Події

Several U.S. personnel injured in rocket attack against base housing U.S. troops in Iraq, sources tell Reuters

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed receives a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron

Israel is preparing for an immediate response against Iran when it attacks. The Israeli security establishment is also debating whether to carry out a pre-emptive strike, according to Kann News

Blinken: It is necessary to reach a ceasefire in Gaza to stop the violence in the region

New G7 member countries urge Iran and all the involved parties in the region to refrain from escalating the situation. “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the EU, express our deep concern at the aerated level of tension in the Middle East which threatens to ignite a broader conflict in the region. We urge all involved parties once again to refrain from perpetuating the current destructive cycle of retaliatory violence, to lower tensions and engage constructively toward de-escalation. No country or nation stands to gain from a further escalation in the Middle East.” Statement reads

US Secretary of State: Middle East is going through a critical moment

US Secretary of State: All parties in the Middle East must refrain from escalation

While media reports explosions heard in Stephan Shar of Esfahan, central Iran, a local official says the sounds were from a military drill

Two Katyusha rockets on Monday were fired at Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base which hosts U.S. and other international forces in western Iraq, security sources said. It was not clear if the attack caused any casualties or damage inside the base, the sources said

A report in the "Washington Post": the Biden administration informed lawmakers in Congress that the Iranian attack is possible today or tomorrow

Smoke rising from the area of Ain Al Assad airbase in western Anbar

Biden will meet shortly with his national security team to discuss the situation in the Middle East

A missile attack on the Ain al-Asad base, which houses American forces, in western Iraq

Washington, commenting on Shoigu's visit to Iran: We do not expect Russia to play the constructive role

US urged countries to pass messages to Iran against escalation, State Dept says

A source for Sky News Arabia: Jordan informed the United States, Israel and Iran that it will not allow its airspace to be used by any party

.@kaisos1987 reports: Saudi Arabia tells Iran it would not let it violate the kingdom’s sovereignty and use its airspace to attack Israel: "We are defending ourselves - not Israel"

US State Department: We informed Iran that escalation is not in its interest

US State Department: Blinken spoke with his Qatari and Egyptian counterparts and conveyed a message that escalation is not in anyone's interest

Two American destroyers, the USS Laboon and USS Cole, have shifted from the Gulf of Oman to the Red Sea, in the direction of Israel, defense officials say today.The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt remained in the Gulf of Oman as of this morning

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Monday and told him that Iran informed Hungary earlier today that it is going to attack Israel in response to the assassination of the head of Hamas' political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, according to senior Israeli officials

Chairman of the National Security Committee of the Iranian Shura Council: The assassination of Haniyeh is considered a "declaration of war" and an infringement on Iran's territory

Israeli army: The Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Kurilla arrived in Israel today (Monday) as the official guest of the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi. The Chief of the General Staff and CENTCOM Commander held a joint situational assessment on security and strategic issues, as well as joint preparations in the region, as part of the response to threats in the Middle East

Iran's foreign ministry on Monday convened a meeting of foreign ambassadors and representatives to lay down a "legal case" for retaliation it is planning against Israel for the assassination of Palestinian group Hamas' chief in Tehran last week, according to a source with knowledge of the matter

"Haaretz" citing Western officials: We are preparing for days of intense exchange of strikes between Israel on the one hand and Iran and its agents on the other hand

Reuters: Reports of a fire in fuel tanks in the Dogaron economic region between Iran and Afghanistan

German Lufthansa: Suspending flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and Beirut until August 12

Russia's security council secretary, Sergei Shoigu, arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks with the Iranian leadership including President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russia's Interfax news agency reported

Al-Sisi: We warn of the danger of expanding the scope of the war in a way that threatens regional and international peace and security

Al-Sisi: The Middle East is going through a very delicate and dangerous turning point that requires the highest levels of restraint

Iran warned airlines to change their routes due to GPS disruptions. The route changes affected areas in western, southwestern, southern and central Iran

The White House: Biden will meet with the national security team today to discuss developments in the Middle East

Iranian President: The focus of our foreign policy is to expand and strengthen peace and stability in the region and the world

Iranian President: We will "without a doubt" use our right to defend Iran's security and sovereignty

Iranian President: The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh is a grave Israeli mistake that will not go unanswered

Iranian President: The assassination of Haniyeh, a guest of Tehran, is a violation of international law

Prime Minister of Iraq: Preventing escalation in the region depends on stopping the aggression against Gaza and its expansion into Lebanon

Jordan's foreign minister meeting with Iran's government's new President Masoud Pezeshkian, passing a message from the King. Pezeshkian said Tehran will respond to Israel's killing of Ismail Haniyeh

The Egyptian Foreign Minister discusses with his Russian counterpart current regional developments and efforts to reduce escalation in the region

Blinken spoke today with the G7 Foreign Ministers to discuss the urgent need for de-escalation in the Middle East, State Dept says

Israeli army spokesman: We are determined to act against Iran

Netanyahu: We have a long reach that reaches Yemen and Beirut and is capable of reaching anywhere

The Israeli Defense Minister holds extensive consultations regarding the response to the Iranian attack

Israeli army spokesman: Iran is arming terrorist organizations in the Middle East

The Israeli Army: A significant amount of weapons arrives from Iran to the West Bank

The White House: We added additional naval and air assets to the region to protect Israel

Israeli Defense Minister: Our forces are ready to respond to any attack by land and air

The White House: All our movements aim to reduce the escalation in the Middle East

Understood after several conversations with sources in Beirut and Tehran that the “Axis of Resistance” told mediators “we’ll do what is needed to have an effective and efficient response” whatever the consequences are, even if it’s a large scale war

Jordanian Foreign Minister Travels to Tehran for Talks. Tasnim was informed that Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi is set to visit Tehran today for discussions with Iranian officials