Thursday, 22 Oct 2026 22 Shawwal 2026 AH Beirut

What they said

Direct quotes as they appeared in the news — each one links to its source.

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has lost full control
ماركو روبيووزير الخارجية الأمريكي14 days ago · Hespress
an operational mission to untie the knot
عبدالناصر همتيمحافظ البنك المركزي الإيراني14 days ago · Iran International
Basic goods, even before the war, were bought from Russia and routed through the United Arab Emirates, with payments settled in dirhams
ميثم ظهوريانبرلماني إيراني14 days ago · Iran International
terrorism and other forms of asymmetric warfare
جون بولتونمستشار الأمن القومي الأميركي السابق14 days ago · Euronews.com
All Iranian airlines have stopped operating
سكوت بيسنتوزير الخزانة الأميركي14 days ago · Euronews.com
Very effective
شلومي بيندررئيس شعبة الاستخبارات العسكرية الإسرائيلية14 days ago · Euronews.com
Their leaders are gone, and the second group of their leaders is gone.
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأميركي15 days ago · Euronews.com
contradictory positions and conflicting messages issued by U.S. officials
إسماعيل بقائيالمتحدث باسم وزارة الخارجية الإيرانية15 days ago · Euronews.com
If you do not want a nuclear weapon, why do you need 60 percent enriched fuel? And if you want to show commitment to not manufacturing a nuclear weapon, then do not produce highly enriched fuel.
جي دي فانسنائب الرئيس الأميركي15 days ago · Euronews.com
Their leaders are gone, and the second group of their leaders is gone, and the biggest problem I face is that no one knows who runs the country
دونالد ترامبرئيس الولايات المتحدة15 days ago · البيان
No one knows who runs Iran since the start of the American-Israeli war on it, which is now in its eighth month
دونالد ترامبرئيس الولايات المتحدة15 days ago · البيان
And this is part of our problem; I don't know who the hell to deal with. There is no one to deal with.
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأمريكي15 days ago · CNN Arabic
We will not substitute actions with mere words.
جي دي فانسنائب الرئيس الأمريكي15 days ago · CNN Arabic
One of the things we have noticed is that it is not entirely clear how their country makes decisions.
جي دي فانسنائب الرئيس الأمريكي15 days ago · CNN Arabic
I get calls all the time from the leaders of the world thanking me very much... I said 'Good. When are you going to pay for it?'
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأمريكي15 days ago · Masrawy
I did it in revenge for Gaza, and I wanted to die as a martyr.
همام الحماميمساعد الطيار15 days ago · Lebanon Debate
The president of the United States suggested that a foreign government attack Los Angeles. His comments against our city are dangerous and could endanger our security.
كارين باسرئيسة بلدية لوس أنجليس15 days ago · annahar.com
After sending the National Guard and Marines to occupy California, Donald Trump now says that our foreign enemies can 'destroy' Los Angeles and San Diego.
جافين نيوسومحاكم ولاية كاليفورنيا15 days ago · annahar.com
We are paying a small price to preserve the security of the world and our country. They can destroy a city. Let them destroy Los Angeles, let them destroy San Diego. This is a very small price, and it will end very soon.
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأميركي15 days ago · annahar.com
The wrong direction.
عباس عراقجيوزير الخارجية الإيراني15 days ago · عكاظ
They are connected to Iran.
دونالد ترمبالرئيس الأمريكي15 days ago · عكاظ
Infrastructure can be rebuilt, but an ideology cannot be dismantled without dismantling Hamas.
خالد أبو طعمةباحث في مركز القدس للشؤون الخارجية والأمنية16 days ago · المترجم احمد المقادمة
What is required today is the implementation decision. The state has taken preliminary decisions, and the time has come to translate them, because the Lebanese want to live in freedom, dignity and safety on their land, and for Lebanon to be a state, not an arena for others' conflicts.
سامي الجميّلرئيس حزب الكتائب اللبنانية16 days ago · annahar.com
Our demand is clear: keeping UNIFIL and enhancing its effectiveness, enabling the Lebanese Army to deploy and assume its responsibilities, and preventing the south from being left to a security and humanitarian vacuum whose cost of addressing later could be far greater than the cost of avoiding it.
ملحم خلفنائب في مجلس النواب اللبناني16 days ago · annahar.com
Israel will continue to strike Hezbollah
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي16 days ago · annahar.com
Proceeding with reforms, especially restructuring the banking sector and managing public finances, will be crucial to restoring confidence, protecting stability, and securing the necessary financing for reconstruction and recovery.
داليا خليفةمديرة البنك الدولي لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط16 days ago · MTV Lebanon
Lebanon's fragile recovery has suffered a severe setback due to the renewed conflict, which has increased the severity of the already existing social and economic crisis.
داليا خليفةمديرة البنك الدولي لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط16 days ago · MTV Lebanon
Take immediate action to end this activity and these relationships
وزارة الخزانة الأمريكية16 days ago · al-ain.com
Foreign financial institutions that continue to conduct transactions with sanctioned Iranian financial institutions may be targeted at any time and without prior notice
وزارة الخزانة الأمريكية16 days ago · al-ain.com
Israeli army forces shortly ago spotted a suspect who tried to infiltrate an Israeli army site in the security zone in southern Syria. After a quick detection, the forces opened fire on him and killed him, without any injuries among our forces.
المتحدث باسم الجيش الإسرائيلي16 days ago · المترجم احمد المقادمة