Regional Tensions
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Government
Ansarullah: Saudi Airstrike on Sanaa Airport Ends De-escalation Efforts
DID Press: Yemen’s Houthi movement (Ansarullah) has confirmed that Saudi Arabia carried out an airstrike on Sanaa International Airport, describing the attack as a “blatant act of aggression” and declaring that it marks the end of the de-escalation process between…
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Government
Islamic Revolution Leader: Revenge Is the Demand of Our Nation and It Will Certainly Be Carried Out
DID Press: Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a message issued on the occasion of the funeral and burial ceremony of the Martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, stated: “We pledge that we will take…
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Government
IRGC Strikes US Bases in Bahrain, Kuwait After CENTCOM Attack
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched missile and drone strikes against US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait in what it described as an “initial response” to alleged US airstrikes on southern Iran. In a statement…
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Government
Iran Warns of Response After Reports of Blasts Near US Base
DID Press: Reports of explosions near a US military facility in Bahrain coincided with a sharp warning from Iran’s armed forces, which vowed a “decisive response” to what it described as US aggression and declared that Tehran would not allow…
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Economy
Ansarullah Threaten Saudi Shipping in Bab el-Mandeb
DID Press: Sources close to Yemen’s Ansarullah movement say the group is considering using the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait as leverage against Saudi Arabia, warning that Saudi-linked vessels could be barred from transiting the Red Sea if Riyadh ignores Sana’a’s…
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Government
US Considers Troop Withdrawal from Saudi Arabia
DID Press: The Wall Street Journal reports that the United States is reviewing the possibility of withdrawing part of its military forces from Saudi Arabia amid rising tensions between Washington and Riyadh over operations against Iran. According to the report,…
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Afghanistan
Mujahid Denies Reports of Pakistani Ground Incursion into Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban administration has rejected reports claiming that Pakistan carried out a ground offensive inside Afghan territory, saying border forces remain fully prepared and that Kabul prefers resolving tensions through dialogue. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated in an interview…
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Iran
IRGC Missile Retaliation Targets US Facilities as Gulf States Raise Security Alert
DID Press: Security tensions escalated across the Gulf early Sunday after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced a joint missile and drone operation targeting US military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, prompting heightened security measures and air-defense responses in…
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Government
Iran Says US Military Presence in Region Fuels Instability and Division
DID Press: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has said that US claims of a “lasting commitment to the security of Gulf Cooperation Council states” amount to rhetoric and distortion of reality, arguing that American military…
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Government
Iran Warns US to Restrain Israel or Face Response
DID Press: The Central Headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya has warned that if US fails to restrain Israel, Iran will respond to what it described as “provocative actions” by the Israeli military. In a statement issued on Friday (June 26), the…
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