JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel confirmed Monday that it assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and warned the leadership of Yemen’s Houthi group of similar action. Defense Minister Israel Katz’s comments, aired on Israel’s public broadcaster, followed a ballistic missile strike two days earlier by the Houthis which Israel’s air defense system...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday that his country would respond to Israel’s recent attack on its territory, but its nature and intensity could change if Israel stops its aggression in the region and agrees to a cease-fire. Pezeshkian was speaking during a cabinet meeting in Tehran. He noted that l...
Tehran, Iran – AFP Iran on Tuesday rejected Western calls to stand down its threat to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran late last month. The Islamic republic and its allies have blamed Israel for Haniyeh’s killing on July 31 during a visit to the Iranian capital for [&hellip...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden again warned Iran on Saturday about a possible retaliatory attack against Israel amid rising tensions in the Middle East. “Don’t,” Biden responded to reporters before entering his vehicle, when he was asked: “What’s your message to Iran?” Biden issued the same warning in April...
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia- AFP The “heinous” killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh risks tipping the Middle East into “wider conflict”, the chair of a Saudi-based Islamic bloc told a summit on Wednesday. The comments from Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara came as a senior Iranian official said during the sa...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Batoul and her family have been scrambling to secure housing outside Beirut’s southern suburbs where an Israeli strike killed a senior Hezbollah commander last week, but spiking demand has sent prices soaring. Many in the southern suburbs — a packed residential area known as Dahiyeh which is also a Hezbo...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on efforts to de-escalate regional tensions, including through a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap deal, said the White House. “The President thanked His Majesty for his friendship and affirmed unwavering US support for Jordan as a partner ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Saturday he hopes Iran will stand down amid tensions in the Middle East. “I hope so. I don’t know,” Biden told a reporter in his home state of Delaware when asked, “Will Iran stand down?” The Pentagon announced Friday that the US will deploy additional military assets to ...
Rabat, Morocco – AFP Thousands of Moroccans protested in Rabat on Saturday in support of Palestinians and to condemn normalisation with Israel, holding portraits of killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Waving Palestinian flags, and brandishing pictures of Haniyeh and a cardboard coffin adorned with his image, thousands of people marched t...
In Tehran, a grand funeral was held for Ismail Haniyeh, the assassinated leader of the Palestinian resistance. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led the ceremonies. The funeral attracted large crowds carrying Palestinian flags and portraits of Haniyeh. Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Palestinian official Khali...
