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The Russian Foreign Minister will visit the Iranian capital on Monday

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

Earlier, Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported that the foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia had been invited to the talks.

“We confirm that Lavrov’s talks in Tehran are planned for Monday,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told state news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti.

The talks will take place amid tensions in the Middle East and unresolved disputes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which launched a blitzkrieg attack on Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh last month.

Armenia later confirmed that its foreign minister would attend the meeting.

A list of all participants has yet to be announced, but Armenia’s northern neighbor Sakartvel said on Sunday it would not attend, its foreign ministry told Interpressnews.

Sakartvel applied for EU membership along with Ukraine and Moldova after Russia invaded its western neighbor in February 2022.

Moscow, which launched its invasion of Ukraine last February, has turned to Iran for military support and economic partnership as both countries face Western sanctions.

Western countries accuse Tehran of supporting Russia’s offensive in Ukraine and supplying it with large quantities of drones and other weapons.


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Hezbollah announces “new phase” of its war with Israel

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

BEIRUT, Lebanon.— This Friday, Hezbollah announced that it is entering a new phase in his fight against invading Israeli troopsas the region continued to evaluate the Israeli announcement that the top leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwardied in combat against his forces in Gaza the day before.

In its statement, the Lebanese political-paramilitary group noted that its fighters have used new types of precision-guided missiles and explosive drones for the first time.

The note appears to refer to an explosives-laden drone that evaded Israel’s multi-layered air defense system and crashed into a hall at a military training camp deep inside Israel, killing four soldiers and injuring dozens more. .

Earlier in the week, the Lebanese militia had announced the launch of a new type of missile, the Qader 2, towards the suburbs of Tel Aviv. According to the statement, the group’s air defense units shot down two Israeli Hermes 450 drones this week.

Hezbollah said its fighters are working according to “pre-prepared plans” to combat Israeli troops in several areas of southern Lebanon.

Death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

Hamas, for its part, has not yet responded to the Israeli announcement. But its ally Iran issued a statement praising the Palestinian insurgent leader through its mission to the United Nations. Sinwar was the main architect of the attack on southern Israel that precipitated the latest escalation of conflicts in the Middle East.

Many, from the governments of Israel’s allies to the exhausted residents of Gaza, expressed hope that Sinwar’s death could pave the way to an end to the war, but in his speech announcing the death, the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that “Our war is not over yet.”

Hamas attack on Israel

On October 7, 2023, Hamas-led insurgents punched holes in the border security fence to storm into southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 250 more hostage. Israel responded with an air and ground campaign over the besieged Palestinian enclave that has claimed the lives of more than 42,000 people, according to local health authorities, whose count does not distinguish between civilian victims and combatants. The war has devastated large parts of the Strip and displaced around 90% of its 2.3 million inhabitants.

You might also be interested: “Israel confirms the death of Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas, in an operation in Gaza”

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Turkey’s counterattack on suicide attack, airstrikes in two countries – World

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

The Turkish Air Force has bombed the bases of the separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party in Iraq and Syria. More than 60 terrorists have been claimed killed in these retaliatory attacks.

The Turkish Ministry of Defense has stated that 47 terrorist targets were destroyed in Iraq and Syria. 29 targets were hit in Iraq and 18 targets in northern Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces said 12 people were killed and 25 wounded in the Turkish attacks.

It should be remembered that yesterday there was a suicide attack on a weapons factory located some distance from Ankara. 5 people were killed and dozens were injured in this attack. The Turkish Ministry of Defense has said that the attack was carried out by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, a terrorist organization.

Security sources said that Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) carried out attacks on the PKK in Iraq and the YPG in northern Syria.