President Biden said Friday that he expected Iran might attack Israel soon.
Israel has been on heightened alert since an airstrike last week killed two Iranian generals in Syria.
The sanctions by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control target 16 individuals and two entities involved in Tehran's drone production.
The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem has imposed travel restrictions on diplomats living in Israel as officials fear an Iranian attack could be coming. An Iranian attack would be in retaliation for an April 1 strike on a building adjacent to the Iranian embassy in Damascus. The White House on Friday wouldn't go as far as to say that an attack was 'imminent,' instead calling the threat 'viable'
The United States expects Israel to respond to Saturday’s aerial bombardment by the Islamic Republic in the immediate future, according to a report by NBC News. Sources told the outlet that the Biden administration believes that the retaliation will be limited in nature and most likely involve bombings against Tehran’s proxy forces located outside of
Iran has launched a drone and missile attacks on Israel, according to multiple military sources. The Israel Defense Forces said Iran launched aerial drones at Israel on Saturday. IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said that the drones may take several hours to reach their intended targets. "We are following the threat in the airspace. It’s a threat that will take a number of hours to arrive in Israel," Hagari said in a statement.He stressed that the country has a plan in place to intercept the...
Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power the drones used in the April 13 attack on Israel.
In an interview published on Sunday by Syria’s official Sana News Agency, the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, revealed that his government has occasional discussions with United States officials. The sanctioned leader told an individual from Georgia’s Abkhazia region that “America is currently illegally occupying part of our lands, we meet with them from time to
NBC News' Richard Engel reports from Jerusalem where air defenses have been intensified across the region as U.S. officials confirm that Iran has launched multiple drones toward Israel. The move fulfills Iran's promise to retaliate against Israel, accusing it of bombing the embassy in Syria earlier this month.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declared that it was the U.S.’s "biblical admonition" to help and support Israel during a Monday night speech. The House GOP leader was addressing an emergency meeting of Christians United For Israel, convened after Iran’s weekend missile attack on the Middle East American ally. "I'm going to state something that you all know – at this critical moment, the United States must show unwavering strength and support for Israel We have to make certain that the entire world...
Biden made clear in a call to Netanyahu that the U.S. would not participate in any offensive action against Iran.
The warning that government agencies are being targeted using stolen Microsoft emails follows the company's announcement in March that it was still wrestling with the intruders.