Israel boosts defense over Iran threats before Donald Trump’s return

Israel boosts defense over Iran threats before Donald Trump’s return

Concerns have been raised within Israel’s defense establishment that Iran might try to exploit the period before former US President Donald Trump’s return to office to act against Israel. Intelligence services have begun intensifying intelligence sharing and situational assessments with the US military to prevent overlooking critical developments. Officials emphasize that Israel’s political leadership … Read more

Tehran threatens imprisonment for Iranians sharing Israeli attack clips

Tehran threatens imprisonment for Iranians sharing Israeli attack clips

Tehran has threatened Iranian citizens with long prison sentences if they share footage of Israel’s Friday night retaliation strikes with Western media, Britain’s Telegraph reported on Saturday.  Iran’s police force reportedly warned civilians that sharing evidence of the attacks with “hostile media affiliated with the Zionist regime” would lead to 10 years imprisonment. Iran … Read more

Will Israeli strike on Iran military targets lead to further conflict?

Will Israeli strike on Iran military targets lead to further conflict?

Last night, an Israeli fear barrier was broken. In the intricate dynamics of the Middle East, a second round of Israeli strikes in Iran appears increasingly likely. Rockets, missiles, and UAVs—either Iranian-made or Iranian-funded—are launched almost daily against Israel’s home front. The critical question now is: What was the purpose of this strike at … Read more

Now Israel has struck Iran, is Tehran deterred from further escalation?

Now Israel has struck Iran, is Tehran deterred from further escalation?

Israel carried out long-awaited airstrikes on Iran, on Friday night, on precise and targeted military targets. These were aimed at “thwarting immediate threats to the State of Israel,” the IDF said.  Despite the much-anticipated attack, Israel reported they finished the attack before the sun rose in Tehran. The strikes were designed to retaliate for … Read more

Iran pushes diplomatic ties, global condemnation of Israel strikes

Iran pushes diplomatic ties, global condemnation of Israel strikes

Iran is being careful with its messaging in the wake of the Israeli airstrikes on Iran on Saturday morning. The regime is waiting to see what it wants to do in response – if anything. This is because the regime’s leadership is divided on how to respond. Iran’s relatively new President Masoud Pezeshkian said … Read more

Should Israel have targeted Tehran’s nukes instead of Iranian military?

Should Israel have targeted Tehran’s nukes instead of Iranian military?

There is no question that Israel’s attack on Iran was operationally successful and will impact Tehran’s ballistic missile capabilities and its decision of whether to attack Israel a third time in the near future. But this short-term success masks the fact that Israel may have missed a golden opportunity to set back the Islamic … Read more

Netanyahu: Israel stopped future Tehran attack with Iran strikes

Netanyahu: Israel stopped future Tehran attack with Iran strikes

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the Israeli Air Force struck Iranian missile targets early Saturday morning in a public address he gave at a state ceremony to mourn the fallen soldiers in Israel’s wars on its southern and northern borders in the last year. “In the early hours of Saturday morning” the IAF … Read more

Tehran’s response to Israel inevitable – Iran’s parliament speaker

Tehran’s response to Israel inevitable – Iran’s parliament speaker

Iranian officials should determine how best to demonstrate Iran’s power to Israel after the Israeli attack on Iran two nights ago, Iran’s official IRNA news agency cited the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying on Sunday. “The evil committed by the Zionist regime (Israel) two nights ago should neither be downplayed nor … Read more

What do Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt think of Israel’s strike on Iran?

What do Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt think of Israel’s strike on Iran?

In a region where alliances are as complicated as ever, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt have responded to Israel’s latest military strike on an Iranian base with words that speak volumes—not for what they say, but for what they leave unsaid. This wasn’t the usual wave of condemnations aimed squarely at Israel; instead, … Read more

Abbas Araghchi says Iran monitoring US army bases in Middle East

Abbas Araghchi says Iran monitoring US army bases in Middle East

Iran is monitoring and tracking US bases in the Middle East, the country’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi stated during a press conference in Kuwait on Tuesday, Iranian state media agencies Mehr and Tasnim reported.  “We are closely monitoring all US bases in the region and keeping track of their movements. We are also sharing … Read more