Category: 3. Middle East

US President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is “dead,” Anadolu reports.

“Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Trump said in a post on his social…

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday called for restraint to avoid any nuclear safety risks in the Middle East as tensions escalate after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran, Anadolu…

Israeli artillery fire killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy and wounded another teenager east of Gaza City on Saturday, marking a fresh breach of the ceasefire in the enclave, Anadolu reports.

Medical sources told…

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday said that US President Donald Trump “made a mistake” when he launched joint attacks on Iran alongside Israel that have prompted sweeping Iranian retaliation, Anadolu…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday condemned the “unprovoked armed attack” on Iran by the US and Israel, a ministry statement said, Anadolu reprots.

In a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister…

The UK should resist being drawn into a conflict in the Middle East unless it is directly attacked, said Emily Thornberry, the chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, on Saturday, Anadolu reports.

Israel…

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait on Saturday condemned “Iranian” attacks targeting several countries in the region, and warned of serious consequences, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry…

Tensions spread across the Gulf on Saturday as missiles targeted US-linked facilities and several countries reported interceptions, following Israel’s attack on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory actions, Anadolu…

At least 85 people, including students, were killed after Israeli strikes targeted a girls’ primary school in the city of Minab in southern Iran’s Hormozgan province on Saturday, Feb. 28, according to Iranian…