The Islamic Republic of Iran's Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani to take a stand against the United States' "illegal" presence in Iraq during a Wednesday meeting between the two leaders, Khamenei posted about the meeting to his X/Twitter account. Iranian state media reported on it as well.
Decrying the US presence in Iraq as "illegal," the Islamic Republic's leader claimed it threatened the country's democracy.
Khamenei insisted during the meeting that Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Unit "is one of the important components of power in Iraq and effective steps should be taken to further strengthen and enhance it as much as possible," IRNA reported.
"There are indications and evidence showing that the US is seeking to expand its presence in #Iraq. This occupation must be firmly opposed," Khamenei wrote on X.
The body of hostage Youssef al-Zayadni, 53, was discovered in the Gaza Strip, his family was told on Wednesday.
The IDF confirmed Zayadni was discovered on Tuesday in an underground tunnel in Rafah. Initial reports indicated Youseff's body was found alongside his son Hamza's, but the IDF has yet to confirm this.
Go to the full article >>The IDF's 300th Brigade, acting under the 146th Division, located and dismantled five Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in southern Lebanon, the military confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.
The operation saw soldiers target thicketed, mountainous terrain in search of terrorists. It was during this search that the military said the storage facilities were located.
Go to the full article >>The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it carried out precision strikes on the Houthis' underground Advanced Conventional Weapon (ACW) storage facilities in Yemen on Wednesday.
CENTCOM said that the Houthis used the facilities to conduct attacks against US Navy vessels and merchant vessels in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
"The strikes are part of CENTCOM's effort to degrade Iranian-backed Houthi attempts to threaten regional partners and military and merchant vessels in the region," the statement added.
Go to the full article >>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was fully aware and even involved in the leaking of a top-secret document to the German newspaper Bild, according to a newly released protocol of a closed-door court hearing in the classified documents case.
Go to the full article >>A public battle has reignited between different elements of the IDF Southern Command over who is to blame for the October 7, 2023, disaster.
Channel 12 published on Wednesday morning a battle between IDF Southern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Yaron Finkleman and IDF Southern Command Operations Chief Col. Efraim Avni over a fault related to the disaster. This fight is part of a broader one in which Avni's promotion was frozen in November.
Go to the full article >>Following sirens in Kerem Shalom, southern Israel, on Wednesday, the IAF intercepted one rocket launched from the southern Gaza Stri, the army announced.
