Israel has to wait for Trump so it can face a strategic dilemma in Iran
US President Donald Trump will decide on whether to strike Iran within two weeks, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley has said. The announcement comes as Israel and Iran began an offensive against each other over the country’s nuclear program. Over 650 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Iran, according to an independent group.
The death toll in Gaza is rising, as Israel turns its attention to Iran
Israel has said it “precisely struck” command centres belonging to Iran’s Quds Force, an elite military and intelligence arm of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Israeli military said that four IRGC officials, including the head of the IRGC’s Intelligence Organisation, were killed in the strike. The attack comes after Israel launched an offensive against Iran last week.
Iran retaliates after Israel hits more Iranian targets
Iran on Friday launched missiles at Israel’s biggest airbase and nuclear sites after the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that Israel’s attacks on Iran are a “despicable act”. The rockets targeted an airbase in the north of the country along with the country’s military and civilian infrastructure, Iran’s state media reported.
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Iran on Monday said that it had attacked Israel with missiles and artillery in response to the drone strikes carried out by Israel on Iranian targets. Israeli military officials said that 80 targets, including Iran’s nuclear headquarters and two fuel sites, had been hit in the strikes. At least 78 people have been killed in the conflict between the two countries.
Iran retaliates on the fourth day of the conflict
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps on Monday said it has targeted Israel’s fuel structure in response to Israel’s strikes on its oil facilities in the south. However, US President Donald Trump said that the US “had nothing to do with the attack on Iran”. Trump added that if the US is attacked by Iran, that “the full strength of US Armed Forces will come down on [Iran]”.
Will the US and Iran meet for more nuclear talks?
Iran has suspended the sixth round of US-Iran nuclear talks, state media reported on Saturday. The talks were scheduled to take place in Oman’s capital Muscat on Sunday. Earlier, Iran said that it would not participate in the talks until further notice. Iran and the US have been negotiating over Iran’s nuclear program since 2015 but haven’t finalised a deal.
19 people were killed in a mosque as Israel bombed northern Gaza and southern Lebanon
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, “We’re trying to reach a cease-fire in Gaza and in Lebanon.” He added, “The unnamed countries are putting forward initiatives. They include regional states and some outside the Middle East. We’re hopeful.” Iran’s statement comes after Israel carried out airstrikes in Lebanon’s south following the killing of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah.
As Iran launches an attack, Israel’s next move may determine the war’s course
Iran launched at least 200 missiles at targets in Israel on Wednesday, according to the Israeli military. The missiles were fired in response to Israel’s launch of an air-defence system against Iran’s nuclear facilities. The attack was Iran’s second in six months and comes amid rising tensions between the two countries over Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme.
Retaliation by Israel was thought to be in the offing after the Iranian Missile Attack
Iran on Sunday fired missiles towards Israel, the country’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said. “Iran will continue to take all necessary steps to defend its territory from Israeli aggression…We call upon Israel to restraint,” he added. Earlier, Zarif said that Iran could respond to Israel’s attack on Lebanon’s Hezbollah with a missile strike against Israel.
The Israeli army hit Hezbollah’s leader with a blast
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said that his country supports Lebanon’s sovereignty over its airspace after Israeli airstrikes killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. “Lebanon should not become another Gaza at the hands of Israel,” Rouhani added. He also said that he hopes that the United Nations will act as a mediator in the conflict between Lebanon and Israel.