US military says Houthi antiship missiles destroyed, hit targets in Iraq linked to armed groups aligned with Iran.
Middle East crisis live: Hundreds stranded in Khan Younis hospital by heavy fighting; Iraq PM warns US strikes will lead to ‘escalation’
Israeli forces battle Palestinian militants near main hospital in Gaza’s second-largest city; Iraqi PM’s office says US strikes undermine years of cooperation. Discharged patients ‘don’t have …
Soccer-Japan coach Moriyasu appalled by racist abuse directed at keeper Suzuki
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said he was “ashamed and appalled” to see his goalkeeper Zion Suzuki subjected to racial abuse on social media after they lost their second Asian Cup group game against Iraq last week.
Two Iraqi-based US troops injured in ‘a larger scale attack than we have seen before’
Two US troops injured at al-Asad airbase in western Iraq in attack by Iranian-supported militias: Pentagon deputy spokeswoman.
US conducts strikes on Iraq facilities used by Iran-backed militia group, Defense Secretary Austin says
The U.S. has carried out “necessary and proportionate” strikes in Iraq, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday. U.S. forces targeted three facilities used by the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah …
Fly Baghdad Added To US Sanctions List For Shipping Weapons To Syria
Iraqi carrier Fly Baghdad has been sanctioned by the US for allegedly shipping weapons and transporting personnel to Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria. The airline has proclaimed the …
Japan coach Moriyasu appalled by racist abuse directed at keeper Suzuki
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said he was “ashamed and appalled” to see his goalkeeper Zion Suzuki subjected to racial abuse on social media after they lost their second Asian Cup group game against Iraq last week.
US aims at Iran links with sanctions on Hamas financial networks, Iraqi airline
The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Hamas-affiliated financial exchanges in Gaza, an Iraqi airline and backers of Iranian-linked militias in Iraq, accusing all of working with Iran’s …
US sanctions target funding streams between Iran and its allies in Gaza, Iraq
The Biden administration on Monday announced new sanctions targeting Iran’s funding for Hamas and Iranian-backed militias elsewhere in the Middle East, aimed at strangling funding sources for the …
US puts sanctions on Hamas-linked financial networks, others
The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Hamas-affiliated financial exchanges in Gaza, an Iraqi airline and backers of Iranian-linked militias in Iraq, accusing all of working with Iran’s …