Foreign secretary says UK hopes Israel will respond ‘in a way that does as little to escalate this as possible’
Iran said it could review its “nuclear doctrine” in an apparent threat to build an atomic bomb if attacked by Israel.]]>
For true believers in Iran, antagonism to Israel represents a fundamental pillar of the Islamic Republic
The war of words between Israel and Iran is heating up as Israel's response to Iran's missile and drone attack last week draws near. The tit-for-tat attacks and retaliation cycle are escalating as a war neither side wants becomes more likely with each statement emanating from the two nation's capitals. “The nuclear facilities of the Zionist enemy have been identified and all the necessary information from all targets is at our disposal,” the
Israel and Iran currently have some of the most powerful militaries in the Middle East. Open adversaries, both nations have been intertwined in a shadow war that is escalating into near-open war tensions.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed his country would respond after Iran fired drones and missiles at Israel on April 13. Tehran's action, its first-ever strike on Israel, had been in retaliation for a suspected Israeli air strike on Tehran's embassy compound in Damascus on April 1. 1979 - Iran's pro-Western leader Mohammed Reza Shah, who regarded Israel as an ally, is swept from power in an Islamic Revolution that installs a new theocratic regime with opposition to Israel an...
Both seem keen to limit hostilities, and key Arab states are ready to resist Tehran. But real change will require new Israeli leadershipWhen it comes to the Middle East, it’s the pessimists who look smartest. Predict the worst and you’ll rarely be proved wrong. If you are, it’s usually because your forecast was insufficiently bleak.So put on your gloom-tinted spectacles and assess the events of the last week. You’ll see the dawn of a grim new era, in which the region’s two strongest powers,...
The White House has no comment on reports of Israeli attacks in Iran
Israel launched a retaliatory strike against Iran on Friday morning, after Iran launched unprecedented airstrikes on Israel last weekend for reportedly killing some of its people in Syria. The post Iran Will Not Attack Israel Over Latest Missile Strike, Foreign Minister Says first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
A person familiar with the situation told NBC News that Israel carried out an operation in Iran. Earlier, Israeli officials notified U.S. officials that a response was coming.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country would be the one to decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earlier this week, brushing off calls for restraint from close allies. Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented attack without saying when or how,
Tehran has been increasingly public about its air defense capabilities, including showing off models of systems at a recent international defense expo.