Iran weighs cost of retaliation against Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict

Iran weighs cost of retaliation against Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict

The Quincy Institute’s Trita Parsi argues that Iran’s top priority is to avoid direct confrontation with the United States. Iran’s leaders have pledged “harsh punishment” of Israel after the assassination of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran. But the United States has, in turn, pledged to defend Israel, and…

US orders submarine to Middle East, carrier strike group to sail faster | Military News

US orders submarine to Middle East, carrier strike group to sail faster | Military News

The move comes amid concerns of Iran’s response following the killings of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders. United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area….

Trump campaign accuses Iran of hacking attack | US Election 2024 News

Trump campaign accuses Iran of hacking attack | US Election 2024 News

Claim comes amid reports of foreign efforts to interfere in US presidential election. US presidential candidate Donald Trump has accused Iran of hacking his campaign. The Republican nominee’s campaign team issued a statement late on Saturday claiming that the Iranian government stole and distributed sensitive internal documents. The accusation came…

Order by Iran’s Khamenei to ‘punish’ Israel will be implemented: IRGC | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Order by Iran’s Khamenei to ‘punish’ Israel will be implemented: IRGC | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Iran is set to carry out an order by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to “harshly punish” Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps deputy commander has said. “The supreme leader’s orders regarding the harsh punishment of Israel and revenge for…

Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says
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Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says

Iran is ramping up online activity that appears intended to influence the upcoming US election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, Microsoft said Friday. Iranian actors also have spent recent months creating fake news sites and impersonating activists, laying the groundwork to stoke division and potentially sway…

Palestinians killed in West Bank as world leaders try to avoid regional war
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Palestinians killed in West Bank as world leaders try to avoid regional war

Five Palestinians were killed, including four teenagers, and another seven were wounded by Israeli fire during military raids in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said Tuesday, as world leaders try to stop tensions in the Middle East from boiling over into a regional war. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah…

At least five US personnel injured in rocket attack on Iraq military base | News

At least five US personnel injured in rocket attack on Iraq military base | News

Two Katyusha rockets were fired at Ain al-Assad airbase. An Iraqi security source said the rockets fell inside the base. At least five US personnel were injured in an attack against a military base in Iraq, US officials have said, amid rising tensions following last week’s killing of senior members…

Iran and Hezbollah attack on Israel imminent, Blinken tells G7: Report | Conflict News

Iran and Hezbollah attack on Israel imminent, Blinken tells G7: Report | Conflict News

US says seeking to limit attacks and response, urges G7 allies to use diplomatic pressure to try to avert regional war. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that Iran and Hezbollah may attack Israel within the next 24 to 48 hours. The unconfirmed report from US publication Axios…

Haniyeh killed by ‘short-range projectile’ fired from outside home: IRGC | Gaza News

Haniyeh killed by ‘short-range projectile’ fired from outside home: IRGC | Gaza News

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says Israel will receive ‘harsh punishment in due time and place’ for assassination of Hamas chief. Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed earlier this week by a “short-range projectile” launched from outside his residence in Tehran, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said….

How might the ‘axis of resistance’ respond to Israel’s escalation? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

How might the ‘axis of resistance’ respond to Israel’s escalation? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Iran and regional armed groups aligned with the country are preparing to respond to Israel over the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr earlier this week. Self-styled as the “axis-of-resistance” for being at odds with United States-Israeli hegemony in the region, Iran and its…