US B-52 bombers arrived in the Middle East on Saturday as part of a new deployment to "defend" Israel amid speculation over whether or not Iran will respond to Israel's October 26 attack. "B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base's 5th Bomb Wing...
Israeli sources told Axios on Thursday that Israeli intelligence suggests Iran is preparing to launch a reprisal attack on Israel from Iraqi territory in the coming days and that it could happen before the November 5 US presidential election. The Israeli sources said...
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...
