An explosion is seen during a missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday The Middle East stands on the brink of wider conflict as Israel and Iran continued exchange of missile strikes early Monday, ignoring global calls for de-escalation.Israel’s most aggressive military campaign to date inside Iran has targeted key nuclear and energy sites, while […]
Fire and smoke rises from the Sharan Oil depot in Tehran, Iran Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other on Sunday, killing scores of civilians and raising fears of a wider conflict, and US President Trump said it could be ended easily while warning Tehran not to strike any US targets. Israel searches […]
US president Donald Trump on Sunday called on Iran and Israel to “make a deal” as the two countries continue exchanging military strikes. However, he also suggested that fighting may continue before any agreement is reached. “I think it’s time for a deal,” Trump told reporters at the White House before leaving for Canada to […]
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed during a phone call that the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran “should end.” The hour-long call, which Trump said was initiated by Putin to wish him a “very nice” 79th birthday greeting, also touched on Russia’s war in Ukraine […]
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 regional […]
File photo: US secretary of state Marco Rubio US Secretary of state Marco Rubio said Thursday the US had no involvement in Israel’s strikes on Iran but had been told that Israel considered the attack necessary forself-defence. US President Trump was hosting the annual White House picnic on Thursday evening when reports of the strikes […]
Israel’s allies voice less understanding & more concern (Photo: AP) The last time Israel and Iran traded attacks, Israel received strong support from many allies. Britain and the US provided backup in the form of fighter jets, refuelling planes and air defence systems. Neighbouring Jordan confirmed it had shot down Iranian missiles and drones. Some […]
A tense escalation unfolded across the Middle East overnight, as Iran launched missile strikes toward Israel late Friday and early Saturday. The move came in response to what Iran described as Israel’s earlier attacks on its territory. The confrontation began with Israel’s “greatest military operations in history,” against Iran. In a sweeping and highly coordinated […]
American air-defence systems and naval assets played a key role in helping Israel intercept a barrage of ballistic missiles fired by Iran on Friday, a US official confirmed, as tensions between Tehran and Tel Aviv threaten to engulf the region in a wider war.The missile launches were in retaliation for Israel’s earlier airstrikes on Iranian […]
NYT I Israel launched a “preemptive strike” on Iran, targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites. The Iranian state-run news agency acknowledged the explosions. Air-raid sirens preventatively rang out in Israel.The strikes occurred amid heightened tensions regarding Iran’s nuclear programme. The International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors issued its first censure against Iran in 20 […]
