Abdi Latif Dahir

The Lebanese militant group said eight of its members were among those killed late Friday. The attacks threaten to further destabilize an already tenuous cease-fire.

Iran’s extensive military abilities and network of regional proxies could draw the United States into a prolonged conflict.

Demonstrators opposed to the Iranian government gathered near the Munich Security Conference and in other European cities. Another round of U.S.-Iran talks are expected to happen on Tuesday.

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was credited with turning the state-backed DP World into a global logistics powerhouse. He was recently identified in correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.

President Trump said the United States was “watching Iran” and sending a naval force there, despite also saying this week that his threats had halted executions.

The judiciary said that Erfan Soltani was not sentenced to death, Iranian state media reported. His case has drawn attention to the fate of the arrested demonstrators.

Mr. Trump’s remarks are a sharp escalation as protests over economic hardship turned deadly.

No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, which happened on a day when many worshipers typically attend mosques for Friday prayers.

The Syrian government did not comment directly on the extensive American strikes targeting the Islamic State on Friday, but said it was intensifying its own efforts to fight the group.

The attacks further complicate President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s efforts to unify the country and rebuild relationships with the international community, analysts say.

Injuries were reported in an attack that the Syrian government’s news agency said happened near the ancient city of Palmyra.

A prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut explosion and a waterfront Mass capped his three-day visit to the Middle Eastern nation with the highest proportion of Christians.