Leaders of Gulf nations discuss escalation of conflict, UK denies it's being dragged into Iran war
發佈日期: 2026-03-22 20:12
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Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el Sissi met with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain's leaders to discuss the escalating conflict in the Middle East. This as Gulf countries have reported more attacks from Iran.
Meanwhile Lebanon's Hezbollah group says its fighters have been engaged in ongoing clashes with Israeli forces in southern Lebanon.
An explosion and smoke rising from a border village in south Lebanon.
Lebanon's Hezbollah group says its fighters were engaged in ongoing clashes with Israeli forces in the town of Khiam, in the Al-Jlahiyah neighbourhood using light and medium weapons as well as rocket-propelled projectiles.
The Iran-backed group said it was targeting Israeli military posts along the border.
This as Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi met with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain in Manama to discuss the escalating conflict in the region as Gulf countries have reported more attacks from Iran.
The Egyptian president also met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in Jeddah for discussions on the war.
Saudi Arabia said it downed 20 Iranian drones over a couple of hours in the east of the country, home to major oil installations.
In the Spanish capital Madrid, left-wing and anti-capitalist groups alongside pro-Palestinian organisations marched against the war in Iran Saturday. A few thousand people marched carrying banners reading "No to war" "Peace" "NATO based out of Spain" and "Down with Trump and Zionism."
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has emerged as Europe's most consistent vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, drawing Trump's ire for refusing to allow the American military to stage operations for its attacks on Iran from Spanish military bases.
This as the U.K.'s foreign secretary said Saturday that the United Kingdom continues to not be involved in any military offensive action in the Iran war, but continues to support defensive action.
Yvette Cooper said: "We're not and continue not to be involved in offensive action, and we've taken a different view from the US and Israel on this, but we are supporting defensive action. To support our interests in the UK national interest, and that includes recognising Iran's escalating threats to international shipping as well as their threats to our Gulf partners, none of whom were involved in the initial strikes as well. We want to see a swift resolution to this conflict because that is what is in everyone's interests."
