The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project has found that the two sons of a political adviser to Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been using assumed names and Dominican passports to buy up property in the UAE – plus much more besides:
Missile attacks on UAE gas field thwarted
Iranian missiles have targeted the Habshan natural gas facility in the UAE and were intercepted, though operations have been suspended.
Video claims to show an attack on US embassy in Baghdad
A new video posted to social media claims to show an attack on the US embassy in the Green Zone of Baghdad.
Director of US National Counterterrorism Center resigns
Joe Kent has reigned over the Iran war, saying he cannot support it.
Iran’s security chief reported dead
Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Defence Council, has been assassinated, Israel’s defence minister has said.
Israel claims killing of Basij forces commander
The Israeli army has claimed to have assassinated Basij forces commander Gholam Reza Soleimani in an air strike in central Tehran.
A drone attack targeted the Al-Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad’s Green Zone
Footage posted on social media shows a fire blazing at the building which has served as a residence for foreign diplomats.
Operations at Shah Gas Field in Abu Dhabi suspended
Operations at Shah Gas Field in Abu Dhabi suspended to assess damage from a drone attack.
Hezbollah sabotage cell dismantled in Kuwait
Kuwait’s interior ministry has said that it has broken up a cell that was recruiting for Hezbollah.
Hezbollah in Iraq’s military spokesman killed
The Hezbollah Brigades, part of the PMF militia in Iraq, has announced the death of its military spokesman, Abu Ali al‑Askari.