National security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday did not rule out strikes inside Iran after the U.S. launched airstrikes Friday targeting Iranian proxies in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for the killing of three American soldiers. During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sullivan was asked by moderator Kristen Welker about whether the U.S. … Read more
Video: Ret. US Army major: US strikes were ‘more than just a punch in the nose’ CNN Mike Pompeo, ex-military officials provide cautious assessment of US airstrikes on Iran proxies Fox News Middle East latest: Biden says US strikes on Iraq and Syria are just the beginning The Telegraph Syrian state media reports ‘American agression’ on sites in … Read more
U.S. Fails To Halt Houthi Attacks? Big Explosion Strikes Ship Near Yemen | Details Hindustan Times Explosion strikes near ship off Yemen coast; no damage reported The Times of Israel Crew reports explosion close to US-flagged vessel south of Yemen’s Mokha – Ambrey Reuters Qatar Delays LNG Shipments to Europe Amid Red Sea Conflict Bloomberg Qatar warns gas exports … Read more
US military says no injuries or damage caused by anti-ship cruise missile fired towards USS Laboon. The United States military has shot down a missile fired at one of its vessels by Iran-backed Houthis, officials have said, in the first known attack on US forces by the rebel group since Washington began its latest air … Read more
War planes attacked a house in Bint Jbeil, killing three people, Lebanon’s state media says. An Israeli air attack on a south Lebanon border town has killed three people. The bombing late on Tuesday targeted a house in the town of Bint Jbeil, killing a Hezbollah fighter and two relatives, according to the Iranian-linked Lebanese … Read more
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin released a statement on Christmas night announcing US retaliatory strikes were made on terrorist group Kataib Hezbollah the same day. “Today, at President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces conducted necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups in Iraq,” Austin said in the statement. “These … Read more
Israel’s attacks on Gaza have stretched into a second day after a seven-day truce with Hamas ended as Qatar and Egypt mediate talks to renew a pause in hostilities. The United Nations said on Saturday that the fighting would worsen the extreme humanitarian emergency in Gaza. “Hell on Earth has returned to Gaza,” said Jens … Read more
Israeli fighter jets hit targets in Gaza on Friday shortly after a weeklong truce expired, the military said, as the war resumed in full force. Air strikes hit the south of the besieged enclave, including the community of Abasan east of the town of Khan Younis, Gaza’s interior ministry said. Another air raid hit a … Read more
Israel has kept up its relentless bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip amid growing signs that talks about a truce between Israel and Hamas are making progress. In Khan Younis, a city in southern Gaza where hundreds of thousands of residents of the north have fled to escape Israeli bombing, neighbours said on Tuesday that … Read more