Iran launches fresh missile barrage on Israel: Tel Aviv hits back with airstrikes on Tehran; at least 14 injured as Israeli residential areas targeted

[ad_1] Iran on Sunday launched a new wave of missile attacks against Israel, prompting Tel Aviv to retaliate with airstrikes on Tehran. According to AFP, at least 14 people were injured when an Iranian missile struck a residential building in Israel, as confirmed by first responders. Iran launches fresh wave of missiles, Israel urges citizens […]

What’s Going On in the Middle East?

[ad_1] In sweeping attacks that started Friday, Israel struck at the regime in Tehran, hitting Iranian nuclear and military assets. Iran retaliated with barrages of ballistic missiles and drones. It is the most intense fighting in decades between the two heavily armed countries. To understand what’s happening in the region, Katrin Bennhold, a New York […]

‘Path to Tehran is open’: In strongest warning yet, Netanyahu says Israel will strike ‘every site of Ayatollah regime’ in Iran

[ad_1] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Pic credit: AP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday issued his strongest warning yet to Iran, vowing to strike “every target of the ayatollah regime” and declaring that Israeli forces had already dealt a “real blow” to Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure in an escalating military confrontation between the two […]

‘Tehran no longer immune’: Israel says it has air superiority over Iran, can strike freely

[ad_1] Smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran on Friday (Pic credit: AP) As danger of regional instability looms over Middle East, Israel on Saturday claimed that it has achieved aerial freedom of action over Tehran and said that the Iranian capital is “no longer immune”.Israel defence forces spokesperson Brig Gen Effie Defrin added that […]

Fire for fire: ‘Tehran will burn’, warns Israel after missile barrage from Iran

[ad_1] Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept projectiles over Tel Aviv. (Pic credit: AP) “Tehran will burn,” said Israel on Saturday while warning Iran to stop firing missiles at Jerusalem, after three people died and dozens were wounded. This remark came from Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz as he said that Iran […]

Middle East crisis: ‘Striking dozens of Iran missile launchers,’ says Israel; two Iranian generals killed

[ad_1] Israeli security forces inspect destroyed houses that were struck by a missile fired from Iran (Image credit: AP) Israel’s military announced Saturday it was targeting dozens of missile launch sites in Iran, after Tehran fired multiple barrages in response to strikes on its military and nuclear facilities. The Israeli air force “continues striking dozens […]

‘Significant damage’: Iran breaches Iron Dome, strikes Israel’s ‘Pentagon’ in Tel Aviv – watch video

[ad_1] Iran launched a powerful retaliatory strike late Friday night, targeting one of Israel’s most heavily guarded military sites, the Kirya compound in Tel Aviv, following Israel’s Operation Rising Lion, which targeted Iran’s nuclear facility at Natanz.The Kirya, often referred to as Israel’s version of the Pentagon, houses the Israel Defence Forces’ (IDF) general staff, […]

Explainer: How Iran’s nuclear progress triggered Israeli strike – and why it matters

[ad_1] Iran’s nuclear facility (AP photo) Israel on early Friday launched its “greatest military operations in history” against Iran, targeting nuclear sites and military camps. The ‘preemptive strikes’ by Israel resulted in killing of top military commanders and scientists in Khamenei-led Islamic Republic.Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu called it a strike at “the heart of Iran’s […]

‘Talks with US meaningless’: Iran rules out nuclear talks; Tehran blames US for backing Israel

[ad_1] Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L), and US president Donal Trump (R) (AP photos) Iran has said that talks with the United States on its nuclear programme are now “meaningless” after what it described as Israel’s largest military strike against its territory. Tehran accused Washington of backing the Israeli attack.Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson […]

‘Any country that attempts to defend Israel will …’: Iran issues warning; threatens ‘new targets’

[ad_1] Iran on Friday issued a sharp warning to any nation considering stepping in to defend Israel amid escalating hostilities in the Middle East. The declaration came after Israel launched what it called its “greatest military operations in history” – Operation Rising Lion – targeting Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure.In response, Iran unleashed a barrage […]