Here are the latest events related to the war in the Middle East on Friday, the 35th day of the conflict triggered by an American-Israeli attack on Iran:
– The Israeli army announces “large-scale strikes” on Tehran The Israeli army announced Friday that it had launched “large-scale strikes” on Tehran, simultaneously with bombings in the southern outskirts of Beirut.
“In addition to the strikes on Beirut, the Israeli army has launched large-scale strikes targeting Iranian regime infrastructure in Tehran,” according to the statement.
– Middle East: Putin and Erdogan call for a ceasefire, according to the Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East, citing the energy crisis that has emerged during a telephone conversation on Friday, according to the Kremlin.
“The leaders emphasized their common positions on the need for a ceasefire as soon as possible and the development of peace agreements taking into account the legitimate interests of all states in the region,” the statement said.
– Israeli strikes on southern suburbs of Beirut after a warning Strikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut on Friday, with the Israeli army, fighting Hezbollah in the neighboring country, stating that it was targeting “terrorist infrastructure” after issuing an evacuation warning for the area.
A journalist from AFP heard explosions, and the official National News Agency (Ani) reported that strikes had hit this suburb, a stronghold of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah, largely deserted by its inhabitants.
– Three UN peacekeepers injured in southern Lebanon The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon announced on Friday that three peacekeepers were injured by an explosion, which remains undetermined, inside one of its positions in the south of the country, following the deaths of three peacekeepers in less than a week.
– Iran claims to have shot down an American plane and is looking for the crew An American combat plane was shot down in Iran, with operations underway to locate the pilot on Friday, according to Iranian and American media reports, marking the first such setback since the start of the conflict triggered by American-Israeli bombings in late February.
The Iranian state television station in the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad region (southwest) broadcast images of what it presented as the wreckage of the downed plane, with the police offering a reward for information leading to its crew.
– Strong explosion rocks northern Tehran A strong explosion shook northern Tehran on Friday, as reported by an AFP journalist. A plume of gray smoke was observed, but it was not possible at this stage to determine the exact target.
– Trump says he can “open” the Strait of Hormuz with “a little more time” Donald Trump asserted on Friday that the United States could “open” the Strait of Hormuz and “take control of the oil” with “a little more time,” without specifying how he planned to do so or what oil he was referring to.
“With a little more time, we could easily OPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, TAKE CONTROL OF THE OIL, AND MAKE FORTUNE. IT WOULD BE A +BOON+ FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD,” the American president wrote on his Truth Social network.
– Israel claims to have destroyed 70% of Iranian steel production capacity Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Friday that the army had destroyed “70% of Iran’s steel production capacity,” following the announcement by two of Iran’s largest steel mills that they were halting their activities following Israeli-American strikes.
– The UK deploys an anti-drone system in Kuwait The United Kingdom deployed the anti-drone system Rapid Sentry in Kuwait, with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemning a “reckless” nighttime drone attack on a Kuwaiti oil refinery on Friday.
Rapid Sentry is a ground-based air defense system that, according to British Defense Minister John Healey, had been “combat-tested” the previous week, during the initial announcement of the deployment plan.
– Abu Dhabi: 12 injured after attack interception Twelve people were injured, one critically, in a projectile debris fall after an interception in Abu Dhabi, authorities reported on Friday.
Seven of the injured are Nepalese nationals and the remaining five are Indian. The incident occurred in the Ajban area, near the Zayed military site.
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