Doha (Diplomat.so) - Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Qatar's former prime minister and long-serving foreign minister, said in a post published Sunday on his official X account that Iran risks undermining its long-term relations with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states by drawing them into…

Tel Aviv (Diplomat.so) - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it launched the largest air operation in the history of the Israeli Air Force, striking Iranian missile and air defense infrastructure across western and central Iran, including near Tabriz, on Saturday — an escalation that Israeli officials…

Washington, D.C. (Diplomat.so) - The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Saturday initiated Operation Epic Fury, unleashing what officials described as the largest regional concentration of American military firepower in a generation, targeting key elements of Iran's military infrastructure after…

Tehran (Diplomat.so) - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the launch of a new military campaign dubbed "True Promise 4," asserting that its naval missiles severely damaged a U.S. military support vessel identified as MST and targeted American bases across the Gulf, including…

London (Diplomat.so) - The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it had received multiple reports from commercial vessels operating in the Gulf that they were sent messages indicating the Strait of Hormuz had been closed, raising fresh maritime security concerns as regional tensions…

Tehran (Diplomat.so) - The Iranian Red Crescent Society said Saturday that 85 students and teachers were killed in what it described as a strike by "Zionist-American enemies" on a girls' primary school in the city of Minab, located in Hormozgan Province in southern Iran, marking one of the…

Tehran (Diplomat.so) - The Civil Aviation Organization of Iran announced a full closure of Iran's airspace for six hours following reported explosions in the capital, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared it had launched a "widespread wave" of missile and drone strikes…

Brussels (Diplomat.so) - European leaders sharply condemned Iran's latest missile and drone strikes across the Gulf and wider Middle East, describing the attacks as violations of international law and warning that further escalation could destabilize an already volatile region.

Beijing (Diplomat.so) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China on Saturday posted on X that China is "highly concerned" over military strikes against Iran launched by the United States of America and Israel, urging an immediate halt to military operations and renewed…

Tokyo (Diplomat.so) - Japan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Motegi Toshimitsu, said Sunday that Tokyo is closely monitoring rising tensions in the Middle East after the United States and Israel announced they carried out attacks against Iran, stressing that diplomacy remains essential to preventing…

Dubai (Diplomat.so) - Authorities in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait moved swiftly to contain security breaches after drone and missile incidents struck near civilian and strategic sites, following Iran's announcement that it had launched retaliatory attacks on U.S. military bases in the Gulf…

Tehran (Diplomat.so) -Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday accused the United States and Israel of launching coordinated military strikes on Iranian territory, including what he described as a deadly attack on a girls' school in Minab, Hormozgan Province, escalating already volatile…

Addis Ababa (Diplomat.so) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, on Saturday issued a formal warning that reported United States military strikes inside the Islamic Republic of Iran mark a "serious intensification of hostilities" in the Middle East, urging…

Kuwait city (Diplomat.so) - The Kuwait Ministry of Defense confirmed that multiple ballistic missiles targeted Ali Al Salem Air Base at dawn, as Iran launched retaliatory strikes on U.S. military facilities across the Gulf following coordinated U.S.–Israeli attacks on Iranian territory.

Abu Dhabi (Diplomat.so) - The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense said Saturday that the country faced what it described as a "blatant attack" involving Iranian ballistic missiles, prompting air defense interceptions over Abu Dhabi and a temporary partial closure of national airspace as…

Manama (Diplomat.so) - Bahrain's state news agency confirmed that a missile attack struck a services center affiliated with the United States Navy's Fifth Fleet inside the kingdom, marking a sharp escalation in regional hostilities following the launch of coordinated U.S.-Israeli operations…

Washington, D.C. (Diplomat.so) - The U.S. Department of Defense on Saturday formally designated the coordinated U.S.–Israeli air campaign against Iran as "Epic of Rage," confirming strikes on what officials described as military infrastructure and regime-linked command sites.

Tel Aviv (Diplomat.so) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday that Israel, in coordination with the United States, had launched what he described as a large-scale military operation against Iran, calling it a decisive step to eliminate an "existential threat" posed by…

Tehran (Diplomat.so) - Iran's official news agency IRNA reported that President Masoud Pezeshkian "is in good health and was not harmed" following Israeli strikes that targeted parts of the capital, including the high-security Pasteur district in central Tehran.

Tehran (Diplomat.so) - The governments of United States and Israel carried out coordinated air and naval strikes across Iran early Saturday, targeting sites in and around central Tehran, according to Iranian state-affiliated media and multiple U.S. officials speaking on the record to international outlets.