WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had a discussion with Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant about the leak of purportedly classified documents detailing Israel’s preparations for its avowed retaliatory strike on Iran, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. “The Secretary has spoken with his counterpart,” Pentagon...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The FBI announced Tuesday it is investigating the leak of purportedly classified documents detailing Israel’s preparations for its avowed retaliatory strike on Iran. “The FBI is investigating the alleged leak of classified documents and working closely with our partners in the Department of Defense and Intel...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden is “deeply concerned” by the leak of classified documents detailing Israel’s preparations for its avowed retaliatory strike on Iran, the White House said Monday. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the Biden administration has yet to determine whether the document...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is preparing to launch a “major attack” against Iran in response to the October 1 ballistic missile attack against Tel Aviv, an Israeli official said. Iran launched around 180 ballistic missiles on Israel in what Tehran said was a retaliation for the recent assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders and a [&hel...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has submitted a formal protest to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over Israeli threats to target its nuclear facilities in response to a missile attack launched by Tehran earlier this month. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaee said Monday that the protest note has been delivered to the UN nuclear [...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is investigating the leak of classified intelligence documents detailing Tel Aviv’s preparations for an attack on Iran in response to its ballistic missile strikes against Israel on Oct. 1. The documents, dated Oct. 15 and 16, were shared on Telegram by Middle East Spectator. The leaks reportedly came from ...
ANKARA (AA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reaffirmed the commitment to support Palestinian resistance in the wake of the killing of Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas political bureau. In a statement on X, Khamenei said “the loss of Yahya Sinwar is painful for the Resistance Front.” But, he added, the “front […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Iran is in favor of peace but it is also prepared for any scenario, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday. “The spread of the war in the region is a serious threat; we are in favor of peace, but we are also prepared for any scenario,” he told a press conference […]
BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has condemned recent Iranian statements regarding Tehran’s readiness to negotiate with France on implementing the UN Resolution 1701, characterizing the remarks as an unwarranted intervention in Lebanese affairs. Mikati’s statements come after comments made by Iranian Parliam...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for regional de-escalation during a meeting in Cairo with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. A statement by the Egyptian Presidency said that the meeting dwelt on current developments in the Middle East region. Sisi reiterated Egypt’s position to avoid expanding the confl...
