Tag: Israel

Tuesday, March 3rd 2026 - 02:42 UTC
Haddad says Iran conflict should not immediately hit Brazil’s economy

Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Monday that U.S. and Israeli attacks against Iran should not have an immediate impact on Brazil’s macroeconomic indicators, while cautioning that the conflict’s trajectory remains hard to predict and is being monitored “carefully” by his ministry.
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Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 12:27 UTC
Iran hits UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in EU-member Cyprus after Starmer announces support for US

An Iranian-made drone struck the UK’s RAF Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus overnight, causing no casualties and only limited damage, in an incident that brought the Middle East conflict directly onto European Union territory. British authorities raised force-protection measures and ordered non-essential personnel to leave and disperse, while the base continued operating, according to official information reported by Reuters.
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Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 04:46 UTC
Israel launches new wave of strikes “in the heart of Tehran” as Iran replies with missiles and drones

Israel announced early Monday a new wave of airstrikes on targets in Tehran, as part of a U.S.-Israeli campaign that began on Saturday and has triggered a wider regional escalation involving cross-border attacks and strikes on U.S. forces and partners across the Gulf.
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Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 02:12 UTC
Hezbollah fires first cross-border projectiles since 2024 ceasefire as Israel strikes Lebanon

Hezbollah launched three projectiles toward northern Israel early Monday, describing the attack as retaliation for the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting Israeli airstrikes on multiple locations across Lebanon, including the Beirut area, according to official statements and news reports.
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Saturday, February 28th 2026 - 20:21 UTC
Israel says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes

Israel said on Saturday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died during a wave of airstrikes on Iranian territory. An Israeli official, speaking anonymously to local media, said “his body has been found.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said there were “growing signs” that Khamenei had died.
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Saturday, February 28th 2026 - 10:58 UTC
US and Israel launch strikes on Iran; Trump calls them a “massive” operation as Tehran vows retaliation

The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, reigniting a regional conflict and further dimming hopes for diplomacy over Tehran’s nuclear program. Explosions were reported in Tehran as Israel moved to emergency measures and shut its airspace to civilian flights.
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Friday, February 27th 2026 - 10:50 UTC
U.S. ambassador in Israel urges staff: leave “TODAY” amid security risks

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee urged embassy staff and family members who want to depart the country to do so “TODAY,” according to an email whose contents were reported by U.S. and Israeli media.
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Wednesday, February 11th 2026 - 12:43 UTC
Netanyahu rushes to Washington to press Trump on Iran: missiles and proxies on the agenda

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is traveling to Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, with Iran at the top of the agenda, after pushing to move the meeting forward from its originally planned date.
Tuesday, January 20th 2026 - 01:51 UTC
Argentina–Iran: diplomatic tensions after Quds Force is added to Argentina’s terrorism registry

Iran warned it would deliver an “appropriate response” after the Argentine government designated the Quds Force—an external-operations unit within Iran’s Revolutionary Guards—as a “terrorist organization” and added it, along with 13 linked individuals, to Argentina’s Public Registry of Persons and Entities Connected to Terrorism and its Financing (RePET).
Tuesday, January 13th 2026 - 10:59 UTC
Argentina halts Jerusalem Embassy move amid Falklands oil drilling dispute

Argentina has reportedly put on hold its plan to relocate its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem after diplomatic friction linked to offshore oil drilling near the Falkland Islands, Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported over the weekend.