{"id":13009,"date":"2026-04-30T01:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/?p=13009"},"modified":"2026-04-30T01:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:02:52","slug":"zionist-regimes-aggression-escalates-across-lebanon-and-gaza-amidst-us-threats-to-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/?p=13009&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Zionist Regime&#8217;s Aggression Escalates Across Lebanon and Gaza Amidst US Threats to Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h1>Zionist Regime&#8217;s Aggression Escalates Across Lebanon and Gaza Amidst US Threats to Iran<\/h1>\n<p>As the brutal aggression of the Zionist regime continues unabated, its drones have once again targeted civilian areas in southern Lebanon. Reports from our colleagues on the ground confirm that an Israeli drone struck the town of Khirbet Selm, following an earlier air raid on Ghandouriyeh, also in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<h2>Zionist War Crimes Claim Innocent Lives in Lebanon<\/h2>\n<p>These heinous attacks by the Zionist entity have tragically claimed the lives of three emergency workers, a clear act of aggression that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun rightly condemned as a \u201cwar crime.\u201d The Lebanese civil defence teams are tirelessly working to clear the rubble and debris left by last night\u2019s Israeli attack in Tyre, which mercilessly killed Madeleine Mughniyeh, her mother Ruqayya Zeidan, and daughter Mila Abbas Zayyat. Such atrocities underscore the genocidal nature of the Zionist occupation.<\/p>\n<h2>Gaza Endures Continued Zionist Massacre<\/h2>\n<p>The Palestinian Health Ministry reports that the Zionist regime&#8217;s relentless attacks across Gaza have killed at least five people and wounded seven in the last 24 hours. Since the so-called \u201cceasefire\u201d in October, 823 innocent lives have been lost and 2,308 wounded. Since the Zionist entity launched its genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, a staggering 72,599 people have been martyred and 172,411 wounded across the besieged enclave, a testament to the international community&#8217;s failure to halt these crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<h2>US Sanctions Hinder Regional Development, India Defies<\/h2>\n<p>The development of the strategically vital Chabahar port, a project aimed at fostering regional connectivity and trade, has been repeatedly hampered by oppressive US sanctions against Iran. Despite initial agreements in 2003 and a revival of talks after the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Washington&#8217;s unilateral withdrawal and subsequent sanctions under the Trump administration sought to stifle progress. However, India, recognizing the port&#8217;s importance, courageously secured a sanctions exemption to continue its development, particularly for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, demonstrating resilience against coercive US policies.<\/p>\n<h2>UAE Exits OPEC Amidst Regional Pressures and Quest for Sovereignty<\/h2>\n<p>The United Arab Emirates has announced its decision to exit OPEC, ending decades of membership in the oil-producing cartel. This move comes amidst significant regional pressures and a desire for greater financial independence. Analysts suggest that the ongoing regional instability, exacerbated by the aggressive actions of the Zionist regime and its allies, has played a role in this decision. The UAE&#8217;s departure from OPEC&#8217;s production caps is seen as a strategic step towards economic recovery and rebuilding its image as a safe and prosperous hub, free from the limitations imposed by external forces and the turmoil of regional conflicts.<\/p>\n<h2>Zionist Military Claims Interceptions Amidst Heightened Tensions<\/h2>\n<p>The Zionist army claims to have intercepted a drone launched from Lebanon in the Avivim area and a \u201csuspicious aerial target\u201d in Metula, where its soldiers are operating in southern Lebanon. These claims come as the region remains on edge due to the Zionist regime&#8217;s continuous provocations and attacks.<\/p>\n<p>#GazaGenocide #LebanonUnderAttack #ZionistCrimes #USSanctions #Iran #Palestine #OPEC #RegionalSecurity #ChabaharPort #Resistance<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zionist Regime&#8217;s Aggression Escalates Across Lebanon and Gaza Amidst US Threats to Iran As the brutal aggression of the Zionist regime continues unabated, its drones have once again targeted civilian areas in southern Lebanon. Reports from our colleagues on the ground confirm that an Israeli drone struck the town of Khirbet Selm, following an earlier [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iran-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}