BEIRUT -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday strongly condemned Israeli airstrikes carried out overnight by land and sea, targeting the Sidon area in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa region in eastern Lebanon.
Aoun said in a statement that the continued attacks were "a deliberate hostile act aimed at undermining the diplomatic efforts" to consolidate stability and halt Israeli hostilities against Lebanon. (Lebanon-Israel-Airstrikes)
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TEHRAN- -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday reaffirmed his administration's commitment to national resilience and unity, stating that Iran will not yield to external pressure as it navigates nuclear negotiations with the United States.
Speaking at a meeting in Tehran, Pezeshkian emphasized the nation's determination to overcome challenges and safeguard its dignity.
"We will make efforts and will not bow before any of the difficulties we are faced with," he said in remarks carried live by state-run IRIB TV. (Iran-US-Resilience)
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TEHRAN -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday the country had designated the navies and air forces of all member states of the European Union (EU) as terrorist organizations.
The move is to respond to the EU's recent "unlawful and unjustified" decision to label Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, the ministry said in a statement. (Iran-EU-Terrorist Organization)
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CAIRO/RIYADH -- The Arab League, Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Saturday condemned remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee that Israel has the right to claim control over the entire Middle East.
Huckabee's remarks, being illogical and irrational, are "inconsistent with the fundamental principles and established norms of diplomacy," Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said in a statement. (Egypt-Saudi Arabia-US Ambassador-Condemnation) ■
