The State Department has doubled the number of emergency evacuation flights it is providing for American citizens wishing to leave Israel, has ordered the departure of non-essential staff from the US Embassy in Lebanon and is stepping up travel ...
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Its proxy forces around the region have been largely silent in offering concrete support after attacks by Israel and now the United States.
The site was used by Hezbollah to plan attacks on Israeli civilians.
Demonstrators took to the streets of Iran, Iraq and Lebanon on Friday after midday prayers, expressing anger at Israel's widening offensive.
Hamas's deadly assault on Israel and the war in Gaza that followed has had knock-on effects on Iran, Syria, Yemen and Lebanon, as well as beyond the Middle East.
Defence minister Israel Katz says 'Israel has lost patience with terrorists who threaten it'
Jordan, Iran, Lebanon, Singapore, and Bhutan comprise Group A, with matches initially due to take place in Amman -- Jordan's capital city.
While Tehran has spent decades building up militias in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq and Syria, most of the groups have found themselves battered in recent years, making them unable and unwilling to t ...
Ortagus previously oversaw Lebanon policy under Steve Witkoff, the lead Middle East envoy, and in Trump's first term was his State Department spokeswoman.
The move has been met with relief by the war-weary in Lebanon, but there was still a possibility it could change its position if Iran's regime started to wobble.