Middle East
U.S. President Donald Trump shared footage of the explosion to Truth Social.
The assassination of Ali Larijani has shaken the regime’s centers of power and faced Mojtaba Khamenei with a critical test.
The precision strike in Beirut eliminated Hamza Ibrahim Rakhin, the deputy commander of Unit 1800, along with his operations chief and a third operative.
The troops were reportedly killed during a close-range firefight with Hezbollah terrorists.
Either Iran “agrees to abide by international law, or a coalition of nations from around the world and the region will make sure that it’s open,” the U.S. secretary of state said.
The United Arab Emirates signaled it could join a push to secure the waterway against Iran, but most allies remain reluctant to intervene directly.
An operative in the Anatolian nation directed a cell in Samaria and recruited two locals for terrorist activity, the Shin Bet said.
Israel says the use of ambulances to move weapons and launch attacks a grave breach of international law.
The shift comes after Tehran says will target U.S.-linked institutions in the Middle East.
Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Sheibani has remained past Beirut’s March 29 deadline to leave.
The complex was “designed to have the capability to produce weapons-grade plutonium,” the IDF said.
The U.S. president warned he will destroy the regime’s energy and water facilities unless it reopens the Strait of Hormuz.
