Mena Today

The deadline has passed. Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Reza Shibani, is still there. Declared persona non grata, given until Sunday to leave, he hasn't moved. 

Approximately 20,000 people gathered to express solidarity with the Iranian people and to demand an end to the Islamic Republic's theocratic regime.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he had instructed the military to further expand the existing security buffer zone in southern Lebanon, vowing to fundamentally change the security situation there.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued what it apparently considers a fearsome ultimatum: condemn American-Israeli strikes on Iranian universities by noon Monday, or US university campuses across the Middle East will face "retaliation."

Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre "for the first time in centuries," the Patriarchate said, with police citing security concerns linked to the Iran war.

Pakistan hosted talks with Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Sunday as part of its efforts to broker an end to the Iran war, with initial discussions focused on proposals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, sources familiar with the matter said.

Leave it to France to find a way to defend the indefensible, and do it with such effortless diplomatic panache.

French authorities have arrested two more suspects over a foiled attack on Bank of America’s Paris offices, the country’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said on Sunday.

The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, the Washington Post reported Saturday, citing U.S. officials.

Oman's foreign ministry said on Sunday that it condemns attacks on its territory, adding that no party has claimed responsibility.

Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi on Saturday warned that negotiating for peace with the current leaders of Iran would only push the threat to Americans down the road, and said he would once again call for Iranians to protest in the streets.

The US amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli has arrived in the Middle East, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Saturday, fueling intense speculation about a potential American ground operation against Iran.