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 Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 9:32pm On Mar 05 |
Iran is ‘exporter of war’ seeking ‘chaos’: EU’s Kallas We have more lines from the European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. “Iran is an exporter of war,” Kallas told reporters as she visited Zurich, Switzerland. “Right now, the regime tries to drag as many countries into this war as possible.” Tehran is looking to “sow chaos” in the region by attacking other countries “indiscriminately”, Kallas added, emphasising that the EU will continue to pursue diplomatic channels for de-escalation. In another speech earlier today, Kallas said the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East are the “direct consequence of the erosion of international law”. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 8:46pm On Mar 05 |
Trump announces Kristi Noem out as homeland security chief US President Donald Trump has announced that he is replacing Kristi Noem, head of the powerful Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin would take over from Noem at DHS on March 31 |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 8:39pm On Mar 05 |
Smoke rises from a building damaged during strikes in Beirut on Thursday, in a screengrab from social media. Photograph: Obtained by Reuters
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 8:36pm On Mar 05 |
Israeli chief of staff says ‘achieved near-complete air superiority’ over Iran Israeli chief of staff Eyal Zamir says the country’s military has “achieved near-complete air superiority” over Iranian skies on the sixth day of its joint war with the US on the Islamic Republic. “Our forces paved the way to Tehran within 24 hours and destroyed 80 percent of its air defence systems,” Zamir said during a press conference. “The Israeli Air Force has carried out 2,500 strikes and dropped over 6,000 munitions,” said Zamir, adding: “We have destroyed 60 percent of Iran’s missile launch sites, but we have not eliminated all threats.” Zamir also said that “the war is proceeding according to plan” and that the military was now “moving to another phase in the battle with Iran.” This next phase “will focus on undermining the Iranian regime, and we will intensify our strikes against the regime’s facilities and military capabilities,” said Zamir |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 8:35pm On Mar 05 |
People with belongings ride on a vehicle, after the Israeli army's warning prompted residents to evacuate Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon on March 5.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 8:31pm On Mar 05 |
Hezbollah says it attacked Israeli military in Kfar Yuval Hezbollah says it targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in Kfar Yuval, northern Israel, this evening. In a statement, the group said its fighters fired a rocket-propelled grenade at Israeli forces at about 18:05 GMT (8:05pm local time). Hezbollah says it is attacking Israel in response to continued strikes on Lebanon. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 8:26pm On Mar 05 |
US suspending operations at embassy in Kuwait The United States has suspended operations at its embassy in Kuwait City, the State Department said in a statement, amid U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 8:24pm On Mar 05 |
JUST IN: State Department announces closure of US Embassy in Kuwait after retaliatory Iranian strikes. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 8:23pm On Mar 05 |
Iran’s army will confront Kurdish separatism, Pezeshkian warns Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed his gratitude to the “proud and honourable” Kurdish people who have “stood by Iran”. In a post on X, the president said he shared the grief of Kurdish families who have lost loved ones in the US-Israel war on Iran. But officials and Iran’s army, he added, as “guardians of security, are duty-bound to decisively confront any separatist activities”. US President Donald Trump earlier told Reuters he supported Kurdish forces launching an offensive against Iran, as Iranian Kurdish militias and US officials have reportedly discussed potential future military operations. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 8:22pm On Mar 05 |
Life in Tehran ‘is like hell’ [Living in Tehran at the moment] is like hell. The bomandment never stops. Day or night. Iranians are feeling the heat, but the government is saying it is resisting. And the Revolutionary Guards are launching wave after wave of attacks in the Gulf and Israel. By Mohamed Vall Reporting from Tehran, Iran |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 8:20pm On Mar 05 |
US choosing Iran’s next leader? ‘Won’t happen again’ US President Donald Trump has said that he expects to have a role in choosing Iran’s next leader, after the country’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was assassinated last Saturday. But within Iran, the mood is very different, Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall reports from Tehran. The mood, broadly is it that it “won’t happen again,” he said. Vall was referring to the US-backed coup in 1953 that led to the ouster of democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 8:19pm On Mar 05 |
Pakistan expresses support for Azerbaijan after alleged Iranian attack Pakistani President Shehbaz Sharif says on X that his country is expressing “serious concern over the recent attacks on the brotherly country of Azerbaijan”, tagging Azeri president Ilham Aliev. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 8:17pm On Mar 05 |
French evacuation plane turns back mid-flight amid missile fire The Air France plane was chartered by the French government to pick up French citizens stranded in the United Arab Emirates, Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said. He didn’t say where the missiles were fired from or what they were targeting. ''This situation testifies to the instability in the region and the complexity of repatriation operations,’' Tabarot said in a social media post. In a statement to The Associated Press, Air France said the plane wasn’t carrying any passengers. Some 400,000 French people are in the Mideast, the government has said. The French government started evacuation flights earlier this week. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:41pm On Mar 05 |
Israel cancels Friday prayers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque Israel’s Civil Administration has cancelled Friday prayers at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Compound, citing concerns over the security situation amid the US-Israel war on Iran. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:40pm On Mar 05 |
