Middle East

Iranian state TV says newly formed Revolutionary Guards Nuclear Command thwarted the alleged sabotage, which was to take place ahead of the Persian New Year.

After Saudi Arabia carried off its largest known mass execution, which included numerous Shiites, Iran suspends secret talks brokered by Iraq.

Islamic republic's state media says 12 missiles were fired at sites in Erbil, reportedly in retribution over the death of two IRGC officers in an alleged Israeli strike near Damascus last week.

Former Israeli Defense Ministry official says that both Hamas and Fatha's military wings are troubled by the fact that more pressing issues have pushed the Palestinian issue "into the corner.”

Unit for Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories says Gaza liaison unit has approved a large textile-processing machine is expected to be delivered to Gaza soon.  

UN cites heavier shelling, bombing by Syria, Russia; Urges the US to probe airstrikes that caused civilian casualties.

Hamas says visits by Israeli officials to Arab and Islamic countries in the region are "cause for concern"; Islamic Jihad says visit "betrays Jerusalem and Palestine."

Iran last admitted Revolutionary Guards members were killed in reported Israeli strikes in 2018. Syrian media outlets initially reported two civilians had been killed in the Damascus attack.

Iran, which has one of the biggest missile programs in the Middle East, has suffered several failed satellite launches in recent years due to technical issues. Tehran denies that its space activity is a cover for ballistic missile development.

As Moscow seeks a US guarantee that sanctions over Ukraine invasion will not affect its trade with Iran, English-language Tehran Times runs unsourced report that draft Vienna deal would allow Iran to retain its centrifuges, nuclear material.