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
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
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
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak claimed that Israel was likely to attack Iran’s oil industry as a symbolic retaliation to Tehran’s Tuesday aerial attack, the Guardian reported on Friday. “Israel has a compelling need, even an imperative, to respond. I think that no sovereign nation on Earth could fail to respond,” Barak said … Read more
US President Joe Biden expressed hope Iran would stand down despite its threat to avenge the assassination of Hamas’ leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, as fears mounted that the Islamic Republic would launch a direct attack against the Jewish state. Iran and Hamas have blamed Israel for Haniyeh’s killing, … Read more
