US strikes facilities on Iranian islands as Kuwait defends against hostile aerial threats - report
Separately, Kuwait’s Armed Forces announced that they were in the process of combatting hostile aerial targets within their airspace.
Middle East
Escalation in Hormuz pushing Iran to 'run faster toward the nuclear bomb,' Iran expert says
After Strait of Hormuz, Iran turns to Bab el-Mandeb as new pressure point - analysis
Lebanese activists face judicial persecution in Lebanon after criticizing Hezbollah
Trump wants to impose fees for Strait of Hormuz transit just like Iran: Is that legal? - explainer
US President Donald Trump claimed that the US would impose a 20% tariff on cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz amid a dispute over Tehran's efforts to maintain control of the waterway.
‘I want to be reimbursed’: How will Gulf nations receive Trump’s push for protection payments?
“Trump is transactional, always looking for where the money is. He's a businessman; he admits it, and he's not ashamed of it; he's proud of it. The Gulf States understood that from the beginning."
Fifty-five detained Iranian fishermen freed in UAE, embassy says
The fishermen were detained by the UAE's coast guard in recent months due to "special conditions" in the region, Iran's embassy in the UAE stated.
Was the Mossad's Ahmadinejad operation a failure, or did Trump kill it? - analysis
The Mossad's failure may not have been its plan to install Ahmadinejad as Iran's new leader, but its inability to anticipate Trump would halt key parts of it.
Iraq's PM arrives in Washington as US presses Baghdad on Iran-backed militias - analysis
Iraq is already a kind of frontline between the US and Iran. After the US and Israel began strikes on Iran on February 28, the Iranians operationalized militias in Iraq.
Iran's attacks on Emirati tankers leaves Gulf united against Islamic regime - analysis
Gulf solidarity is now emerging in an even larger way than before. While some countries want an agreement that will end the fighting, they are also outraged by Iran’s new attacks.
India, New Zealand summon Iranian diplomats in wake of attacks in Strait of Hormuz
India summoned Iran's representatives in Delhi after Iran had struck two ships carrying a total of 30 Indian sailors, the External Affairs Ministry announced.
Turkish Navy ships vists Syrian Latakia port after NATO summit in first since civil war - analysis
The visit comes on the heels of Turkey hosting a major NATO summit, which Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa attended.
'Unjustified, irresponsible': Iran accuses UK of violating int'l law over IRGC terror designation
Tehran's Foreign Ministry said the IRGC was an official part of Iran's armed forces and accused Britain of violating international law by targeting a state institution.
Israel, Lebanon resume peace talks amid uncertainty over IDF withdrawal, Hezbollah disarmament
Lebanese and Israeli delegations to meet at the US embassy in Rome, aiming to move the US-brokered deal into the implementation stage.
