FPI / April 17, 2024 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On April 13, Iran shattered precedent by launching its first major direct attack against Israel from Iranian territory that Israeli sources said consisted of strikes by over 120 ballistic missiles, 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles. Earlier, Iran launched a new and barbaric chapter in its […]
The Middle East has, for some time, been a powder keg where degrees of violence are tolerated with ceremonial mania and a calculus of restraint. Assassinations can take place at a moment’s notice. Revenge killings follow with dashing speed. Suicide bombings of immolating power are carried out. Drone strikes of devastating, collective punishment are ordered, all padded by the More
Iran's foreign minister dismissed the Friday morning strikes on his country, which hit near a major air base and nuclear site near the city of Isfahan, casting doubt on their origin and downplaying their impact. "What happened last night wasn't a strike," Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in translated comments during an interview on NBC News's "Top
Lisa Daftari joins Stella Escobedo and Monica Paige to discuss how Jerusalem will respond to Saturday's missile attack… The post Lisa on One America News: What’s Next for Israel After the Iran Regime’s Missile Attack? first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
It is not easy to write about a fluid situation where events can change unpredictably by the minute. This is especially the case when it involves a mercurial figure like Benjamin Netanyahu, the narcissist Hebrew version of Donald Trump, who views the longevity of the Israeli Jewish apartheid as contingent on his own political survival. More
Israel is now potentially facing war on two fronts. The country’s invasion of Gaza, a response to the Oct. 7 assault by Hamas militants, is now in its sixth month. Now there’s every reason to anticipate a reaction to Iran’s weekend attack that directed more than 300 drones and missiles toward Israel. Many will argue that, of course, Israel must respond — with force and finality — but focusing on the most immediate cycle of action and reaction ignores the far bigger dilemma gripping Israel, Iran...
Though Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia directly participated in the defense
The virtual session comes days after Iran’s weekend attack.
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A U.S. official confirmed to ABC News Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran but could not confirm whether Syria and Iraq sites were hit as well.
A U.S. official confirmed to ABC News Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran but could not confirm whether Syria and Iraq sites were hit as well.