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live-orange Portugal opens probe into US use of airbase for war on Iran Prosecutors in Portugal have opened an investigation into the legality of the government’s authorisation of the US’s use of the Lajes airbase during ‌the war on Iran. The Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement that “the probe was opened following a complaint filed by members of the Left Bloc party”. It did not provide further details. Portugal’s centre-right government authorised several US transit flights through the Lajes airbase in March, drawing criticism from left-wing opposition parties. Portugal has a longstanding agreement with the US that allows Washington to use the base without prior authorisation during peacetime. But it requires Lisbon to give approval once hostilities begin. Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel has previously said the US was given permission to use the base only after assurances that any operation would be defensive, necessary, proportionate and limited to military targets.

Portugal opens probe into US use of airbase for war on Iran

Prosecutors in Portugal have opened an investigation into the legality of the government’s authorisation of the US’s use of the Lajes airbase during ‌the war on Iran.

The Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement that “the probe was opened following a complaint filed by members of the Left Bloc party”.

It did not provide further details.

Portugal’s centre-right government authorised several US transit flights through the Lajes airbase in March, drawing criticism from left-wing opposition parties.

Portugal has a longstanding agreement with the US that allows Washington to use the base without prior authorisation during peacetime. But it requires Lisbon to give approval once hostilities begin.

Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel has previously said the US was given permission to use the base only after assurances that any operation would be defensive, necessary, proportionate and limited to military targets.

WATCH: Netanyahu’s fight to own the election narrative

With elections one month away, the media discourse in Israel has narrowed in on one question one man: What did Benjamin Netanyahu know before October 7?

The prime minister is suing an Israeli newspaper that claimed the UAE had warned Netanyahu the attack, while the right-wing Channel 14 insists none of it matters. Missing from the coverage is any reckoning with what Israel has done in Gaza.

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A Yemeni family spends a week on the road fleeing another Houthi offensive

Mukalla, Yemen – When waves of Yemeni government forces started to flee the front lines near al-Khokha, a Red Sea town between Hodeidah and Mocha, two of Saeed Hassan’s sons rushed to alert their father the unusual troop movements.

“I told them that it could be a tactical withdrawal and that there was nothing to worry ,” Saeed, 58, told Al Jazeera at a flat in Yemen’s southern city of Mukalla, where he and several related families have taken refuge.

“I was shocked by the huge number of soldiers and military equipment that was withdrawing,” he said.

live-orange Newborn child killed in Houthi attack on Taiz amid ‘fierce’ clashes We are seeing intense clashes along a front stretching 15km (7.5 miles) on the western outskirts of Taiz. Some of the fiercest fighting has taken place [here] between government forces and the Houthis. The Houthis launched a series of large-scale coordinated attacks on government positions. The fighting has now eased somewhat, but both sides continue to exchange artillery fire. The Houthis used an exceptionally heavy volume of fire during the assault, and even now we can hear the sound of continuing fire, particularly from the Houthi side targeting the western areas. Residents there are appealing for evacuation as the shelling continues. There have also been civilian casualties. A shell hit a residential area in Dhubab, killing a baby just 14 days old after shrapnel struck the child in the head. Other attacks have also injured civilians.

Newborn child killed in Houthi attack on Taiz amid ‘fierce’ clashes

We are seeing intense clashes along a front stretching 15km (7.5 miles) on the western outskirts of Taiz. Some of the fiercest fighting has taken place [here] between government forces and the Houthis.

The Houthis launched a series of large-scale coordinated attacks on government positions. The fighting has now eased somewhat, but both sides continue to exchange artillery fire.

The Houthis used an exceptionally heavy volume of fire during the assault, and even now we can hear the sound of continuing fire, particularly from the Houthi side targeting the western areas.

Residents there are appealing for evacuation as the shelling continues. There have also been civilian casualties.

A shell hit a residential area in Dhubab, killing a baby just 14 days old after shrapnel struck the child in the head. Other attacks have also injured civilians.

live-orange Iran arrests dozens, dismantles ‘four US-Israeli backed sabotage networks’ Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has arrested 31 people belonging to four “US-Israeli-backed networks linked to efforts to foment unrest and carry out acts of sabotage” in southern Kerman province, according to Iran’s Press TV. The ministry said the suspects in Sirjan county were organised into networks to “lure teenagers and young people” and had prepared “large quantities of Molotov cocktails” to “damage urban surveillance cameras in preparation for street unrest and acts of sabotage”. The ministry also accused the groups of “violence and destruction” during the January nationwide protests . The protests – which erupted over economic hardship and swelled into nationwide demonstrations calling for an end to clerical rule – ended with the killing of thousands of people, including protesters and security forces.

Iran arrests dozens, dismantles ‘four US-Israeli backed sabotage networks’

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has arrested 31 people belonging to four “US-Israeli-backed networks linked to efforts to foment unrest and carry out acts of sabotage” in southern Kerman province, according to Iran’s Press TV.

