Iran
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Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations for a large-scale military attack on Israel, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said in a post on X, citing a source with knowledge of the call. In a statement on Monday, Gallant’s ministry confirmed the call took place…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for a restrained response to Israel’s suspected killing of the leader of Hamas, advising against attacks on Israeli civilians, two senior Iranian sources said. The message, according to the sources, was delivered Monday by Sergei Shoigu, a senior ally of the Kremlin leader,…
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One of the few things working in Iran’s favor after the humiliating news that Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital overnight is that the regime controls most of the information the world gets to see. What Iran has said so far is that Haniyeh died after being hit by an “airborne guided projectile” in Tehran where he…
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Iran may fear a victory by Donald Trump would inflame relations with the United States and is thus trying to harm his presidential campaign in covert online influence operations, U.S. intelligence officials said Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported. Although Tehran remains primarily focused on fueling distrust in U.S. political institutions and increasing social discord, especially over…
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Iran’s newly elected president said his government will create “balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the United States that his country “will not respond to pressure.” Masoud Pezeshkian penned “My Message To The New World” in the country’s state-owned Tehran Times late Friday, praising…
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Iran appears to have blamed the 200 reported deaths of Palestinians after an Israeli operation to free four hostages on “inaction” by world governments and the United Nations. According to Reuters, it was not immediately clear whether the hostage rescues and an Israeli air assault were part of the same operation. Both took place in central Gaza’s…
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IRANIAN PRESIDENT’S DEATH:Calls, Search Parties, Drones: 17 Hours to Find Iran’s President Shortly before embarking on a fatal helicopter ride on Sunday, Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, and his delegation of senior officials held a communal prayer. Someone suggested having lunch, but the president demurred, saying he was in a hurry to reach his next destination.…
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A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray. The likely crash came as Iran under Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched an unprecedented drone-and-missile attack…
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Iraqi armed faction Kata’ib Hezbollah has denied saying it had resumed attacks on US forces. The group’s denial comes hours after another statement was circulated on Telegram channels thought to be affiliated with them. That statement declared attacks had resumed three months after they were suspended – but the group now says that is “fabricated…
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Iran’s president has arrived in the Pakistani capital for a three-day visit. Major highways in Islamabad have been blocked as part of security measures for Ebrahim Raisi’s arrival, while the government declared a public holiday in Karachi. The visit, which Pakistan’s foreign office said will run until Wednesday, comes as the two Muslim neighbours seek…
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Earlier today, Iran’s supreme leader dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel hit anything there. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments to senior military leaders did not not touch on the apparent Israeli retaliatory strike on the central city of Isfahan on Friday, even though air defences opened fire and Iran grounded commercial…
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Over in the US, one of California’s most prestigious universities has announced it will have no outside speakers after cancelling a traditional student’s farewell speech over security concerns. The University of Southern California is due to hold its annual commencement ceremony – which honours outgoing students – next month. Controversy has surrounded the event since…
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In a world-first interview, a senior Hezbollah figure has told us violence will not stop until the war in Gaza ends. Ibrahim Moussawi, a Hezbollah spokesperson, also warned Israel “will see results” if they continue provoking Iran. And he said the responsibility for ending the war lies with the West. “In order to reach an…
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We reported earlier today on a tweet from Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir, calling the attack on Iran overnight “lame”. Channel 12 is now reporting a confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached out to the far-right politician to tell him he was harming Israel’s national security. However, the network added he is…
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The Met Police has retracted its previous statement about two of its officers, who were heavily criticised for threatening to arrest a Jewish man near a pro-Palestinian march. The officers said the antisemitism campaigner, who was wearing a kippah skull cap, was “quite openly Jewish” so they were concerned about the reaction to his presence…
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US officials are continuing their silence on the apparent Israeli attack on Iran overnight. In a news conference just now, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked whether this is part of a strategy to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East. She said she has “nothing to share” and was “not going to speculate…
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