An unnamed source in Iran’s Supreme National Security Council told Kuwaiti newspaper al Jarida that a high-ranking American security delegation, mediated by Oman, secretly traveled to Tehran, the Kuwaiti paper wrote on Wednesday. Fox News reported that the delegation allegedly sought to deliver messages to Tehran in order to de-escalate the tensions in the … Read more
Iran is expected to skip a retaliatory strike on Israel if a Gaza ceasefire deal is reached, US President Joe Biden told reporters in New Orleans on Tuesday, stressing “That’s my expectation.” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant left nothing to chance, stating in northern Israel that the IDF is prepared for defensive and offensive actions … Read more
Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, three senior Iranian officials said. Iran has vowed a severe response to Haniyeh’s killing, which took place as he visited Tehran late … Read more
Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is holding military drills in the western parts of the country that will continue until Tuesday, the country’s official news agency announced on Sunday, as Israel braces for Tehran’s response to the twin assassinations in the same week of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr and Hamas chief Ismail … Read more
Eleven days into August, Israel remains unfazed by Iran’s promised retaliation for the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31. The disconnect between Iran’s threats and their execution has left Israelis in a state of cautious indifference. While some have prepared for potential repercussions, many others have adopted a surprisingly … Read more
“Iran’s aerial operations against Israel could last three to four days,” said Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Commission, Iran International reported on Saturday night, citing an interview published by ‘Iran Watch.’ Ardestani reportedly told Iran Watch that Iran “is certainly prepared for the consequences of such an attack … Read more
There is non-stop talk of Israeli preemptive strikes on Iran and on Hezbollah, given that Jerusalem has been waiting since the July 31 killings of Hezbollah’s military chief and Hamas’s political chief (while he was in Tehran) for an expected massive retaliation from Lebanon and from the Islamic Republic. As time has dragged on … Read more
There is non-stop talk of Israeli preemptive strikes on Iran and on Hezbollah, given that Jerusalem has been waiting since the July 31 killings of Hezbollah’s military chief and Hamas’s political chief (while he was in Tehran) for an expected massive retaliation from Lebanon and from the Islamic Republic. As time has dragged on … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran and Hezbollah of proactive attacks, while Tehran spoke of the Jewish state’s annihilation and the region braced for the possibility of a second direct confrontation between the two arch-foes. “We are prepared both defensively and offensively,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated during a visit Wednesday to the IDF … Read more
The United States is urging Israel and Iran to constrain reprisal attacks as it works to avoid an all-out regional war. “What we are focusing on … is having … de-escalation conversations,” White House Press Secretary Katherine Jean-Pierre told reporters in Washington on Tuesday. The White House has worked both on preventing further violence and … Read more
