Fuad Shukr
Iran says it has right to retaliate for Haniyeh assassination
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi communicated on Friday with his French and British counterparts, indicating that while Iran does not seek to escalate the regional conflict, it retains the right to respond to Israel's assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
Former Israeli national security adviser urges high alert in Greece, Cyprus
The CEO of I.M. Tattom Consulting Ilan Mizrahi, former deputy director of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency and former national security adviser to the country's prime minister, analyzes the country's strategy of "surgical strikes" and its possible side effects in an interview with Kathimerini.
Athens on stanby for civilian evacuations amid rising Middle East tensions
Athens is preparing for a potential evacuation of Greek nationals from the Middle East as regional tensions escalate.
Military and political resources may be mobilized for evacuations from the region, including Lebanon and Israel, with Cyprus as the first stop. Greece has also offered to assist in evacuating citizens of other nationalities.
Erdoğan pledges Türkiye as peace guarantor in Mideast
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared Türkiye's commitment to acting as a guarantor of peace amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
"Those who seek to profit from the tears of innocents will sooner or later understand how gravely they have made a mistake," Erdoğan said after a cabinet meeting on Aug. 5.
Turkey urges citizens to leave Lebanon due to security risks
Turkey urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country if they do not need to stay, due to the possibility that the security situation there will deteriorate rapidly, its foreign ministry said late on Sunday.
Lebanon: Chaos at Beirut airport as people leave fearing Middle East escalation – Watch video
Just before 11:30 PM on Sunday, the Jerusalem Post, citing a Bloomberg report and information from Israeli officials, reported that an imminent strike from multiple fronts is expected. There are no further details available at the moment.