Ongoing clashes for over an hour between SDF forces and cells affiliated with Iran-backed militias near the towns of Thiban and Shanan in eastern Deir ez-Zur. Heavy and medium weapons are being used, including 23mm anti-aircraft and RPGs
Iranian-backed militias have just targeted the Al-Omar military base eastern Syria
The US Navy seized a smuggling boat that left Iran and was carrying weapons in the Arabian Sea
CENTCOM: Houthi Attack in Bab al-Mandeb. On Feb. 12 from 3:30 to 3:45 a.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired two missiles from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the Bab al-Mandeb. Both missiles were launched toward MV Star Iris, a Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel transiting the Red Sea carrying corn from Brazil. The ship reports being seaworthy with minor damage and no injuries to the crew. Of note, the MV Star Iris’s destination is Bandar Iman Khomeini, Iran
Iran's Foreign Minister has met with leaders of multiple Iran-backed Palestinian militant factions based in Damascus as the war in Gaza continues to fuel a proxy war around the region
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called for Israel's exclusion from the United Nations
9 month agoIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian arrives at Damascus International Airport.
Another attack by Iranian-backed militias targeted the Conoco eastern Syria base with 6 drones
Iranian Foreign Minister: Iranian-Saudi discussions are continuing to stop the war in Gaza
Iranian Foreign Minister: Israel cannot fight a war on two fronts
Iranian Foreign Minister: Any step Israel takes towards a large-scale attack on Lebanon will be Netanyahu's "last day."
Iranian Foreign Minister: The end of the war in Gaza means the end of the work of Netanyahu and his government
Iranian Foreign Minister: Israel has not achieved any tangible achievement after 4 months of war
Lebanon's Foreign Minister: I presented to my Iranian counterpart our vision for finding a sustainable solution that will restore calm to the south within the framework of Resolution 1701
Iranian Foreign Minister: We do not want to expand the scope of the war
Hezbollah's Nasrallah meets Iranian foreign minister in Lebanon
Cells affiliated with Iran-backed militias targeted SDF checkpoints in the town of Al-Shaafa, east of Deir ez-Zur. Information is circulating about casualties among the SDF
Second attack by Iran-backed militia against the Conoco military base in eastern Deir ez-Zur
9 month agoIran's proxy umbrella announces a full resumption of attacks on the U.S. in Iraq & Syria, seeking to expel it from the region. The "Islamic Resistance" says "painful strikes and broad attacks" are forthcoming
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian arrives in Beirut
9 month agoIran’s DepFM @Bagheri_Kani and China’s Vice FM Ma Zhaoxu met in Beijing on Thursday. Iranian diplomat said Iran values the maritime security in the Red Sea, and thinks that only a resolution of Gaza conflict can bring back stability to the Red Sea
The Syrian Observatory: Iranian militias transport weapons and ammunition from Deir ez-Zor to fortified sites belonging to Hezbollah on the Syrian-Lebanese border in anticipation of American strikes.
Initial assessments indicate more than 40 militants associated with Iranian proxy groups were killed in U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria, says @PentagonPresSec
Explosions just heard near Al-Omar military base east of Deir ez-Zur
9 month agoIran strongly condemned the assassination of the senior Kataib Hezbollah commander by the US in Baghdad, saying that Abu Baqer Al-Saedi was a senior commander in the fight against ISIS in Iraq. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned US’ killing of Iraqi resistance members as “a clear example of American state terrorism” and its “support for Israeli crimes against Palestinians”.
An Iraqi military spokesman: The international coalition threatens to drag the country into the conflict
An Iraqi military spokesman: U.S. forces irresponsibly repeatedly commit everything that might undermine the understandings
The Iraqi Prime Minister: The repeated "irresponsible" US strikes threaten civil peace and violate Iraq's sovereignty
Iraqi media: The leaders of the Iraqi Hezbollah, Arkan Al-Olayawi and Abu Baqir Al-Saadi, were killed as a result of the bombing in Baghdad.
US official has just confirmed that the US was involved in an airstrike in Baghdad Iraq that hit a high-value individual target (HVI) or (HVT)
