JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The first direct attack on Israel by arch foe Iran has shaken Israelis and left them fearful that a bigger war is looming. While the population has long been used to sirens warning of attacks from Iranian-backed Hamas, the hundreds of drones and missiles sent from Iran...
Iran said the attack was aimed at military bases and carried out in response to the assassinations of three prominent Iranian or Iranian-backed leaders - namely Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) commander Abbas Nilforoushan. I...
Tehran’s foreign minister called it “a cowardly drone attack on a military site in central Iran.” But he said on Sunday it “will not impede Iran’s progress on its peaceful nuclear program.” Three small quadcopters were used in the attack, according to the Wall Street Journal, which...
The Navy destroyer Gravely launches Tomahawk missiles on Jan. 12, 2024, toward Iran-backed Houthi rebel positions in Yemen. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Word/Navy) The U.S. military shot down dozens of missiles and drones Saturday that were fired at Israel from Iran and i...
It was the first group that Iran backed and used as a way to export its brand of political Islamism. In its early days the group attacked U.S. targets, causing Washington to designate it a terrorist organization. “Iran’s support has helped Hezbollah consolidate its position as Lebanon’s...
The observatory said a commander was killed in the attack without identifying him. The Syrian government and Iranian authorities have not immediately commented on the reported airstrikes or the drone presence, but opposition activists suggested the airstrikes were carried out by U.S. forces. ...
The Navy destroyer Gravely launches Tomahawk missiles on Jan. 12, 2024, toward Iran-backed Houthi rebel positions in Yemen. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Word/Navy) The U.S. military shot down dozens of missiles and drones Saturday that were fired at Israel from Iran and ...
The Navy destroyer Gravely launches Tomahawk missiles on Jan. 12, 2024, toward Iran-backed Houthi rebel positions in Yemen. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Word/Navy) The U.S. military shot down dozens of missiles and drones Saturday that were fired at Israel from Iran...
The Navy destroyer Gravely launches Tomahawk missiles on Jan. 12, 2024, toward Iran-backed Houthi rebel positions in Yemen. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Word/Navy) The U.S. military shot down dozens of missiles and drones Saturday that were fired at Israel from Iran a...
The Jan. 28 drone attack was attributed to an Iraqi militia group backed by Iran. The U.S. conducted heavy retaliatory strikes after the Jordan attack in Iraq and Syria targeting Iranian-backed groups, which have attacked American bases since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza in ...