‘Waiting for you’: Larijani on potential US ground invasion Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has responded to some reports suggesting US openness to a limited ground invasion by claiming his country was more than ready. “Some American officials have stated that they intend to enter Iranian territory on the ground with several thousand troops. The valiant sons of Imam Khomeini and Imam Khamenei are waiting for you, ready to disgrace those corrupt American officials by killing and capturing thousands,” he wrote in a post on X. “The sacred land of Iran is no place for the servants of hell,” he added at the top of the post. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:39pm On Mar 05 |
Hezbollah claims drone attack on Yaara barracks in northern Israel Hezbollah says it launched a squadron of attack drones at the Yaara barracks in northern Israel this morning. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:38pm On Mar 05 |
France to provide armoured vehicles, operational support in Lebanon |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:37pm On Mar 05 |
Kuwait’s army says facing new attacks The army’s general staff says that Kuwait’s air defences are currently dealing with missile and drone attacks in its airspace. “The armed forces note that the sounds heard in scattered areas of the country are the result of the air defenses intercepting the missile attacks and drones”, it said in a statement on X. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:37pm On Mar 05 |
Netanyahu praises ‘historic’ military cooperation with US Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has highlighted what he described as “historic” military cooperation between Israel and the United States during the ongoing conflict. In a post on X, Netanyahu said he had visited an air force base in southern Israel where Israeli and US pilots are operating together. Netanyahu added that Israel would continue striking what he described as targets linked to Iran as well as armed groups in Lebanon. “I thank my friend President Trump for the cooperation between us and between Israel and the US,” he said. 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:36pm On Mar 05 |
EU-GCC joint statement condemns Iranian attacks A joint statement issued by the European Union and Gulf Cooperation Council after consultations on Thursday has condemned Iran’s attacks on its Arab allies. The GCC nations underscored their “commitment that their territories would not be used to launch attacks against Iran”. “They reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to dialogue and diplomacy as means to resolve the crisis, commending the constructive role of Oman in this regard, and highlighted the need to restore regional stability and security.” |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:35pm On Mar 05 |
Bahrain says oil refinery blaze from Iranian missile strike contained |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:35pm On Mar 05 |
Thousands cross from Lebanon into Syria as bombing intensifies As Israeli bombing in Lebanon intensifies, the humanitarian crisis is growing. In the last few days, thousands of people have been crossing from Lebanon into Syria. The vast majority of them are Syrian. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:34pm On Mar 05 |
'Plan A failed’, Iran’s foreign minister warns Trump Abbas Araghchi has directly addressed US President Donald Trump in his latest statement. “Plan A for a clean rapid military victory failed, Mr. President”, Iran’s top diplomat wrote on social media platform X. “Your Plan B will be [an] even bigger failure.” He concluded by saying the chance for a “unique deal” was “burned” during the latest round of negotiations. “‘Israel First’ always means ‘America Last’,” the minister added. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:33pm On Mar 05 |
UNRWA opens shelters as Israeli bombs, threats force people to flee in Lebanon |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:33pm On Mar 05 |
Israel’s UN envoy says not yet time for diplomacy Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, has said that Israel and the US must dismantle more of Iran’s capabilities before turning to diplomacy. In comments carried by Reuters, made as he spoke to reporters today, Danon added that in a few days it would be much harder for Iran to disrupt vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 6:06pm On Mar 05 |
Breaking! IRGC launches what it says is 20th wave of attacks on American, Israeli targets In a statement carried by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps says it launched the 20th wave of strikes on “American and Zionist targets”. It said the strikes are being carried out in memory of its personnel who were killed when a US submarine attacked one of its naval ships off the coast of Sri Lanka yesteday. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 6:02pm On Mar 05 |
Sri Lanka evacuates crew of second Iranian ship Sri Lanka has evacuated 208 crew members of an Iranian navy vessel, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said, a day after a US submarine struck and sank another Iranian frigate. He said Sri Lanka’s navy will also take over the second vessel and shift it to the northeastern port of Trincomalee for safe keeping amid fears that it could be a target for an attack. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 6:02pm On Mar 05 |
Erdogan tells Macron in a phone call that Turkiye is pushing for return to Iran negotiations |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 5:58pm On Mar 05 |
U.S. Senate Republicans rejected a bill to halt the war against Iran in an early show of support for Trump’s campaign. A twin bill in the House also faces an unlikely path against a GOP majority when lawmakers vote on it Thursday. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 5:58pm On Mar 05 |
Iranian state television aired a message Thursday from an ayatollah in Iran calling for the “shedding” of blood from Israelis and U.S. President Donald Trump. The message represented a rare call for violence by an ayatollah Typical Islam 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 5:53pm On Mar 05 |
Breaking! Explosions heard in eastern Tehran: ISNA Iran’s state-linked news agency ISNA is reporting the sound of explosions in parts of eastern Tehran. The sounds reverberated shortly after the Israeli army told residents to evacuate areas in eastern Tehran and to the southeast. |
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