Tehran, Iran — AFP Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that efforts are underway to forge a normalization of ties between Israel and Arab countries, but that this will not resolve the crisis in the Middle East. “Some people think that by forcing neighbouring countries to normalize their ties (with Israel) th...
Baghdad, Iraq – AFP Rockets were fired late Sunday from northern Iraq at a military base in Syria housing a US-led coalition, according to Iraqi security forces. In response, the Iraqi forces launched a major search operation in northern Nineveh province and found the vehicle used in the attack, they said in a statement. It […]
Iran’s major air base and nuclear site near the city of Isfahan were apparently targeted by an Israeli drone attack on Friday morning. Iranian air defenses fired back. Anonymous U.S. officials have confirmed Israeli involvement in the attack. Iran’s state television and the UN’s nuclear watchdog confirmed that the Isfahan facilit...
Ankara, Turkey — AFP Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the main person to blame for Iran’s first direct attack on Israel. “The main person responsible for the tension that gripped our hearts on the evening of April 13 is Netanyahu and his bloody administ...
Brussels, Belgium — AFP EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that Brussels is starting work on expanding sanctions against Iran after its attack on Israel. Speaking after an emergency online meeting of EU foreign ministers, Borrell said the bloc would look to toughen measures against Iran’s supplies of weaponry — in...
Washington, United States – AFP US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday of further sanctions targeting Iran following its unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend, saying she expects Washington will take added action “in the coming days.” “I fully expect that we will take additional sanctions action aga...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordan has called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid dragging the Middle East region into more escalation with Iran. Iran launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday in response to the April 1 attack on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus, Syria, in which at least […]
United Nations, United States – AFP Israel’s UN envoy on Sunday urged the Security Council to impose “all possible sanctions” against Iran after the Islamic republic’s unprecedented attack against Israel. “Today the council must take action (and) condemn Iran for their terror,” Ambassador Gilan Erdan t...
Frankfurt, Germany – AFP Iran has taken the Middle East to the “edge of a precipice” with its attack on Israel, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Sunday. She said Tehran had “plunged an entire region into chaos” and asked all sides to show restraint, adding that the spiralling tensions needed to end.
Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has warned against any “reckless” Israeli retaliation to Tehran’s unprecedented missile and drone attack, as world leaders urged restraint. Iran launched its first-ever direct attack on Israeli territory, marking a major escalation of the ...
