NewzAn Iranian drone was intercepted early Monday over the United Arab Emirates' territorial waters, the Defense Ministry said. The attack followed an exchange of fire between Iran and the United States over the weekend, which was the first significant military action in the war for more than a month.Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here.Iranian drone intercepted on way toward UAEIran fired a drone at the United Arab Emirates on Monday, which the UAE's Defense Ministry said was intercepted over its territorial waters.After more than a month with no significant fighting, the U.S.
attacked rocket launchers on an Iranian island on Sunday, saying they were preparing to launch mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by launching missiles at U.S. sites in Jordan, all of which were intercepted.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that his country wasn't seeking war, but that “we will respond decisively to aggressors." The UAE called the attack a “dangerous escalation” from Iran.Israeli airstrike kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza CityIsraeli airstrikes on Monday killed at least five Palestinians in Gaza City, hospital officials said.One strike hit the entrance of a residential building near the city’s municipal park, killing two, according to Shifa Hospital, which received the casualties.
Two other Palestinians were critically wounded, the hospital said.A second strike hit a vehicle in the city’s Tal al-Hawa neighborhood, killing three, the hospital said.The deaths were the latest among Palestinians in Gaza since a ceasefire deal reached in October attempted to halt a more than two-year war between Israel and Hamas.Leaders of China, Russia and India gather as counterweight to the USThe leaders of China, Russia and India gathered with other heads of state in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence.The summit includes Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pezeshkian was scheduled to meet with Putin on the sidelines on Tuesday.Meanwhile, U.S.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was set to host meetings of the Group of 20 finance ministers in North Carolina on Monday and Tuesday, as Washington pressures other countries to h…
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