The Israeli government expects a decision on whether the United States will join the current conflict between Israel and Iran in the next 24-48 hours, according to the Times of Israel. “The expectation is that they join, but no one is pushing them … They have to make their own decision,” an Israeli official told …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that “no one is safe” in Iran when asked whether his government intends to target Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. “We have set two goals: eliminating the nuclear threat and eliminating the ballistic threat,” he repeated. “It is possible that in the course of this operation, the …
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Goldman Sachs estimates a geopolitical premium of approximately $10 per barrel on Brent crude, though it suggests oil could exceed $90 if Iranian supply is disrupted. The bank’s base-case scenario, which assumes no supply disruption and Brent averaging $60 per barrel, is becoming increasingly doubtful due to President Trump’s floating of the possibility of the …
United States President Donald Trump has reportedly approved final plans for a US attack on Iran but is holding off on giving the final order in hopes that Tehran would abandon its nuclear program, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing three people familiar with the events. The sources stated that while an attack was being …
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US Senator Lindsey Graham said Wednesday that President Donald Trump remains adamant about preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, following a recent conversation between the two, CNN revealed on Wednesday. “He’s very focused, very calm,” Graham told CNN’s Manu Raju. “I feel like when he says no nukes for Iran, he means it.” According to …
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President Donald Trump declined to say whether the US plans to join Israel’s military offensive on Iran, and said Tehran had reached out about the possibility of negotiations. “I may do it. I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do,” Trump told reporters Wednesday at the White House when asked if …
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded to the latest threats from the United States by declaring that his country will not accept an “imposed” peace or war and will not surrender. Khamenei warned the US that a military intervention against Iran would initiate Tehran’s “forceful response” and result in “irreparable damage” for the attacker. …
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Israel is facing a shortage of operational Arrow missile defense systems, causing concern about the country’s ability to defend itself from Iran’s long-range ballistic missiles, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing a United States official. According to the report, Washington is aware of Israel’s shortage issues and has been boosting the country’s defense …
Israeli air forces targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities and missile production sites in overnight attacks, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in its latest update on Wednesday.”As part of the extensive effort to harm the Iranian nuclear weapons development program, a centrifuge production site in Tehran was attacked, which was intended to allow the Iranian regime …
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Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, and the Israeli security establishment believe that the United States will join the war in the coming days, according to a report by Axios on Tuesday. The report by journalist Barak Ravid said a likely US strike would target Iran’s underground uranium enrichment facility at Fordow. The …