Amid speculation over whether Iran will respond to Israel's recent airstrikes on Iranian territory, a spokeswoman for the Iranian government said Tuesday that Iran has a "legitimate right" to self-defense and warned it will exercise that right at the "appropriate time...
The US placed a fleet of fighter jets in the Middle East on stand-by to rescue Israeli pilots if their attack on Iran failed, Israel's Army Radio reported on Sunday. "Israel and the US coordinated a plan to ensure the safe extraction of pilots should the operation...
The Israeli airstrikes on Iran that were launched Saturday morning killed four Iranian soldiers, members of Iran's Air Defense Force. The Iranian Army said in a statement that the soldiers lost their lives "while confronting the projectiles of the criminal Zionist...
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that he told a group of Israeli pilots and air crews that the world will see the Israeli military's "might" once it launches an attack on Iran. "In my conversation with them I emphasized – after we attack Iran,...
A senior member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) on Tuesday downplayed the threat of an Israeli attack on Iran, saying any Israeli operation would likely be "limited." "I assure the (Iranian) people with certainty that the Zionists will not undertake...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Tuesday and discussed "uniting against" Iran. "The issue of the Iranian threat was raised, including the need for both countries to unite against it," Netanyahu's...
Iran's mission to the UN has said in a letter to the UN Security Council that President Biden has shown "tacit approval and explicit support for Israel's unlawful military aggression against Iran," Reuters reported on Monday. The Iranian mission to the UN pointed to...
The US Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery that has been deployed to Israel with about 100 US troops is now operational, the Israeli broadcaster Kan reported on Sunday. The US deployed the missile defense system amid anticipation of an Israeli attack...
Iran's permanent mission to the UN has denied that Tehran played any role in the drone attack that targeted the home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, which caused no casualties. "We reject the baseless allegations made by the Zionist regime...
On Thursday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov strongly warned Israel against attacking Iran's nuclear facilities. "We have repeatedly warned and continue to warn and caution [Israel] against even hypothetically considering the possibility of an attack on...
