Israel struck several targets across Syria and Iraq as part of its wide-reaching response to Iran on Saturday. In Syria, Israel struck military targets across the center and south of the country, Syrian media confirmed. There were early reports of explosions outside Damascus, which the Syrian Military said was a result of Syrian air … Read more
For decades, Iran and Israel have fought a shadow war. This year, their conflict has burst into the open. Israel’s military is now preparing for a military strike on Iran — a retaliation for Iran launching about 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on Oct. 1. Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, has said his country’s counterattack … Read more
Israeli strikes in Lebanon impacted more than two dozen hospitals, with five hospitals out of operation and 22 partially damaged, Youssef Bakhash, head of the Lebanese Doctors’ Syndicate, told Al Jazeera. Around 150 healthcare workers have been killed, including four doctors “who were performing their humanitarian and medical duties,” Bakhash said Tuesday. More than 100 … Read more
Published on Oct 08, 2024 05:20 PM IST CIA chief William Burns made a big claim on Iran’s nuclear programme amid rumours of Tehran conducting its first-ever atomic bomb test on October 5. Speaking to CBS News, Burns said “It appeared it has been accelerated but that it did not seem that Iran had reversed … Read more
Iran tells the US its period of ‘unilateral self-restraint’ is over. After firing nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel, Iran warns the United States of further action unless Israel’s aggression is curbed. The world waits to see what Israel will do next, as it continues bombing Gaza and Lebanon. Can peace prevail – or is … Read more
Supporters of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah carry his pictures as they gather in Sidon, Lebanon, following his killing in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on September 28, 2024. Reuters Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib told CNN that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah had agreed to a 21-day ceasefire just days before he was assassinated … Read more
Ora Hatan speaks on the phone at her house near the Israeli border with Lebanon. Ivana Kottasová/CNN The perpetual buzz of drones hovering above the village of Shtula in northern Israel was interrupted by several loud booms of artillery fire on Tuesday afternoon, followed by the piercing sound of sirens warning the few remaining residents … Read more
Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon-based Hezbollah since 1992, was killed in a massive Israeli airstrike on Friday. In the same airstrikes, the Israeli army also killed Abbas Nilforoushan, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s deputy commander in Beirut. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday threatened retaliation, saying “this horrible crime committed by the Zionist regime [Israel] … Read more
The White House believes Iran is still prepared to “do something if they choose to” and is not taking for granted Iran’s decision to not yet launch an attack on Israel, National Security Council Communications Advisor John Kirby told reporters on a Friday morning call to preview the critical high-level ceasefire negotiations beginning Sunday … Read more
China supports Iran in defending its “sovereignty, security and national dignity,” Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told Iran’s acting foreign minister in a phone call on Sunday, according to a statement by China’s foreign ministry. In the phone call, Wang repeated Beijing’s denunciation of the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July … Read more