama countryside (Natacha Danon/MEE) Off Ahmed Ali says he was fired from his job as a Syrian civil servant in 2019 for refusing to do his mandatory military service. “I refused to join the army and kill people,” Ali, who is using a pseudonym, told Middle East Eye. After his dismissal, he decided to dedicate himself to his pistachio farm – 150 dunums (15 hectares) of trees in the northern Hama countryside that has been in the family for more than 50 years.
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 1 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz have instructed the country's defence force to conduct strikes against terror targets in Beirut in response to what it has called Hezbollah's repeated violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon and attacks against Israeli cities and civilians.
Israel orders strikes on Beirut suburbs ahead of UNSC meeting Israel on Monday said it would resume strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs ahead of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting to discuss the attack on Lebanon. Iran, negotiating an end to its wider war with the United States, said a ceasefire in Lebanon remains a key condition for any deal. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said they had ordered strikes on the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs, a densely populated area where Hezbollah holds sway.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said the US naval blockade against Iran and the escalation of Israeli war crimes in Lebanon are clear evidence of violations of the ceasefire, warning that “every choice has a price.
Benjamin Netanyahu says the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahieh will be targeted in response to attacks on Israeli civilians.
Lebanon’s government has long wanted the powerful militia to give up its weapons. Before the Iran war began, there were signs of progress toward that goal.
Iran negotiator: US failing to uphold terms of ceasefire deal Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator has accused the US of breaching its ceasefire with the country. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf cited its continuing blockade of Iranian ports and failure to prevent Israel from attacking Lebanon. “The naval blockade and escalation of war crimes in Lebanon by the genocidal Zionist regime are clear evidence of US noncompliance with the ceasefire,” Ghalibaf wrote in a post on X.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said repeated US violations of the April 8 ceasefire and attacks on southern regions of Iran have deepened Tehran’s distrust of Washington, adding that these violations entitle Iran to respond under international law.
West Jerusalems attacks are killing civilians and undermining diplomacy, the British foreign secretary has said Israeli attacks in Lebanon are killing civilians and must end, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said, after the Jewish state stepped up military activity against its northern neighbor.
The Jewish states attacks are killing civilians and undermining diplomacy, the British foreign secretary has said Israeli attacks in Lebanon are killing civilians and must end, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said, after the Jewish state stepped up military activity against its northern neighbor.
Thge Jewish states attacks are killing civilians and undermining diplomacy, the British foreign secretary has said Israeli attacks in Lebanon are killing civilians and must end, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said, after the Jewish state stepped up military activity against its northern neighbor.
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Fresh US strikes on southern Iran have stressed the already fragile balance between diplomacy and military escalation in the region. While Washington says it targeted Iranian radar and drone facilities in self-defence, negotiations with Tehran remain active, with both sides continuing to exchange proposals. Meanwhile, the US is advancing a roadmap aimed at reducing hostilities in Lebanon, where Israel continues to bomb civilian areas despite growing international pressure for de-escalation.
IRGC says it struck airbase used in US attack on southern Iran The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted an airbase allegedly used in a US attack on a communications tower on Sirik Island in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, according to a report by Fars News Agency. “Following the aggression of the US army on a communication tower on Sirik Island in Hormozgan Province an hour ago, the IRGC Aerospace Force fighters targeted the airbase where the aggression originated and the predicted targets were destroyed,” the IRGC said. The announcement came after reports that air defence systems had been activated in Kuwait and warning sirens sounded across the country.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s caretaker defense minister said the country remains fully prepared to defend itself, adding that new military surprises are on the way.
