US Defense Secretary orders navy cruisers, destroyers and an additional fighter squadron to the Middle East, Pentagon says - Reuters
3 month agoBeirut International Airport has cancelled multiple flights scheduled for early hours of Saturday, the airport's official website shows.
Turkish Airlines cancels its flights to Iran due to tension in the region
Iran has rejected mediation efforts to temper its response to Israel and that the messages, whether from friendly or adversarial states, have not swayed Iran’s resolve to retaliate decisively against Israel
The Pentagon: Since October, our forces have been subjected to more than 180 attacks in the Middle East
The Pentagon: We do not want a regional war, but we will defend our forces everywhere
3 month agoBiden then told Netanyahu that the US will help Israel defeat an Iranian attack but the president also warned Netanyahu that if he escalates again, he shouldn't count on the U.S. to bail him out, US official tells Axios
Hamas' top leader Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday following his assassination in the Iranian capital Tehran, and his possible succcessor told mourners his death would only make the Palestinian militant group more determined in its struggle against Israel
Kirby: We take Iran's threats seriously and are making the necessary adjustments to be able to prevent any possible attack against Israel
US intelligence agencies now assess that Iran has joined the list of U.S. adversaries trying to interfere in the US. presidential elections
US is preparing to send additional jets fighters to the Middle East in response to threats by Iran and its proxies to attack Israel: New York Times
France asks its citizens visiting Iran to leave as soon as possible
The White House: We are reevaluating the status of our forces in the Middle East
The German government has deported the Iran government-linked Imam of the Islamic Center in Berlin, Nasir Niknejad, according to information obtained by Iran International's correspondent in Berlin
The Syrian Observatory: Iranian militias evacuate their headquarters in Albukamal, Deir ez-Zor
The White House, in a statement, says Biden discussed “new defensive U.S. military deployments” to support Israel defending against threats when he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
Iranian Fars Agency: Investigations confirmed that Israel planned and carried out the assassination of Haniyeh
President Biden spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discussed the recent escalation in the region, U.S. official tells
Axios, according to American officials: We expect Iran's response to be in the same style as its attack on Israel on April 13, but perhaps it will be broader in scope.
Axios, according to American officials: The U.S. military is making preparations similar to those they made before the Iranian attack on Israel in April
U.S. officials told Axios: Intelligence services have clear signals that Iran will respond
Axios, citing American officials: The United States is preparing to repel an Iranian attack on Israel within days
3 month agoAs the threat of retaliation by Iran against Israel looms this week, Jordan has issued a NOTAM requiring all flights to the country carry an additional 45 minutes of fuel for “operational reason.”
The Iranian President appoints Mohammad Javad Zarif as his special assistant for strategic affairs
Israeli army spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a press briefing that there was no Israeli airstrike or missile attack anywhere in the Middle East on Tuesday other than the one in Beirut. He added that in the last year Iran worked on smuggling sophisticated explosive devices to terror groups in the West Bank
3 month agoIsmail Haniyeh's dead body arrives in Doha, Qatar
Russian Foreign Ministry: We condemn the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and consider it a dangerous escalation
Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah: When Iranians talk about the assassination of Haniyeh, they consider that the incident harmed their sovereignty, national security, prestige and honor. We, on all support fronts, have now entered a new phase, and its escalation depends on the behavior and response of the enemy.
Nasrallah: Among the dead in the targeting of the building in Haret Hreik, Commander Fouad Shukr, and an Iranian martyr, in addition to dozens of wounded.
United Nations: We must work to prevent the entire Middle East from heading to the brink of abyss
An Iranian official told Reuters: Khamenei will attend the meeting with the "Axis of Resistance."
