JERUSALEM -- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday that the intensity of strikes on the Iranian government and the country's infrastructure by the United States and Israel will increase "significantly" in the coming week.
Speaking to senior military commanders during a situation assessment, Katz noted that the war will not stop until all its goals are achieved. (Israel-Iran-Attack)
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LONDON -- A nuclear-powered Royal Navy submarine has arrived in the Arabian Sea with the capacity to launch cruise missile attacks on Iran, British media reported Saturday, quoting military sources. (Britain-Submarine-Iran)
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NEW YORK -- The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued a general license temporarily lifting sanctions on Iranian oil at sea for 30 days to address the supply shortage amid shipping interruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
The general license, issued by the department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, authorized the delivery and sales of crude oil and petroleum products of Iranian origin loaded on vessels as of Friday. (US-Iran-Oil-Sanction)
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KHARTOUM -- More than 60 people, including 12 children, were killed in a drone strike on Friday that targeted Al-Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur state, western Sudan, according to statements released Saturday by local and UN sources.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said the strike on Friday evening also injured 113 people, completely destroyed the upper floor of the hospital's emergency department, and caused extensive damage to the hospital's infrastructure and medical equipment, adding that a number of victims remain trapped under the rubble as search and rescue operations continue. (Sudan-Drone Strike-Deaths) ■
