US, UK voice concern about Iran providing lethal weapons to Russia

The United States should stop funding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu`s war in the Gaza Strip, US Senator Bernie Sanders said Wednesday.

The United States is working on lifting restrictions on the use of US weapons for strikes deep into Russia, President Joe Biden told reporters.

Ukraine said Tuesday it is considering cutting down ties with Iran amid recent media reports that claim Tehran has allegedly transferred ballistic missiles to Russia.

The United States said Monday that its forces destroyed two Houthi missile systems and a support vehicle in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen in the past 24 hours.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has not been able to convince his backers to lift restrictions on the use of Western weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, The Washington Post reported.

US tech tycoon Elon Musk expects uncrewed Starship flights to Mars within two years.

The United Kingdom will immediately suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licenses with Israel because there is a risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law, foreign minister David Lammy said.

Russia said the West was playing with fire by considering allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western missiles and cautioned the United States on Tuesday that World War Three (WWIII) would not be confined to Europe.

Moscow launched several waves of missile and drone attacks targeting scores of Ukrainian regions and killing at least 4 people, Ukraine`s military said early on Tuesday, a day after Moscow`s biggest air attack of the war on its neighbour.

Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones against Israel on Sunday in retaliation for the assassination of a senior commander in Beirut in July, the Iranian-backed movement said, as Israel`s cabinet met to prepare a response.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump could discuss arms control with Russia if he wins the November election and makes the US stronger through such measures as building a new missile defense system, his senior campaign adviser Brian Hughes said.

Germany plans to reduce its military aid for Kiev amid tough budget constraints, according to a report.

The US State Department has approved more than $20 billion in new arms sales, despite pressure on President Joe Biden`s administration to halt weapons deliveries to Israel and push it into ceasefire negotiations with Hamas to stop the bloodshed in Gaza.

The United States on Monday warned that Iran or its proxies could launch an attack on Israel this week in retaliation for the assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.

Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets toward northern Israel on Sunday night, as Israeli forces remain on high alert for potential retaliation from Iran and its proxies following the assassination of a top Hamas leader in July.

Following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, Tehran is not looking to escalate regional tensions but believes it needs to punish Israel to prevent further instability, the foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.