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Lufthansa Group has announced its airlines will avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace “until further notice” amid the escalating threats of a U.S. military strike from Donald Trump. The German company, which operates multiple airlines including Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings, also said it would avoid overnight flights to and from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport due to the “current situation in the Middle East.” The pause on night flights will begin Thursday and run until Sunday, the German company said. The moves comes as Iran closed its airspace to all but a few international flights with special permission.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has made good on its pledge to label three Middle Eastern branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as “terrorist” organizations, imposing sanctions on them and their members in a decision that could have implications for U.S. relationships with allies Qatar and Turkey.

Kata’ib Hezbollah leader al-Hamidawi vowed support for Iran against aggression, warning of severe consequences for instigators, while rejecting US demands to disarm.

The Hezbollah Brigades of Iraq (Kata’ib Hezbollah) expressed readiness to support the Islamic Republic of Iran against any form of hostility, according to a statement released by the group’s leadership.

As anti-regime protests spread across Iran for a 12th straight day, the Islamic Republic has reportedly turned to foreign militias for support, with two independent sources confirming that roughly 850 Hezbollah, Iraqi militia and Quds Force–linked fighters crossed into Iran to bolster the regime’s security forces.

Iranian authorities have unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters across the country since 28 December 2025, marked by security forces’ unlawful use of force and firearms and mass arbitrary arrests, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today.

Years ago, I was negotiating with Iranian officials for the release of American hostages held in Tehran. The talks were not going well.

At one point, my Iranian counterpart asked why Iran should ever make a deal with a country that constantly changes its government — in other words, a democracy?

Since Syria’s major shift following the fall of the former regime, Lebanese Syrian relations have entered an unprecedented phase in terms of the opportunities available, not the results achieved.

This transformation has not been limited to a change of faces in Damascus, it has also affected the political philosophy that shapes Syria’s approach to its neighbors, foremost among them Lebanon, which has long paid the price for an imbalanced relationship and for being used as an arena for influence and score settling, according to Lebanese researcher and journalist Sohaib Jawhar, who spoke to Enab Baladi.