7 months agoPentagon chief Lloyd Austin orders USS Abe Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, equipped with F-35C fighters, to accelerate its transit to Middle East to complement @TheRealCVN71. Austin also orders the USS Georgia guided missile submarine to the region
7 months ago"Should the US forces use the Iraqi airspace to carry out attacks against Iran or Iraqi people, we will not be bound by any restrictions," the coalition of Iran-backed Iraqi militants said in a statement, according to Hezbollah-affiliated @AlMayadeenNews
7 months agoThe updated assessment of the Israeli intelligence community is that Iran has decided to attack Israel directly in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and may do within days, even before the August 15 hostage deal talks, per 2 sources
7 months agoWhite House: We are working to ensure that the matter does not escalate into a regional war, but it is not unlikely that we will witness its outbreak
7 months agoIran's elite Revolutionary Guards are holding military drills in the western parts of the country that will continue until Tuesday, Iran's official news agency announced on Sunday
7 months agoGalant: Iran and Hezbollah threaten to harm us in ways they have not done in the past
7 months agoIsraeli Defense Minister: I hope Hezbollah and Iran will not force us to do things that increase the chances of war
7 months agoParliament Spokesman: Iranian President Nominates Abbas Araghchi as Foreign Minister
7 months agoA new NOTAM warns pilots to avoid flying over an area close to Iran's Nojeh air base in Hamadan from 04:30 to 14:30 UTC daily, from August 11 to August 14, 2024, due to scheduled gunfire. The affected area extends from the ground up to 10,000 feet above mean sea level. Iran has not made it clear what military exercises are planned to be held in the area, but Reuters reported Friday that dozens of Russian military personnel are being trained in Iran to use the Fath-360 close-range ballistic missile system. In 2016, Iran granted Russia permission to conduct air operations in Syria from the same airbase in Hamadan, and it seems a likely scenario that the Russian personnel are using the Nojeh airbase again, this time for training purposes
7 months agoOfficial to Reuters: US and coalition soldiers injured in yesterday's attack in Syria
7 months agoJordanian Foreign Minister: We informed Iran and Israel that we will shoot down any target in the skies of Jordan
7 months agoBarack Ravid for Axios: Israeli and US official believe that there are high chances Hezbollah will begin its "retaliation" today.
7 months agoA suicide drone attack targets the US base Kharab al-Jir" in the countryside of Hasakah, and the coalition forces shoot down another plane that tried to target the base
7 months agoA drone attack has targeted Kharab al-Jir base, a US military installation in the suburbs of Al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria
7 months agoIran is set to carry out an order by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "harshly punish" Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran, a Revolutionary Guards deputy commander was quoted as saying on Friday by local news agencies
7 months ago2 European intelligence sources told Reuters that dozens of Russian military personnel are being trained in Iran to use the Fath-360 close-range ballistic missile system, adding that they expected the imminent delivery of hundreds of the satellite-guided weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine. Russian defence ministry representatives are believed to have signed a contract on Dec. 13 in Tehran with Iranian officials for the Fath-360 and another ballistic missile system
7 months agoIsraeli Chief of Staff: We are more prepared for any Iranian response than before
7 months agoJordanian Foreign Ministry: Safadi stressed in a call with Blinken that stopping the aggression on Gaza is the first step towards de-escalation
7 months agoIran’s new president Pezeshkian is battling the IRGC in an attempt to prevent all-out war with Israel, according to The Telegraph. Top generals in IRGC are insisting on a direct strike on Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, focusing on military bases to avoid civilian casualties, in response to the killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran. But Pezeshkian has suggested targeting "secret Israeli bases" in Iran’s neighbouring countries, as it did in the past, before the first-ever direct attack on Israel in April
7 months agoRussia prohibits carriers from flying over Israeli airspace between 22:00 UTC and 04:00 UTC from tonight until August 16th
7 months agoIRGC Quds Force: Choosing Sinwar as Hamas leader is 'logical' because he is the most influential
7 months agoDefense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke overnight with his American counterpart, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, in the fourth such call in the past week. "Gallant briefed the secretary on the Israeli army’s operational readiness to defend Israel against Iran and its proxies in the region," his office says.
7 months agoU.S. Central Command: In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two Iranian-backed Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles and one Houthi ground control station in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. Additionally, USCENTCOM forces successfully destroyed one Houthi uncrewed surface vessel in the Red Sea
7 months agoUS official: We see absolutely no legitimate basis for Iran to launch a military attack against Israel
7 months agoSuccessive explosions in the Shayrat Airport area in the eastern countryside of Homs
7 months agoWSJ: The U.S. has warned Iran that its newly elected government and economy could suffer a devastating blow if it were to mount a major attack against Israel
7 months agoUS State Department: Iran's escalation, if it occurs, will negatively affect efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza
7 months agoAxios, citing sources: Commander of US Central Command, General Michael Corella, visits Israel for the second time in a week
7 months agoThe Italian Prime Minister urges the Iranian President to avoid escalation in the region
7 months agoCommander of the US Fifth Fleet: Houthi arsenal is more powerful than it was a decade ago