TEHERAN -- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that his administration does not propose and pursue any policy without coordination with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Pezeshkian made the remarks in a message to praise Iran's people for their "epic" turnout in the International Quds Day rallies held across the country earlier in the day, according to official news agency IRNA. (Iran-President-Supreme Leader)
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BEIRUT -- Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Friday that the group has prepared for a "long confrontation" with Israel and will not retreat, describing the current conflict as an existential battle.
"We have prepared ourselves for a long confrontation, and they will be surprised on the battlefield," Qassem said in a televised speech on al-Manar TV. (Lebanon-Hezbollah-Israel)
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ANKARA/ISTANBUL -- The Turkish Defense Ministry said Friday that it intercepted a ballistic munition from Iran that entered Turkish airspace.
"A ballistic munition fired from Iran and entering Turkish airspace has been neutralized by NATO air and missile defense elements deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean," the ministry said in a statement. (Türkiye-Missile-Interception)
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MUSCAT -- Two expatriate workers were killed and several others injured after two drones crashed in the Wilayat of Sohar in northern Oman, the Oman News Agency (ONA) reported Friday, citing a security source.
One of the drones struck the Al Awhi Industrial Zone, while the other crashed in an open area nearby, the ONA said. (Oman-Drones-Deaths) Enditem
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