As regards the Israeli missile strike on the consular section of Iran's embassy in Damascus on April 1, which killed seven Iranians, Raisi said what Israel did would not go unanswered. The Turkish president, for his part, condemned Israel's attack against the Iranian consulate. Pointing out ...
Before this round of strikes began, both Iran and Israel had prepared for an escalation. Earlier this month, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held an online meeting with Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, vowing to intensify attacks...
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday slammed the West, saying that Israel is “committing massacres” in the war in Gaza and using European and American weapons to do so. Pezeshkian, who spoke in Baghdad at the start of his first visit abroad since ...
its role in the death of Haniyeh, distancing itself from the operation it is widely believed to be behind. Iran, which holds Israel responsible, will have a tough time swallowing its pride in light of such an attack in its capital on the day of the swearing in of its new president. ...
The president disclosed that over the last week, U.S. forces had "moved aircraft and ballistic missile defense destroyers to the region" in anticipation of the attack. Israel closed its airspace at midnight and fully activated its air defense systems ahead of the Iranian assault. It took ...
Israel deciding on its response to Iran’s weekend attack, AP explains 3 of 11| The United States is highlighting its role in helping Israel thwart Iran’s aerial attack, and President Joe Biden on Sunday convened leaders of the Group of Seven countries in an effort to prevent a wider reg...
In a statement quoted by the IRNA on Monday, the Iranian cabinet said Raisi was an "indefatigable and hard-working president" who "made the ultimate sacrifice on the path of serving his nation." To mourn Raisi's death, the Iranian government has draped his seat with a black robe. Across...
Following the attack, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei vowed in a message that the country's "brave men" would inflict "a regret-inducing punishment" on Israel for its "criminal" attack. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi also vowed that the "cowardly crime will not go unanswered." ...
Aaron David Miller of the Carnegie Endowment and Alex Vatanka of the Middle East Institute join the show. 4 months ago Biden speaks at the White House calling the Iran missile attacks 'ineffective' President Joe Biden addresses the crisis in the Middle East as Israel will have "significant res...