Tag: Iran Missile Attack
Iran’s Khamenei orders third direct attack on Israel, says report
Iran's supreme leader has instructed the country's Supreme National Security Council to prepare for another assault on Israel, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
The report, which cited three Iranian officials, said Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made...
White House warns Iran not to respond to Israeli airstrikes
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Wednesday that Iran should not respond to Israel's Oct. 26 retaliatory strikes.
Should it choose to do so, she added, "The United States will be standing by...
Israel’s response to Iranian attack will be ‘precise and surprising’
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said on Tuesday night following Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel that the IDF would respond with “precise and surprising offensive capabilities.”
The Islamic Republic fired more...
US naval destroyers helped shoot down Iranian missiles, Sullivan says
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the U.S. military assisted Israel in shooting down ballistic missiles during Iran’s attack on the Jewish state on Tuesday.
Speaking at the White House press briefing, Sullivan...
State Department denies receiving forewarning of Iranian attack on Israel
The U.S. State Department denied on Tuesday that it received forewarning from Iran about the Islamic Republic’s ballistic missile attack on Israel earlier that day.
Reuters reported after the attack that a “senior Iranian official” said...
Iran fires 180-plus ballistic missiles at Israel
Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel, forcing the entire civilian population of the Jewish state to be ordered into bomb shelters, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday night.
The Islamic Republic...