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New Iran strikes on Gulf as US attacks escalate: What we know

Al Jazeera

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has targeted US military facilities in Bahrain, claimed it has destroyed radar systems in Oman and hit Jordan and Kuwait in its latest round of overnight retaliatory strikes against the United States. Tehran's attacks on Monday came as a response to Washington's escalating strikes as prospects of peace between the two countries recede. Where were the latest Iran attacks? The IRGC said it attacked Oman as part of its latest phase of retaliation. It said it targeted "the FPS long-range aerial radar and the vessel detection radar in Oman", adding that these radar systems were destroyed.


Jailed Catholic woman's hunger strike highlights Iran religious persecution -- US demands action

FOX News

Iran human rights abuses against Christians draw State Department rebuke, with calls for political prisoners' release and sanctions on officials behind religious freedom violations.


Iran Holds Funerary Processions for Late Supreme Leader in 'Referendum' for Regime

TIME - Tech

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The 60-Day Test: What Iran's Agreement with the United States Really Means

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Trump Champions Peace Agreement, Threatens to Resume Bombing If Iran Doesn't Comply

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Ceasefire Deal Within Reach, U.S. and Tehran Say

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Two Crew Members Rescued as U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes Near Strait of Hormuz

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Israeli strikes kill 14 in Lebanon amid ongoing ceasefire

BBC News

Lebanon's Ministry of Health has said Israeli strikes on the country on Sunday killed 14 people, including two children and two women, and injured 37. An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson had earlier issued evacuation warnings for several villages in southern Lebanon, writing that residents must evacuate immediately, and that staying would be endangering their life. The IDF later said it had carried out artillery and aerial strikes targeting Hezbollah operatives and sites in southern Lebanon that it claims were used to advance attacks against IDF soldiers. It also said a 19-year-old IDF soldier had been killed and six others injured by a Hezbollah drone attack in Lebanon. Separately, Hezbollah launched three drones towards Israel, the IDF reported, which it said were intercepted by Israel's air force before they crossed the border.


'A direct hit' - BBC visits Israeli town after Iranian strike

BBC News

More than 160 people have been injured in Iranian strikes on southern Israel, emergency services have said. Ballistic missiles hit the towns of Arad and Dimona, which are close to a nuclear facility, on Saturday evening. Iranian state TV earlier said the strikes were in response to an attack on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility. Displaced Palestinians were told to secure their tents to prevent them being blown away as a storm swept through the enclave. UK does not'agree with Trump on every issue' - Cooper Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has hit back at President Trump's criticism of the UK response to the conflict in Iran.


Watch: Iranians show daily life under air strikes and regime crackdown

BBC News

The BBC has obtained footage and interviews from the Iranian capital Tehran which evoke a city of strained nerves, of constant waiting for the next air strike and relentless fear of the state security apparatus. The identities of the people in this report have been protected. While independent journalists still try to gather testimony that offers a credible alternative view, they run the risk of arrest, torture and possibly worse. Displaced Palestinians were told to secure their tents to prevent them being blown away as a storm swept through the enclave. Video filmed by a witness and verified by the BBC shows a drone crashing close to the airport.