Iran has downplayed Friday's incident and said it does not plan to retaliate, a response that one Middle East expert says Israel likely planned for.
The country is on the defensive. While Israel has ironclad support from its allies, Tehran is vulnerable and isolatedTit-for-tat confrontation between Israel and Iran has sparked concerns about escalation dragging the Middle East into all-out war. Such a scenario remains unlikely because neither Israel nor Iran would benefit from full-on conflict. But while Israel is feeling emboldened, Iran is on the defensive.Iran’s main interest is self-preservation. It wants to protect its nuclear facilities...
After decades of rivalry, the rival Middle East powers have both
“This strike is clearly intended to not escalate the situation further,” one former Pentagon official said.
TEL AVIV, Israel >> Israel was mere moments away from an airstrike on April 1 that killed several senior Iranian commanders at Iran’s embassy complex in Syria when it told the United States what was about to happen.
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Egypt's foreign ministry said on Friday it was deeply concerned about an escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran following reports of an Israeli attack on Iran.Egypt also warned of the consequences of expanding the conflict and instability in the region.console.log("2390 BODY2. CatId is:"+catID);if(catID==120){ console.log("2390 BODY. YES for anyclip script"); var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src =...
Abu Ubaida, a spokesman for Hamas’s paramilitary al-Qassam Brigades, on Tuesday praised the Iranian missile attack on Israel and called for “escalation” on every front of the conflict.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau again called for the de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East Friday, following an airstrike in Iran widely suspected of being a retaliatory attack by Israel. “Everything needs to be done to prevent further escalation in the region, to get back on a track toward supporting people in the region,” Trudeau told reporters in Victoria. Canada condemns Iran's “absolutely irresponsible” missile and drone attack on Israel over the weekend, Trudeau said. ...
Israel launched a limited direct military attack on Iranian soil early Friday morning, a source familiar with the situation told NBC News.