President Raisi funeral: Funeral ceremoniesbegan Tuesdayfor the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after hisdeath in a helicopter crash, as authorities investigate what caused the crash on a remote mountainside during foggy weather on Sunday morning. Raisi’sbody arrivedin Tehran as part of the fun...
Extending condolences for the deaths of the four soldiers, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that the country would give a "fitting response" to Israel's "aggression" against its soil.■
Tensions between Israel and Iran have soared since the killing in Tehran of Hamas’ leader Ismail Haniyeh — an attack blamed on Israel — and an Iranian missile attack on Israel earlier this month, for which Israel is expected to respond. Death toll from strike near Beirut hospital...
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday’s operation was “only a portion of our power.” Israel is likely eyeing Iran’s nuclear facilities as it determines its response to Tehran’s missile attack, according to Malcolm Davis, senior analyst for defense str...
The president said he would convene a meeting Sunday with G7 leaders "to coordinate a united diplomatic response to Iran's brazen attack," and the U.N. Security Council was expected to convene on Sunday afternoon for an emergency meeting at Israel's request, a senior U.S. official told ...
is making to Israel's security in the last day or so, and the president made very clear — very clear — to Prime Minister Netanyahu that he can count on U.S. support to help them in their self-defense against threats directly and publicly posed by Iran," Kirby told reporters on ...
When President Joe Biden gathered with his top advisers Tuesday morning to go over the draft of his speech on Israel, he made a clear request: The prepared remarks needed to include more details on the appalling nature of the attacks that began four days earlier. The American people must ...
Israel claimed the death of a senior Hezbollah military official after a rare Israeli airstrike on Beirut as the death toll rose Saturday to at least 37 people, with dozens more wounded, shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets. The strikes are part of a new cycle of ...
His victory has lifted hopes of a thaw in Iran's antagonistic relations with the West that might create openings for defusing its nuclear standoff with world powers.
“We continue to closely monitor the situation and remain well-postured and ready to support the defense of Israel from attacks by Iran and any of its proxies,” the official said. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered two aircraft carrier strike groups to remain in the region...