Iranian army says at least 104 killed in US attack on Iranian warship last week
The Iranian army said on Sunday that at least 104 people were killed and 32 were wounded in an attack by the US on an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka's coast last week.
A US submarine sank the frigate Dena in the Indian Ocean about 19 nautical miles off Sri Lanka's southern port city of Galle on Wednesday, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.
Indian killed in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has reported its first deaths in the Iran war, saying a military projectile fell onto a residential area and killed two people of Indian and Bangladeshi nationality. It said 12 other Bangladeshis were wounded.
The Saudi statement Sunday evening came as anger grows in the region following hundreds of Iranian missile and drone strikes targeting Gulf and other nations in the nine-day war.
Iran says military cooperation with Russia will continue: Report
Iran says military cooperation with Russia will continue, reports Al Jazeera
Lebanese foreign minister condemns drone attack on Cyprus
Lebanon's top diplomat has condemned a drone attack apparently launched from Lebanese territory that hit a British airbase on the southern coast of Cyprus.
Youssef Rajji's remarks Sunday come after his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos said an exploding drone that hit the British Royal Air Force's Akrotiri on Monday originated from Lebanese territory, where the Hezbollah militant group is at war with Israel. Hezbollah's arsenal notably includes exploding drones, similar to the ones used by Iran.
"I called on our Cypriot friends not to confuse the Lebanese state with those acting outside its authority and legal framework," Rajji, a staunch opponent of Hezbollah said, referring to a Lebanese government decision that ordered security agencies to crack down on non-state groups carrying out attacks.
As Beirut scrambles to make amends, French President Emmanuel Macron will visit the European Union island nation Monday. The attack puts Lebanon in a predicament, as Macron is leading the only diplomatic endeavor to try to halt the conflict, which has killed almost 400 people in Lebanon and displaced hundreds of thousands.
Israeli military says two soldiers killed in Lebanon
The Israeli military announced that two soldiers were killed in fighting in southern Lebanon on Sunday.
They are the first military fatalities since the start of the war with Iran last week.
One of the soldiers was identified as 38-year-old Maher Khatar, from the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. The military has not published the name of the second soldier as his family is still being notified.
Israeli military says 2 soldiers have been killed in Lebanon, first military fatalities since Iran war began
State Dept says more than 32,000 Americans have left the Mideast since start of Iran war
The State Department says more than 32,000 Americans have left the Middle East since the start of the Iran war last week.
Although most of them departed on commercial flights without government assistance, the department said Sunday that it had organized nearly two dozen charter flights that had carried several thousand US citizens from the Mideast to destinations in Europe and the United States.
The department said in a statement that more than half of Americans who requested assistance in leaving have declined offers of seats on government-paid charter flights, some of whom have decided to remain in the Middle East and some who prefer to make their own travel plans.
It did not give a number of those who have turned down charter flights but said more than 19,000 Americans had sought information from the State Department about security or transportation options.
Iran foreign minister says his country is looking for a permanent end to the war, not a ceasefire
Before Tehran might even consider a ceasefire, Abbas Araghch said "they have to explain why they started this aggression." Araghch did not specify about whom he was speaking.
Araghchi also told NBC's "Meet the Press" that "there should be a permanent end of the war and unless we get to that, I think we need to continue fighting for the sake of our people and our security."
He says the war "was imposed on us" by the United States and Israel, and that "what we are doing is legal acts of self-defense and we have every right to do that."
UAE accuses Iran of ‘brutal and unprovoked’ missile, drone attacks
United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on social media on Sunday, "The United Arab Emirates affirms that it is in a state of defense in response to the brutal and unprovoked Iranian aggression, which included the launch of more than 1,400 ballistic missiles and drones targeting infrastructure and civilian sites, resulting in civilian deaths and injuries. These attacks constitute a flagrant violation of international law and the UN Charter, an infringement of the UAE's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and a direct threat to its security and stability."
"The UAE stresses that it does not seek to be drawn into conflicts or escalation. However, the UAE reaffirms its full right to take all necessary measures to safeguard its sovereignty, national security, and territorial integrity, and to ensure the safety of its citizens and residents, in accordance with international law and the UN Charter," it added in the statement.
Iran says attacks have damaged about 10,000 civilian buildings
US and Israeli strikes in Iran have damaged about 10,000 civilian structures across the country, the Iranian Red Crescent Society said.
In a social media post, the Red Crescent said the structures include 7,943 residential units and 1,617 commercial units, along with several medical and educational facilities.
Pope appeals for peace as Vatican rejects preventive war
Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the US-Israeli war in Iran and the opening of dialogue, warning that the conflict was spreading throughout the Middle East and sowing "a climate of hatred and fear."