The ministry said the suspects in Sirjan county were organised into networks to “lure teenagers and young people” and had prepared “large quantities of Molotov cocktails” to “damage urban surveillance cameras in preparation for street unrest and acts of sabotage”.

The ministry also accused the groups of “violence and destruction” during the January nationwide protests .

The protests – which erupted over economic hardship and swelled into nationwide demonstrations calling for an end to clerical rule – ended with the killing of thousands of people, including protesters and security forces.

live-orange US Senator Chris Murphy arrives in Middle East to ‘view war damage’ US Senator Chris Murphy has arrived in Qatar on a Middle East trip to view the “damage” from the US-Israel war on Iran and to “meet with those who are working to end the conflict”. In a post on X, Murphy said he would also be visiting Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, and described himself as the “first Democrat to come to the Middle East since the war began”. He set out three aims for his trip. First, he said, it was important for members of the Senate “to see the damage that has been done to US facilities firsthand”. Second, he said he would meet Qatari and Saudi officials to talk the impact of the war and be briefed on “efforts to end the war”. Third, he said it was important “to pull back and think what our approach should be to the Gulf moving forward”. “This is a very important time for members of the United States Senate on both sides of the aisle to be present in the Middle East as this war rages on,” he added. This content is unavailable due to your cookie settings. To continue, please allow functional cookies from third-party platforms.

US Senator Chris Murphy arrives in Middle East to ‘view war damage’

US Senator Chris Murphy has arrived in Qatar on a Middle East trip to view the “damage” from the US-Israel war on Iran and to “meet with those who are working to end the conflict”.

In a post on X, Murphy said he would also be visiting Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, and described himself as the “first Democrat to come to the Middle East since the war began”.

He set out three aims for his trip. First, he said, it was important for members of the Senate “to see the damage that has been done to US facilities firsthand”. Second, he said he would meet Qatari and Saudi officials to talk the impact of the war and be briefed on “efforts to end the war”. Third, he said it was important “to pull back and think what our approach should be to the Gulf moving forward”.

“This is a very important time for members of the United States Senate on both sides of the aisle to be present in the Middle East as this war rages on,” he added.

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live-orange WATCH: Somalia won’t accept Israeli presence ‘under any circumstances’, says president Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has told Al Jazeera that Somalia won’t accept Israel’s presence “under any circumstances”. He says Israel is planning to establish a naval base in the breakaway region of Somaliland’s Berbera and use its airport. Watch his below:

WATCH: Somalia won’t accept Israeli presence ‘under any circumstances’, says president

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has told Al Jazeera that Somalia won’t accept Israel’s presence “under any circumstances”.

He says Israel is planning to establish a naval base in the breakaway region of Somaliland’s Berbera and use its airport.

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Angelina Jolie shares satellite images of Israel’s destruction in Gaza

The American actress has shared satellite images on Instagram of Gaza before and after Israel’s genocidal war, saying, “You can now open Google Earth and see what was done to Gaza.”

In a lengthy post that made no mention of Israel, Jolie said that “whole neighbourhoods have been reduced to rubble”, while the infrastructure that people depend on to survive has been “damaged or destroyed”.

She said some 1.98 million people in Gaza need humanitarian assistance, but noted that “aid and shelter materials continue to face restrictions and delays”.

“Google Earth shows the physical destruction with extraordinary clarity,” she wrote. “People need shelter before winter. Humanitarian aid needs to reach civilians at the scale required. Hospitals need medical supplies.”

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live-orange Iranian general says supply chain for missile production remains intact Brigadier General Ali Balali, an adviser to the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, says Iran’s supply chain for weapons and missile production remains fully intact. He told state media that Iran has no concerns in any sector required for its defence production, adding that all components needed for missile production are manufactured domestically and are exportable. “We can continue the fight for as long as necessary,” he said. Balali said Iran relies on indigenous capabilities and a clear understanding of operational requirements to drive innovation in missile development. He said the country has reached a level of maturity in the field that no longer requires foreign assistance. “Since we are both the developers and manufacturers of these systems, and also understand operational requirements, we continuously pursue innovation,” he said.

Iranian general says supply chain for missile production remains intact

Brigadier General Ali Balali, an adviser to the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, says Iran’s supply chain for weapons and missile production remains fully intact.

He told state media that Iran has no concerns in any sector required for its defence production, adding that all components needed for missile production are manufactured domestically and are exportable.

“We can continue the fight for as long as necessary,” he said.

Balali said Iran relies on indigenous capabilities and a clear understanding of operational requirements to drive innovation in missile development. He said the country has reached a level of maturity in the field that no longer requires foreign assistance.

“Since we are both the developers and manufacturers of these systems, and also understand operational requirements, we continuously pursue innovation,” he said.