US will not take part in any Israeli retaliatory action against Iran
President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would not participate in a counteroffensive against Iran, an option supported by Netanyahu’s wartime cabinet following mass drone and missile attacks on Israeli territory, officials said. I warned you not to. The threat of open war between the Middle East’s arch-enemies, dragging the […]
Several countries come to Israel’s aid to stop Iran barrage
Israel fended off a ferocious attack on Saturday with the support of powerful allies in the region and around the world. Several countries worked together to defeat more than 300 drones and missiles fired at Israel from Iran, with the Israel Defense Forces claiming about 99% of the attacks were thwarted by its forces and […]
Lufthansa, United modify schedules after Iran launches attack on Israel
Barron’s Market Editor Ben Levithorn discusses the impact of geopolitical concerns on gold and oil prices on Barron’s Roundtable. Airlines serving the Middle East have begun changing their flight schedules after Iran launched a brutal attack on Israel, launching more than 300 drones and missiles. German airline Lufthansa will suspend scheduled flights to Tel Aviv, […]
US forces intercepted more than 80 attack drones and at least 6 ballistic missiles from Iran and Yemen, says Central Command
U.S. Central Command announced Sunday night that U.S. forces have shot down more than a quarter of the missiles and drones aimed at Israel from Iran. US and European Union destroyers shot down 80 Iranian attack drones and at least six ballistic missiles launched from Iran and Yemen towards Israel. It is estimated that approximately […]
Iran attack puts pressure on US House speaker to pass aid bill for Israel and Ukraine | House of Representatives
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would seek to introduce a war aid bill for Israel this week after the weekend’s attack on Iran, but he did not say whether funding for Ukraine would be part of that plan. . U.S. support for both countries has languished amid political tensions in Congress, and Johnson, […]
US destroyed more than 80 drones, at least 6 ballistic missiles from Iran and Yemen
The U.S. military on Saturday destroyed more than 80 Iranian drones and at least six ballistic missiles fired at Israel from Yemen and Iran. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that U.S. European Command destroyers supported U.S. forces while engaging and destroying more than 80 one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicles (OWA UAVs) and […]
John Kirby blames Trump for emboldening Iran as Biden weathers storm over ‘don’t’ foreign policy
White House National Security and Public Affairs Advisor John Kirby has responded to Iran’s direct attack on Israel, accusing former President Trump of allegedly emboldening Iran. Kirby spoke with Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss the recent escalation in the Middle East under the Biden administration.Israel fends off a fierce attack by more […]
UN chief urges Iran and Israel to ‘step back from the brink’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded with Security Council members to avoid a “full-scale conflict” in the Middle East as tensions rise between Israel and Iran. Guterres’s comments came after Israel called an emergency meeting with members Sunday in the wake of Iran’s drone and missile barrage against Israel. Most of the hundreds of drones […]
Iran ‘will be held responsible’ for any further actions against the US or Israel, says deputy ambassador
U.S. Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood on Sunday strongly condemned Iran’s attack on Israel and warned that Iran will be held accountable if it takes further action against the United States, Israel or its allies. “Let me be clear: Iran or its proxies have taken no further action against the United States […]
Video shows Chicago activists cheer after learning Iran launched attack on Israel: ‘Hands off Iran!’
Self-described anti-war activists in Chicago cheered on Saturday after learning that Iran had launched hundreds of drones and missiles toward Israel. Iran launched more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel last week, in an apparent response to Israel’s reported role in an airstrike that killed a senior Iranian official at its embassy in the […]