Iran’s president has vowed to completely destroy Israel, should it proceed with even the “tiniest invasion” of its country. President Ebrahim Raisi spoke Wednesday at an annual army parade warning Israel of a “massive and harsh” response, as the country braces for potential Israeli retaliation after Iran’s missile and drone attack over the weekend. Iran […]
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Biden says “Don’t”; Iran attacks Israel anyway
For the first time ever, Iran has carried out strikes against Israeli territory. In the middle of Saturday night, air raid alerts went off in Israel, residents were urged to seek shelter while explosions were heard as air defences were activated. Interceptions lit up the night sky in several places across the country, while many […]
Iran seizes Israel linked cargo ship in strait
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, days after Tehran said it could close the crucial shipping route and warned it would retaliate for an Israeli strike on its Syria consulate.Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported that a Guards helicopter had boarded and taken into Iranian waters […]
Iran to US; “stay out of retaliation against Israel”
Iran asked the United States to not interfere in its plans for retaliation against Israel, an Iranian official alleged Friday. Mohammad Jamshidi, Iran’s deputy chief of staff for political affairs, claimed in a tweet that this exchange occurred. “In a written message, the Islamic Republic of Iran warned America not to fall into Netanyahu’s trap: […]
2nd day in a row, U.S. strikes Iran backed proxies
The U.S. struck Iranian-linked targets in the Middle East for a second consecutive day Saturday. The U.S. and allies hit 36 Houthi targets at 13 locations in Yemen, the Pentagon said Saturday. On Friday, the U.S. struck facilities in Iraq and Syria, as part of a broader campaign that U.S officials say is in retaliation […]
Iran backed drone attack kills 3 & injures 34
The death of three US servicemen, and injuring of many others, at a base in Jordan, now ratchets up the pressure on the US commander-in-chief, President Joe Biden. This marks the first time American troops have been killed by enemy fire since the Israel-Gaza war erupted. This sharp escalation seemed to have been all but […]
Iran fires missiles into Pakistan as war ramps up
Tension fueled by the Israel-Hamas war was broadening across the Middle East and beyond Wednesday, as U.S. ally Pakistan condemned its neighbor Iran for launching what Pakistani officials called an unprovoked attack on their territory. Iran said its Revolutionary Guard struck bases of the Sunni Muslim militant group Jaish al-Adl in Pakistan, but Islamabad angrily […]
Is war with Iran inevitable?
The stakes in the Middle East have rarely been higher. Simmering tensions reached new levels on Friday when the US and UK launched strikes on Houthi fighters in Yemen, in an effort to force them to halt their months-long attacks in the Red Sea. A day later, the US unilaterally carried out fresh strikes, targeting […]
Biden orders air-strike on Iranian backed groups
President Biden ordered the U.S. military to carry out retaliatory strikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. servicemembers were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq. National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said one of the U.S. troops suffered critical injuries in the attack that occurred earlier Monday. The Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah […]
US F-16’s strike Iranian backed militia in Syria
The U.S. military conducted strikes against two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed groups in retaliation for recent attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. “The United States does not seek conflict and has no intention nor desire to engage in further hostilities, but these Iranian-backed attacks against U.S. forces are unacceptable and […]
Israel will wipe Iran ‘off the face of the earth’
Israel’s Minister of Economy Nir Barkat issued an ominous threat to Iran and Lebanon in an interview published on Saturday, saying his country would “wipe” them “off the face of the Earth” if Hezbollah opens up a northern front in the Hamas war. On October 7, Hamas, which the United States designates as a terrorist […]
Iran ramps up tensions with ominous threat
Iran’s foreign minister posted an ominous tweet on Wednesday that said time is “running out” for Israel. The post was made hours after an explosion at a Hamas-run hospital in Gaza suffered an explosion that left hundreds dead. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian posted the tweet after Hamas blamed Israel for the blast at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, […]