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Aug- 2020 -

6 August

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaks during a ceremony in Tehran

Iran Says US, Israel Are Nuclear ‘Threat’ to Region

Iran's foreign minister said Thursday that the US and its ally Israel constitute a nuclear threat to the Middle East, on the 75th anniversary of the atomic attack on Hiroshima.

Jul- 2020 -

31 July

Commentary

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot (L) give a press conference in Tel Aviv, on December 4, 2018.

Michael Makovsky

Countdown to Israeli Action on Iran

The damage after mysterious explosions at Iran's nuclear facilities might turn back time on the country's 'break out' clock, but if not Israel might have to consider military action.

28 July

Exercises

Satellite image obtained courtesy of Maxar Technologies shows a mockup aircraft carrier being prepared in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on February 15. Maxar Technologies/AFP

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Military Exercise in Gulf ‘Irresponsible and Reckless:’ US Navy

The US Navy criticized Iran as "irresponsible and reckless" for conducting an exercise involving firing a missile at a replica aircraft carrier in Gulf waters.

21 July

Middle East

Smoke billows following an alleged Israeli airstrike targeting south of Damascus, Syria, on July 20, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Missile Strike Kills 5 Fighters In Syria: Monitor

Five Iran-backed fighters were killed in an Israeli missile strike south of the Syrian capital, a Britain-based war monitor said on Tuesday.

20 July

Middle East

Mourners hold up pictures of General Qassem Soleimani at his funeral in January 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for CIA, Mossad

Iran executed a man convicted of spying for the US and Israel, including helping to locate former General Qassem Soleimani.

16 July

Middle East

A US soldier, left, and an Iraqi army officer at Qayyarah air base in northern Iraq earlier this year

Staff Writer With AFP

French FM Urges Iraq to Keep Away from Regional Tensions

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian urged Baghdad on Thursday to "dissociate" itself from boiling regional tensions.

16 July

Terrorism

Staff Writer With AFP

Two Killed in ‘Terrorist’ Attack in Western Iran

Two people were killed and one wounded in a "terrorist" attack by "counter-revolutionary groups" in Iran's western province of Kurdistan.

14 July

Middle East

Smoke billows following a reported airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on July 1, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

7 Children, 2 Women Killed in Yemen Air Strike: UN

Seven children and two women were killed in northwest Yemen as Riyadh said it intercepted missiles fired by Yemeni Houthi rebels.

9 July

Middle East

Chief of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammed Bagheri and Syrian Defense Minister Ali Ayoub in Damascus.

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran to Bolster Syria Air Defenses, Counter US Pressure

For Iran, Syria has never been just another country in a region mired in sworn enmities and unending conflicts. The two allies further cemented their military relationship Wednesday when they sealed another deal against rivals, both internal and external.

7 July

Middle East