Israel intensified airstrikes Tuesday on Iranian missile launchers, weapons factories and Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, while Iran retaliated with ballistic missile attacks on Israel and strikes across the Gulf region. The fighting has disrupted energy supplies and air travel, and a drone attack targeted the American embassy in Saudi Arabia. Four days into the war, hundreds have been killed — most of them in Iran … Continue reading Israel steps up airstrikes in Tehran, as Iran widens its response across the region

Verified video shows a tense confrontation in Al Ahmadi, Kuwait, where a local man appeared to threaten a downed U.S. F-15 pilot with a metal pipe before realizing he was American. The pilot, who had ejected after his jet was mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, repeatedly identified himself and tried to show he was not a threat before the group backed off. Three … Continue reading Video shows downed F-15 pilot being threatened by pipe-wielding Kuwaiti

The United States closed its embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on Tuesday as Iran intensified drone and missile attacks on U.S. targets across the Gulf. The U.S. Embassy Riyadh shut down after a drone strike caused minor damage, while the U.S. Embassy Kuwait also closed following a separate drone incident. The State Department ordered nonessential personnel and families to evacuate from six countries, including … Continue reading U.S. Closes Embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

Two additional U.S. service members have been confirmed dead in the war with Iran, bringing the total American fatalities to six, according to United States Central Command. Three troops were initially reported killed and five seriously wounded after an Iranian strike on a base in Kuwait; one of the wounded later died, and two previously missing troops were found dead in a struck facility. The … Continue reading U.S. Military Death Toll Rises to 6

The U.S. faces mounting risks to its forces and diplomatic sites in the Middle East as Iran launches widespread missile and drone attacks across the region. United States Central Command said six servicemembers were killed in a drone strike on a base in Kuwait, while three U.S. F-15 jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses amid the attacks. American bases in Iraq, Saudi … Continue reading Iranian Drones and Missiles Challenge Stretched U.S. Forces

A missile strike on a girls’ school in Minab, southern Iran, has killed 165 people and wounded 96, according to state media, marking the deadliest incident so far in the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign on Iran. Images and videos from the scene show a partially collapsed, burning building, with people searching through rubble for victims and retrieving schoolbags and textbooks. The school was located next to … Continue reading Death toll from school bombing in southern Iran reportedly rises to 165

Protests in Pakistan following the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran left at least 22 people dead and over 120 injured, as demonstrators tried to storm the U.S. Consulate in Karachi and attacked U.N. and government offices in northern regions. In Karachi, six people initially died, with the death toll later rising to 10, and some victims were in critical condition. In Gilgit-Baltistan, 12 people … Continue reading At least 22 people killed in Pakistan as protesters try to storm US Consulate

Lebanon’s Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing rockets at northern Israel for the first time since the November 2024 ceasefire. The group said the attack was revenge for the killing of Ali Khamenei during the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign on Iran. Hezbollah said it targeted a missile defense site south of Haifa, while the Israel Defense Forces reported that one rocket was intercepted and others landed in … Continue reading Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel