Iran left Israel with no choice on what it will do next
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Israel and Iran: All-out war, or measured retaliation?
Iran and Israel, regional arch-foes, are trading attacks and threats — the latest of which saw Israel launch a "limited military strike" on Iran in the early hours of Friday morning, a source familiar with the situation told NBC News. Iranian media reported three drones were shot down over the central city of Isfahan, while Israel's government has not commented. The region has been on edge, awaiting an Israeli reprisal after Iran sent more than 300 missiles and drones into the Jewish state at the weekend – the first ever direct Iranian attack into Israeli territory – which was largely intercepted by Israel's air defenses and caused no deaths. Tehran said the strikes were in retaliation for Israel's bombing of an Iranian diplomatic compound on April 1 that killed two senior Iranian generals, amo
Israel hits Iran with 'limited' strikes despite White House's reported opposition
Despite the White House voicing it would not take part in any retaliatory attack against Iran by Israel, the Jewish state issued "limited" strikes early Friday.
G7 countries pushing for Iran sanctions over attack on Israel
Group of Seven foreign ministers are meeting on the Italian resort island of Capri, with calls for new sanctions against Iran over its attack against Israel and more aid to Ukraine to fight Russia’s war topping the agenda.
Columbia University president testifies at congressional antisemitism hearing
Allegations of antisemitism at a top US university are being heard in a widely anticipated congressional hearing on Wednesday, amid continuing unrest on American college campuses over Israel’s war in Gaza.
China's inaction on Iran has 'undermined' its influence in the Middle East, analyst says
China's restrained silence on the Middle East conflict is tipping the scales of regional influence back in the U.S.' favor, according to one analyst. "[Beijing's] role has been less pronounced than many expected, and actually I think it's undermined the sense of growing Chinese influence and confidence in the region," Julien Barnes-Dacey, director of the Middle East & North Africa program at the European Council on Foreign Relations, said on CNBC's "Street Signs" Tuesday. "Really, what we've seen is the dominant positions of the U.S. and the Iranians in trying to shape dynamics and shifting the security environment in a way that does affect those economic and energy markets." Last week, world leaders entreated China to use its considerable influence as a key trade part
Israel's war Cabinet is locked between restraint and revenge
Vowing retribution but urged to show restraint, Israel has yet to agree on its response to an expansive drone and missile strike carried out on its territories by Iran on Saturday. A Monday meeting of Israel's five-person war Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, concluded without comment on whether the Jewish state will honor its pledge to "exact a price" from Tehran or concede to calls for a measured response from international leaders. The prolonged deliberation came after the Israeli military said that Iran on Saturday fired more than 300 drones and missiles at its soil. It claimed that it and international allies