Israel abandoned plans for a much broader counterstrike against Iran after diplomatic pressure from the United States and other foreign allies and because the brunt of an Iranian attack on Israeli soil had been thwarted, according to three senior Israeli officials. Israeli leaders initially discussed bombing several military targets across Iran, including near the Iranian…
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a press conference at the conclusion of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 21, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The White House is taking a “wait-and-see” approach in response to Iran’s attempted attack on Israel, national security spokesman John Kirby said on Sunday, as President Joe Biden looks to…
American intelligence analysts and officials said Friday that they expected Iran to strike several targets in Israel in the next few days in retaliation for an Israeli bombing of the Syrian capital on April 1 that killed several senior Iranian commanders . The United States, Israel’s main ally, has military forces in several locations in…
Iranians attend a funeral procession in Tehran held for seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who were killed in an attack in Syria. Hossein Beris | Afp | Getty Images Western diplomats have increased pressure on China to prevent Iran from escalating tensions in the Middle East with a direct retaliatory strike against…
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., center right, and his wife Nadine Menendez, center back, leave Manhattan Federal Court after his arraignment on March 11, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Sen. Bob Menendez questioned a Treasury Department official Tuesday about curbing illicit finance as he prepares to stand trial on federal…
Iranian women cast their votes at a polling station during elections to select members of parliament and a key clerical body in Tehran on March 1, 2024. ATTA KENARE | AFP Iran holds its parliamentary elections on Friday, the first vote for Iranians since a nationwide women’s rights protest movement rocked the country in 2022….
Iran showcases its first hypersonic ballistic missile “Fattah” (Conqueror) at an event attended by President Ebrahim Raisi and other government officials in Tehran, Iran, June 6, 2023. Sepah News | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Iran has sent hundreds of its powerful ballistic missiles to President Vladimir Putin’s government in Russia, boosting military cooperation between…
