Iran’s foreign minister said the crew of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel have been granted consular access and are expected to be freed, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized the container vessel MSC Aries with a crew of 25 in the Strait of Hormuz on April 13, days after … Read more
Iranian authorities released more information on Tuesday about the “Israeli-linked” cargo stolen by Iran on April 15, according to the semi-state official Mehr News Agency. Iranian police alleged that the ship was carrying more than 22 metric tons of potassium nitrate, a chemical product used as fertilizer in agricultural projects, to customers in Uzbekistan. … Read more
EU foreign ministers reached an agreement on Monday to expand existing sanctions on Iranian drones to include missiles and their potential transfer to proxies such as Russia, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters in Luxembourg. European Union sanctions announced following Iran’s attack against Israel are “regrettable” because the country was acting … Read more
The same day Iran launched its first ever direct attack on Israel it embarked on a less-noticed confrontation at home, ordering police in several cities to take to the streets to arrest women accused of flouting its strict Islamic dress code. Iranian authorities insist that their so-called Nour (Light) campaign targets businesses and individuals … Read more
For the most part, the past week was a success in the way Israel confronted Iran and its aggression in the region.Last Sunday, Israel and its allies succeeded in intercepting 99% of the more than 350 drones and missiles Iran had launched at the Jewish state. Additionally, in response to the attack, Western governments … Read more
The scale of Iran’s first-ever direct attack on Israel matched US spy agencies’ worst-case scenarios, US officials told The Wall Street Journal. “This was on the high end, I think, of what we were—what we were anticipating,” a senior official said. It threatened not only Israel, a US ally, but also Biden’s hopes of … Read more
The Iranian ayatollah regime attacked Israel directly from its own territory, deploying hundreds of UAVs, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. This was a significant departure from the usual Iranian method of operation through proxies in the region. Despite Iranian leaders claiming that the attack was a response to an Israeli strike near the Iranian … Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei thanked the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps for the attack on Israel, conducted on April 13, according to reports from Iranian state media. According to reports, he also called upon the Iranian armed forces to “ceaselessly pursue military innovation and learn the enemy’s tactics.” “How many missiles were launched and … Read more
Israel’s capability to strike Iran without specific military facility operations is a key question. Can the Israeli government effectively navigate the shifting regional political-security landscape that aligns with the US and other nations to craft a response limited to harsh sanctions against Iran? Foreign reports surfaced early morning across Iran, the US, and other … Read more
According to a survey performed by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 74% of the Israeli public opposes an Israeli counter-attack in Iran if it would undermine the security alliance between the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and several moderate Arab countries, including Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The survey was conducted by a … Read more
