The Wall Street Journal reveals that US President Joe Biden and security officials observed with “mounting alarm” as the magnitude of Iran’s ballistic missile assault on Israel unfolded last weekend. A senior official remarks, “This was on the high end, I think, of what we were anticipating,” referring to the moment when the scope of […]
The United States slapped new sanctions Thursday on 16 people and two entities associated with Iran’s drone program as it looks to punish Tehran for last weekend’s attack on Israel. The sanctions target executives of an engine manufacturer that supplies Iran’s Shahad-131 drones, which were used in the onslaught, as well as companies that service the engines and individuals associated with providing the drones to Iranian proxy forces throughout the Middle East. The Treasury Department also said...
Strikes hit the city of Isfahan at 5am local time. Officials say they do not believe the city's nuclear facilities were struck. Military targets in Iraq and Syria were also reportedly destroyed simultaneously. It comes after President Biden warned Israel not to plunge the Middle East further into crisis
Tehran has been increasingly public about its air defense capabilities, including showing off models of systems at a recent international defense expo.
Country’s leaders took time to weigh response to Iran’s strike under gaze of allies urging restraintMiddle East crisis: live updatesJust before dawn on Friday the explosions of air defence systems woke Iranians across the historic city of Isfahan. The breaking news alerts that followed roused people around the world, to worry that the region had moved a step closer to full-blown conflict.There was little doubt who had launched the attack, even before any details of what happened were clear. It...
Iranian media report no damage to any nuclear facilities.
The terrorist Iranian regime’s unprecedented recent attack on Israel, which included 185 drones, 36 cruise missiles, and 110 surface-to-surface missiles, is an unambiguous casus belli—an Read More
The multilateral defense of Israel against Iran’s drone and missile attacks, which included not just U.S. but also European and Arab participation, reminds us that the leading bilateral conflicts of our day play out on a broader geopolitical landscape. It is a lesson Washington should apply to multiple other fronts.
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. and U.K. have imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. The Thursday action targets entities and and people in Iran involved in drone production. The sanctions were meant to hold Iran accountable for its weekend attack and to deter further such activity. But the practical impact is likely to be limited because many of the targeted companies already were subject to U.S. sanctions and...
It would be the first time the US imposed sanctions on the Netzah Yehuda, or ‘Judea Forever,’ a special unit for ultra-Orthodox Jewish soldiers
NEW YORK (VIN Podcast) — It sounds shocking, but a top Israeli journalist says that Iran informed President Biden that they were going to attack Israel. According to some reports, Biden (allegedly) gave Iran his permission, and they even arranged the timing and location. Why? So that Biden could (allegedly) warn Israel about the attack, […]