Iran launches unprecedented strikes on Israel, opening wider conflict

Iran launches unprecedented strikes on Israel, opening wider conflict

Iran launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel, the Israeli army announced late Saturday, in a major escalation of the long-running covert war between the regional foes. Iran’s proxies and allies also carried out attacks on Israeli positions as sirens sounded in many places and AFP correspondents heard blasts in the skies above … Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemns Iran’s attacks on Israel – National

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemns Iran’s attacks on Israel – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada “unequivocally condemns” Iran’s attacks on Israel. His statement comes after Iran’s state-run media announced Tehran had fired ballistic missiles at targets inside Israel on Saturday in what was Iran’s first direct military attack on the country. Israel also reported that Iran … Read more

Iran has launched drone attacks at Israel, U.S. officials say

Iran has launched drone attacks at Israel, U.S. officials say

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks at the coffins of members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who were killed in the Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy complex in the Syrian capital Damascus, during a funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran April 4, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme  WANA News Agency | Via … Read more

U.S. says it will provide support for Israel’s defense in Iran drone attack – National

U.S. says it will provide support for Israel’s defense in Iran drone attack – National

The White House says it will provide unspecified support for Israel’s defense against an ongoing airborne attack from Iran. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a Saturday statement that “Iran has begun an airborne attack against Israel.” She added: “The United States will stand with the people of Israel and support their defense … Read more

Iran should ‘directly pay the price’ in Tehran if it attacks Israel: ex-Israeli PM – National

Iran should ‘directly pay the price’ in Tehran if it attacks Israel: ex-Israeli PM – National

Iran should “directly pay the price” in its capital of Tehran if it follows through with an anticipated retaliatory attack on Israel, former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett says — an action that many fear could spark a wider war in the Middle East. The world is anxiously waiting to see if Iran follows through … Read more

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes Israeli container ship amid tensions – National

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes Israeli container ship amid tensions – National

Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks between the two countries. The Middle East had braced for potential Iranian retaliation over a suspected Israeli strike earlier this month on an Iranian … Read more

Top U.S. Official Says America Acknowledges Famine In Gaza

Top U.S. Official Says America Acknowledges Famine In Gaza

The U.S. believes famine is underway in Gaza, U.S. Agency for International Development administrator Samantha Power said on Wednesday ― a striking admission prompted by questioning over a HuffPost story revealing USAID officials privately reached that conclusion last week. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) asked Power during a congressional hearing about HuffPost’s April 2 story on … Read more

The West urges China to intervene with Iran amid fears of a direct attack on Israel

The West urges China to intervene with Iran amid fears of a direct attack on Israel

Iranians attend a funeral procession in Tehran, held for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria. Hossein Beris | Afp | Getty Images Western diplomats have mounted pressure on China to prevent Iran from escalating tensions in the Middle East with a direct retaliatory strike against Israel. U.S. Secretary Antony … Read more

Pro-Israel Republicans See What They Want To See In Trump’s Skepticism Of Gaza War

Pro-Israel Republicans See What They Want To See In Trump’s Skepticism Of Gaza War

WASHINGTON ― Republican senators promise they haven’t heard about former President Donald Trump’s cosmetic concerns about Israel’s invasion of Gaza. And if they have, maybe he meant something totally different? Maybe his concerns were wholly correct? Or even mostly wrong? HuffPost asked nine GOP senators earlier this week about Trump’s comments, in which he insisted … Read more

Hamas Says It Does Not Have 40 Hostages Who Meet Swap Terms With Israel: Reports

Hamas Says It Does Not Have 40 Hostages Who Meet Swap Terms With Israel: Reports

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