Friday's attack had been widely expected, as Israel had been signaling over the past few days that it would not let the Iranian attacks early Sunday go unanswered. The strike on Friday appeared to be aimed at an
DAMASCUS, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Pro-Iran militias have launched 60 attacks on American bases in Syria since Oct. 19 in retaliation for the United States' backing of Israel during the Gaza conflict, a war monitor reported Thursday. The attacks, which included rocket shells and drone strikes, ...
"Neither the region nor the world can afford more war," Guterres said. "Now is the time to defuse and de-escalate." Dai Bing, charge d'affaires of China's permanent mission to the UN, said at the meeting that Iran's r...
The attacks have raised fears of a confrontation in the vital oil shipping route of the Strait of Hormuz at a time of increased tension between Iran and the United States. (Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Hugh Lawson, Andrew Cawthorne and Diane Craft) Copyright 2019 Thomson...
Israel believes that any attack on Iran would likely unleash retaliation in the form of Iranian missiles as well as rocket attacks by Iranian proxies Hezbollah and Hamas on its northern and southern borders. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says international diplomatic efforts and economic san...
TEHRAN, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry has warned the United States of any move against Iran over the Aramco attacks, official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday. In an official note to the Swiss embassy in Tehran on Monday, Iran has warned against the U.S. officials' clai...
"The United States will immediately impose additional punishing economic sanctions on the Iranian regime. These powerful sanctions will remain until Iran changes its behavior," he added. The U.S. president also highlighted the military strength of his country, which he suggested as the "best deterr...
The White House said that Trump's message to Iran was to take the United States seriously. The Pentagon said it had struck over 30 sites so far and would use overwhelming lethal force against the Houthis until the group stopped attacks. The Pentagon's chief spokesperson, Sean Parnell, said...
Kanaani added that with such attacks, the United States and Britain sought to "intensify the tension and crisis in the region, widen the scopes of the war and instability, divert public opinion away from the Israeli war crimes and provide Israel with the opportunity to continue its war crimes...
US President Joe Biden told the Israeli prime minister in his phone call Sunday that he should consider Saturday a win because Iran’s attacks had been largely unsuccessful and demonstrated Israel’s superior military capability, a senior administration official said. John Kirby, the White House ...