For the second Sunday in a row, Leo expressed his "profound consternation" about the war and how it was destabilising Lebanon, a bulwark for Christians in the predominantly Muslim region.
During his traditional noontime prayer, the American pope prayed for an end to the bombs and the opening of dialogue "to hear the voice of the people."
The Holy See has a tradition of diplomatic neutrality, but has nevertheless rejected the Trump administration's justification for attacking Iran preventively.
"If states were to be recognised as having a right to preventive war, according to their own criteria and without a supranational legal framework, the whole world would risk being set ablaze," the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, told Vatican Media this week.
Parolin demanded the respect of international law and multilateral diplomacy.
Arab League chief calls out Iran's reckless attacks on its Arab neighbours
Arab League chief on Sunday lashed out at Iran for attacking Arab countries during its war against the US and Israel.
Secretary-General Ahmed Abouel Gheit told a virtual meeting of Arab foreign ministers that Iran's strikes against its Arab neighbours "can't be justified," and reflect a "reckless policy."
He said Arab countries haven't been part of the US-Israel war against Iran, and declared that their territories wouldn't be used as launching pads for US attacks.
"This unjustified Iranian aggression reflects a confused understanding and further isolates Iran during this difficult and delicate period," he said.
Iran's president toughens tone
"When we are attacked, we have no choice but to respond. The more pressure they impose on us, the stronger our response will naturally be," Pezeshkian said in video comments Sunday. "Our Iran, our country, will not bow easily in the face of bullying, oppression or aggression - and it never has."
The remarks came a day after Pezeshkian said Iran regretted regional concerns caused by Iranian strikes and urged neighboring states not to take part in US and Israeli attacks against Iran.
While multiple Gulf states reported intercepting more incoming missiles and drones from Iran, Pezeshkian said the country wasn't looking to battle them and accused the US of trying to pit countries against one another.
Iranian hard-liners quickly contradicted those remarks. Judiciary chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejei wrote on X: "The geography of some countries in the region - both overtly and covertly - is in the hands of the enemy, and those points are used against our country in acts of aggression. Intense attacks on these targets will continue."
Mohseni-Ejei and Pezeshkian are part of a three-member leadership council that has overseen Iran since an earlier strike killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Pezeshkian's remarks Sunday reinforced pledges that Iran would not surrender despite US and Israeli threats, with Trump and Netanyahu saying their aim remains the replacement of Iran's leaders.
"We're not looking to settle," Trump told reporters Saturday aboard Air Force One. "They'd like to settle. We're not looking to settle."
Australian government has directed the departure of dependants of country's officials posted in UAE: Foreign minister
In a post on X, Australia's foreign minister has said that the Australian government has directed the departure of the dependants of Australian officials posted in the UAE due to the deteriorating security situation.
83 children among almost 400 killed in a week of conflict with Hezbollah: Lebanon health minister
Lebanon's health minister says 83 children among almost 400 killed in a week of conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, reports AP.
UAE says Iran fires 16 ballistic missiles, 117 drones in new attacks
The United Arab Emirates says Iran has launched 16 ballistic missiles and over 117 drones in new barrages on Sunday.
The UAE's Defence Ministry says it intercepted all 16 missiles, while a 17th fell into the sea. It says it intercepted most of the drones, but four fell in UAE territory. The ministry said it is ready to "firmly confront" the threats.
Iran's president earlier Sunday threatened to increase attacks on US targets across the region in the face of ongoing Israeli and US strikes.
The Emirati statement did not specify the locations of Sunday's attacks.
Israeli military issues evacuation warning for residents south of Litani River in southern Lebanon
Israeli military issues evacuation warning for residents south of Litani River in southern Lebanon
Israeli strikes kill 12 people in Lebanon
Israel has struck southern Lebanon and Beirut again early Sunday and killed 12 more people, the Lebanese health ministry said.
Israeli officials said the strikes targeted commanders of the Lebanese branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised "many surprises" for the next phase of the conflict.
Meanwhile, two border guards in Kuwait were killed when a swarm of missiles and drones hit the Gulf country.
Missile alert sounds in Dubai
A missile alert sounded Sunday morning in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Israel targets Iran's F-14 fighter jets
Israel's military said on Sunday that it had struck a series of fighter jets that pre-revolutionary Iran purchased from the United States.
The fleet of F-14s parked at Isfahan Airport, south of Tehran, was a pillar of the Iranian air force and historically used to defend its airspace.
The Israeli military did not say whether the jets were destroyed. It also said it had struck detection and air defence systems.
Qatar Airways operates limited flight schedule to and from Doha
Qatar Airways has started operating limited flight schedule to and from Doha.
The flights are only for passengers whose final destination is Doha.
