Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in a eulogy-turned-stump speech claimed Israel relies too much on allies to remain relevant even as the Israeli military prepares to swat aside the terrorist group’s potential retaliation. “Israel, fearing the Iranian response or that of Hezbollah, appeals to the United States and Western countries, which proves that its deterrence has...
Russia has stoked tensions in the Middle East by asking Iran to avoid civilian casualties as it mulls its response to Israel’s alleged assassination of a Hamas terrorist leader – rather than urging Iran to outright avoid escalation. “Putin’s wish to minimize Israeli civilian casualties is driven by pragmatism,” Rebekah Koffler, a strategic military intelligence...
A Pakistani man with ties to the Iranian government sought to carry out a political assassination in the United States, a case that was investigated weeks before a gunman tried to kill former President Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally. Asif Merchant, 46, traveled to New York City and worked with a hit man to...
As Israel braces for a possible attack from Iran, Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday said it carried out an airstrike in southern Lebanon, reportedly killing four Hezbollah operatives. The strike was carried out in the Nabatieh area, where the IDF said its fighter jets targeted a building used by Hezbollah in the Southern Front. A...
Hezbollah terrorists say they launched a drone attack against Israel Monday as the country braces amid Iranian threats of a much larger assault. Tensions between Israel and Iran and its terrorist proxies have threatened to burst into all-out war for weeks. Iran has threatened a larger assault after Hamas’ top political leader was killed within...
Iran’s foreign ministry said it believes it is “necessary” to retaliate against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. A spokesperson for the foreign ministry, Nasser Kanaani, said while Iran was not seeking to escalate tensions, it views punishment as a “necessary” response to the killing of Haniyeh in Tehran and to prevent...
The commander of U.S. Central Command met with Israeli officials Monday as tensions in the region are heightened amid the belief Iran will soon attack Israel, or that the Jewish state may preemptively strike against Iran, either of which could ignite a wider regional conflict. Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla met with Chief of the...
Israeli officials are leaving no options off the table as they consider the possibility of hitting Iran with a preemptive strike while Jerusalem stares down threats in every direction. Following a Sunday meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief security officials from the defense ministry, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Mossad and...
The Israeli Defense Forces said Sunday that it located “numerous suspicious aerial targets” crossing from Lebanon, prompting Israel to launch multiple interceptors that knocked the targets to the ground. According to a press release from the IDF, a fall was identified adjacent to the kibbutz Ayelet HaShahar. This came after sirens were heard in the...
Iran rejected calls by the U.S. and Arabs to measure its response to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. This comes after Iranian officials announced they were investigating the security breaches that led to the attack. Iranian leaders have pledged to retaliate, telling Arab diplomats on Saturday that it does not matter...
