live Middle East conflict: Key developments on Wednesday as U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship
A torpedo from a U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth told reporters as ...
Türkiye says it welcomes a seven-step Syrian roadmap that aims to preserve calm, ensure stability and prevent renewed conflict in Sweida province in the south of the country.
The ministry also underlined that Ankara will continue supporting all initiatives promoting peace for the country, while upholding the principles of territorial integrity, unity, and sovereignty.
The roadmap was announced on Tuesday by Syria, Jordan and the United states in Damascus after high-level talks at the Tishreen Palace between Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, and U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack.
Shaibani says the key components are - uninterrupted humanitarian and medical aid, restoration of essential services, deployment of local security forces, compensation for those affected, facilitation of displaced persons’ return, clarification of the fate of the missing, and the launch of a comprehensive reconciliation process.
He also said all individuals responsible for attacks on civilians and property would be held accountable.
The Syrian government pledged to invite an International Independent Investigation Commission to probe the events and ensure justice. It says that legal proceedings will be initiated against those who violated civilian rights and property.
Security forces under Syria’s Interior Ministry will be stationed along the Sweida-Damascus road, while civilian fighters are to withdraw from the area. Trained police will operate under the Amman Agreement framework.
Damascus, with Jordan and U.S. backing, will also continue humanitarian and medical deliveries through the United Nations and international partners, alongside plans to rebuild damaged villages with contributions from Amman and Washington.
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi stressed that the agreement works within the framework of Syria’s unity and stability. He said Syria must stabilise, recover, and rebuild after years of destruction, adding that security in southern Syria directly affects Jordan’s own security and stability.
U.S. envoy Tom Barrack, speaking on behalf of President Donald Trump and the Secretary of State, acknowledged that the process would face many challenges. He emphasised that building confidence will be a slow and fragile task that can easily be lost, warning that setbacks are likely along the way.
The crisis in Sweida began on the 13th of July with clashes between Bedouin Arab tribes and Druze armed groups, later escalating into deadly confrontations with Syrian security forces.
At least 169 people's lives were lost during the clashes according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights reports. A ceasefire has been in place since the 19th of July.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. military has enough stockpiled weapons to fight wars "forever"; in a social media post late on Monday. The remarks came hours before conflict in Iran and the Middle East entered its fourth day.
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump chaired a UN Security Council meeting on children and education in conflict on Monday (2 March), a move criticised by Iran as hypocritical following U.S. and Israeli strikes that triggered a UN warning about risks to children.
A torpedo from a U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth told reporters as the Iranian conflcit entered its fifth day on Wednesday.
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones resulting in a limited fire and some material damage, the kingdom's defence ministry said in a post on X on Tuesday, citing an initial assessment.
Shahid Motahari Sub-Speciality Hospital in northern Tehran and parts of the Golestan Palace were bombed on day two of the U.S.‑Israel strikes. AnewZ Touraj Shiralilou is in Iran's capital city and said that the facility was flattened in an airstrike.
A U.S. submarine strike sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, leaving at least 80 dead, the country’s deputy foreign minister said. Meanwhile, Iran postponed the funeral of its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to state media.
The election of Iran’s next supreme leader could provide an opportunity to end the ongoing regional war involving Israel, the U.S. and Iran, Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said.
The U.S. Department of Defense has released a video of a submarine strike on an Iranian warship off the southern Sri Lankan coast. At least 80 people died in the U.S. attack on the vessel, Sri Lanka's Deputy Foreign Minister said.
Rising tensions in the Middle East are beginning to affect Kazakhstan’s economy and citizens, disrupting grain trade across the Caspian Sea and prompting the evacuation of hundreds of Kazakh nationals from several countries in the region.
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev highlighted the country’s expanding gas exports to Europe and its renewable energy ambitions during the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council’s 12th Ministerial Meeting and the Green Energy Advisory Council’s 4th Ministerial Meeting in Baku on Tuesday (3 March).
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