TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON: Iran said on Sunday it would strike the energy and water systems of its Gulf neighbours in retaliation if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through ​with a threat to hit Iran’s electricity grid in 48 hours, escalating the three-week-old war. The prospect of tit-for-tat strikes on civilian infrastructure could deepen the regional crisis

Twenty people were injured after Iran launched missiles at Dimona, in southern Israel. According to a report by Al Jazeera, footage released by Israeli media captured the moment a missile struck the city, with the sound of a loud explosion audible in the video. Israeli media outlets report that the 20 injured individuals include a

WASHINGTON – Robert Mueller, the no-nonsense former FBI chief who documented Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election and its contacts with Donald Trump’s campaign but opted not to bring criminal charges against a sitting president, has died at age 81, multiple news outlets reported on Saturday. His death was reported by MS NOW and

NICOSIA – Britain will not be using its bases in Cyprus for any ​offensive action in the Iran crisis, ‌the Cypriot government spokesperson said on Saturday, citing a phone call between British Prime ​Minister Keir Starmer and Cypriot President ​Nikos Christodoulides. “The British Prime Minister reiterated … ⁠that the security of the Republic ​of Cyprus

DUBAI —A Patriot air ​defense system was involved in the interception of ‌an Iranian drone over a residential area of Bahrain on March 9, Bahrain’s government said on Saturday, an incident that the U.S. military had characterized as a direct ​Iranian drone strike. At the time, Bahrain said 32 ​civilians had been injured, including children

HAVANA—Cuba on Friday rejected any suggestion that its political system or ​the term of its president was subject to negotiation in talks with the United States, following reports that Washington sought ‌to remove Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel from power. “I can categorically confirm that … the political system of Cuba is not up for negotiation,