War in the Middle East: several soldiers in an Israeli strike…

Iran denounces “blatant violation of ceasefire” after new US strikes

Iran on Saturday denounced new American strikes during the night against radar and coastal surveillance installations in the Gulf, which according to Tehran constitute a“Blatant violation of the ceasefire” in force with the United States since April 8. It is about“military aggression against the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iranâ€adds the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release, condemning“the hostile and provocative behavior of the American regime”.

Trump says Iran has “21 to 22%” of its missiles remaining

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran remains21 to 22% of its missiles, in an interview with NBC, after more than three months of war in the Middle East.“They have a few missiles, they have a few drones. I would say as a percentage maybe 21, 22% of their missiles. That’s a lot of missiles, but it’s not what it was when we launched our first attack.”he declared in a first extract broadcast by the channel, before the interview in its entirety on Sunday. The American president had nevertheless affirmed at the beginning of May that he remained in Tehran18 to 19% de son stock de missiles.

The Lebanese army announces the death of several soldiers in an Israeli strike

The Lebanese army announced on Saturday the death of several of its members in an Israeli strike in the south of the country, despite the ceasefire theoretically in force.“Several soldiers, including an officer”ont été tués “in a brutal Israeli attackâ€Having targeted a military vehicle on the road between Khardali and Nabatiyé, the army said in a press release.

On Wednesday, at the end of a fourth session of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in Washington, a new ceasefire agreement was announced, the truce in force from April 17 having never been respected. The agreement provides for a ceasefire conditional on a“Arret complet” fire from Hezbollah and a continuation at this stage of fire and operations by the Israeli army in southern Lebanon. But Hezbollah rejected this agreement, like the previous one.

Bahrain denounces “blatant aggression” after Iranian strikes

Bahrain, already targeted at the start of the week, denounced on Saturday the strikes carried out by Iran against its territory and neighboring Kuwait, saying it had intercepted seven missiles.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns these new attacks”he wrote in a press release.“This blatant aggression constitutes a clear violation of the sovereignty of both countries.”he added.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said during the night that they had fired, in retaliation for American strikes, ballistic missiles towards the Ali Al-Salem air base in Kuwait, where American aircraft are stationed, and the headquarters of the Fifth American Fleet in Bahrain.

Iran demands the release of its frozen assets before any agreement with the United States

The military advisor to the Iranian Supreme Leader, Mohsen Rezaï, declared that negotiations between Washington and Tehran were stumbling in particular over the issue of Iranian assets frozen abroad, in a television interview broadcast on Friday. “If he (Donald Trump) wants to reach an agreement with Iran, this $24 billion is a test.” of confidence, estimated Mr. Rezaï, according to comments in English translated from Persian, from an interview with the American channel CNN.

Iran has been the subject of US sanctions for decades which penalize its economy and financial system. The country also saw its foreign assets frozen following the Islamic Revolution in 1979.