Posts

Debris from intercepted Iranian drone injures child, damages homes in Bahrain

Image
A drone is seen flying above the skyline of Beirut's southern suburbs, on June 5, 2026. Lebanon's leaders issued pointed calls for Iran to stop interfering in their country's affairs on June 5, as Israel and the Tehran-backed Hezbollah traded attacks after a new truce deal collapsed. (photo credit: Joseph Eid / AFP/ Getty Images) Bahrain's Interior Ministry said on Thursday that an 11-year-old girl suffered minor injuries, while vehicles caught fire and homes were damaged in Hamad Town and the capital Manama after debris fell from Iranian drones that were intercepted and destroyed. Vehicles caught fire, and homes were damaged in Hamad Town and the capital, Manama, after debris fell from Iranian drones that were intercepted and destroyed. Go to the full article > >

IRGC general threatens to 'turn entire region into hell' if Strait of Hormuz destabilized

Image
Seyyed Hossein Mousavi Eftekhari, known as Majid Mousavi, is a brigadier general in the IRGC who was appointed commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force on June 13, 2025. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT) A commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( IRGC ) threatened the entire region with harsh consequences if the United States destabilized the Strait of Hormuz, state news site WANA reported on Thursday. "Will you make the sacred Strait of Hormuz unsafe? We will turn the entire region into hell for you from across Iran,” Brigadier-General Majid Mousavi, commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Force, stated. Mousavi also added that his statement was a direct response to recent  US strikes  in the region, and that Iran would act decisively if hostile action continued.

UN fails to condemn Hezbollah in statement on peacekeeper's death, Israeli ambassador says

Image
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers and members of the Lebanese army, pictured in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, April 16, 2026; illustrative. (photo credit: REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki) A United Nations Security Council statement on the recent  death of a UN peacekeeper  in Lebanon failed to condemn Hezbollah, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon pointed out on X/Twitter on Wednesday. "When a UN peacekeeper dies in southern Lebanon, and the Security Council still fails to explicitly condemn Hezbollah for violating Resolution 1701, it reflects a profound failure by the international community," Danon stated. Go to the full article > >

US strikes Iran for second day, hitting military surveillance capabilities, air defense systems

Image
Two US Air Force F-35A stealth fighter jets fly over the Middle East during a patrol in a photo shared by US Central Command on June 7, 2026. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT X/ @CENTCOM) US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it launched “self-defense strikes” against multiple targets in Iran at the direction of  US President Donald Trump  in a post on X/Twitter on Wednesday. According to Iranian state media reports, after the strikes were announced, explosions were heard in western  Tehran  and the southern Iranian cities of Sirik and Minab. CENTCOM stated that it targeted Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communications systems, and air defense sites across   Iran   with precision munitions. The sites targeted posed a threat to US forces in the region and commercial ships attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, according to the US military. Those strikes that will happen tonight will be strong and clear, and if they have to happen tomorr...

US CENTCOM launches 'self-defense strikes' against multiple targets in Iran

Image
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth described Israel as a true ally during a press conference at the Pentagon on March 2, in Arlington, Virginia. (photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images) US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it has begun launching “self-defense strikes” against multiple targets in Iran at the direction of US President Donald Trump on Wednesday. The strikes were announced shortly after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, during a security cabinet meeting with Trump, stated that the US was “going to hit Iran hard” on Wednesday. Go to the full article > >

Ramat David Airbase hit by missile fragment during Sunday's Iran escalation, IDF confirms

Image
Ramat David Airbase. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT) Ramat David Airbase in northern Israel was hit by a missile fragment overnight between Sunday and Monday during the  escalation  between Israel and  Iran , the IDF confirmed to  today,  Wednesday. Initial reports in Israeli media and  the  Post  on Tuesday highlighted that the base appeared to have been hit, citing satellite imagery published by Soar Atlas on X/Twitter earlier that day. The military told the  Post  that no injuries were caused and that no damage was done to structures that affect flight operations. However, some minor damage was caused to equipment and other support facilities, possibly damaging a road or pathway within the air base. Investigations remain underway as to the cause of the incident.

Twenty-two states condemn Iran, front group for 'lethal' worldwide terror attacks

Image
Synagogue targeted in first such arson attack in modern N. Macedonian history, April 12, 2026. (photo credit: North Macedonian Jewish Community Board) Twenty-two countries across North America, Europe, and Australia condemned and demanded an end to Iranian regime  attacks against Jewish, Israeli, and Iranian dissident sites  and individuals within their territories, in a joint statement on Wednesday, in the wake of a series of attacks by  Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya  (HAYI), allegedly an Iranian front group. The US, the UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden condemned the “lethal plotting” and other “malign actions” by the  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps  (IRGC) and its subsidiary bodies. We stand united in our determination to protect our countries and our people against thes...