Tag: Iran
Saudis, Gulf states barred airspace to US, Israel during Iran attack
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states denied the United States and Israel access to their airspace during Iran’s attack on Israel on Saturday.
While Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates shared intelligence to help counter the attack,...
Impending War with Iran: Israel’s Lawful Opportunity to Prevent Iranian Nuclear Weapons
Abstract: Israel’s “no choice” Gaza War has been fought primarily against sub-state terrorist adversary Hamas. In the coming weeks, however, a threatened “retaliation” from Iran for Israel’s recent self-defense killing of a senior Iranian commander...
Israel’s War Cabinet favors retaliating to Iranian attack
Israel’s War Cabinet on Sunday recommended retaliating to the first-ever direct Iranian attack on the Jewish state, although they were divided on the scope and timing of the response, Reuters reported on Monday, citing Israeli officials.
However, no final...
Israel ‘came out far ahead,’ senior US officials say of Iran attack
Senior Biden administration officials said on Sunday that Israel “came out far ahead” in its “exchange” with Iran. The Jewish state did so after “spectacular success” in intercepting Iran’s drone and missile barrage on...
UN rapporteur accuses Jewish state of genocide on day after Iran attacks Israel
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur for the Palestinians who has a long history of denouncing Israel, glossed over Iran’s attack against the Jewish state on Saturday in a social media post the...
Western leaders pressure Jerusalem against counterattack
Western governments, including that of the United States, are calling on Israel to refrain from retaliating against Iran and its proxies, fearing a regional war.
French President Emmanuel Macron said the international community should do...
‘It was a strategic Iranian decision to allow Hamas to attack’
“Iran is keeping Israel and the world busy with its proxies, and is managing to deflect attention to secondary arenas, while it advances towards nuclear capabilities.”
So warns Brig. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi, CEO of...
One day after Iranian attack, Lapid calls Israeli gov’t ‘existential threat’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has “destroyed” the country’s deterrence, opposition leader Yair Lapid charged on Monday, a day after an unprecedented attack on the Jewish state by Iran.
“This government, this prime minister,...
Saudis, Emiratis shared intel about Iranian attack with US, Israel
The Saudis and Emiratis shared intelligence with the United States and Israel to help counter Iran’s April 14 attack, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing U.S. and Israeli officials.
Arab governments were initially cautious about sharing...
US reiterates ‘ironclad’ support for Israel as IDF preps for Iranian attack
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reiterated on Thursday Washington’s commitment to upholding Israel’s security, as the Israel Defense Forces continued preparations for an expected Iranian attack on the home front.
Austin spoke with Israeli Defense...