Hezbollah’s newly-elected Secretary-General Naim Qassem commented on Wednesday on the recent drone attack on Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence, saying that the group’s contacts confirmed that the prime minister is “very afraid because we are targeting him.” “The enemy must know that its bombing of our villages and cities will not make us retreat, and …
The oil market has “relaxed too quickly” over risks in the Middle East, and renewed hostilities between Israel and Iran after the US election could boost prices, according to Standard Chartered Plc. “We see the risk of an escalating series of attacks over an extended period, with no immediate prospect of either military or diplomatic …
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Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant commented on Tuesday on the election of Naim Qassem as the new Hezbollah Secretary-General, stressing that it is a “temporary” move. “Temporary appointment. Not for long,” the minister said in a post on X. He added that “the countdown has begun,” hinting that Qassem could end up like his predecessor Hassan …
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant hailed on Monday the recent strikes on Iran as the most significant Air Force operation since the 1967 Six-Day War. “The response seems very precise, high-quality, and deadly for what we wanted to hit, and I think the IDF has not done an operation like this; the Air Force has …
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How the Islamic Republic chooses to respond to the unusually public Israeli aerial assault on its homeland could determine whether the region spirals further toward all-out war or holds steady at an already devastating and destabilizing level of violence. In the coldly calculating realm of Middle East geopolitics, a strike of the magnitude that Israel delivered Saturday …
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The prices of oil futures continued to decrease on Monday after Iran stated its oil production resumed operating as Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes did not target those facilities. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for December’s settlements plummeted by 6.03% at 5:34 am ET to sell for $67.41 per barrel. Meanwhile, Brent for the same month’s deliveries declined by 5.81% to go for …
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami (pictured) warned Israel of “bitter consequences” after the recent attack on Iran, local media reported on Monday, citing a letter that Salami sent to Iranian Army Chief Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi. Salami noted that Israel “failed to achieve its ominous goals,” adding that its Saturday’s attack …
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed Israel’s recent air strikes on Iran, condemning the attacks as “malignant.” Khamenei urged against underplaying the severity of the attacks, saying, “It would be wrong for us to say that it was nothing and it did not matter.” He emphasized Israel’s failure to understand Iran’s strength and determination. “The …
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel attacked military targets in Iran with pre-dawn airstrikes Saturday in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired on Israel earlier this month. It was the first time Israel’s military has openly attacked Iran. The Israeli military said its aircraft targeted facilities that Iran used to make the missiles …
At least two waves of attacks hit Iran early on Saturday Israel says it had ‘right and duty’ to retaliate after barrage Explosions Heard in Tehran as Israel Strikes Iran Israeli fighter jets carried out airstrikes on military targets across Iran early Saturday, delivering on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to retaliate for a …
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