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Iran Threatens Of “Even Stronger” Retaliation To Any Israeli Attack

October 5, 2024 admin

Damascus: Tehran’s top diplomat in Damascus on Saturday threatened an “even stronger” reaction to any aggression, as Israel readied its response to an Iranian missile attack earlier this week. “Our reaction to any attack by the Zionist regime is completely clear,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters in the Syrian capital, where he met top…

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Khamenei’s Rare Sermon Amid Israel Crisis

October 4, 2024 admin

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to defeat the country’s “enemies” in his rare Friday sermon, backing Palestinians and Lebanese movements against Israel. Addressing a gathering of tens of thousands of supporters at a mosque in Tehran, Khamenei justified its missile strikes on Israel as a “public service”. “Israel will not in any way…

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How Israel Might Strike Back At Iran

October 4, 2024 admin

Washington: Israel has sworn it will retaliate for Iran’s missile barrage on Tuesday, which involved more than 180 ballistic missiles and was largely thwarted by Israel’s air defense systems. Below are some ways Israel, backed by the United States, could strike back. Go After Iran’s Military Installations Some analysts believe Israel is most likely to…

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Biden Declines Public Negotiation Of US Stance On Israel Attacking Iran

October 4, 2024 admin

Washington: Democratic US President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would not negotiate in public when asked if he had urged Israel not to attack Iran’s oil facilities. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Israel has been weighing options to respond to Tehran’s ballistic missile attack on Tuesday. The US said then it would work with Israel to…

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Israel Strikes Hezbollah Intelligence Headquarters In Beirut

October 3, 2024 admin

Beirut: Israel’s military said Thursday it had hit Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters in the Lebanese capital, as troops battled militants near the border and warplanes bombarded their strongholds around the country. Israel announced this week that its troops had started “ground raids” into parts of southern Lebanon, a stronghold of Hezbollah, after days of heavy bombardment…

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Iran May Have Had Role In Israeli Embassy Attacks: Swedish Security Service

October 3, 2024 admin

Stockholm, Sweden: The Swedish intelligence agency Sapo said Thursday that Iran may have been involved in explosions and gunfire around Israeli embassies in Sweden and Denmark this week. In Denmark, police said they arrested three Swedish nationals on Wednesday after two blasts, likely caused by hand grenades, close to the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen. On…

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Israel And Iran Wanted A Zero-Sum Game. Now Both Are Losing

October 3, 2024 admin

The last two weeks have seen the Middle East teetering on a knife’s edge. While tensions have been high since the Hamas attacks last October, the developments in the previous two weeks have been particularly concerning. Tensions began to rise on September 17 when the pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded all of a sudden,…

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Iran President Says It Does Not Seek War but Will Respond If…

October 3, 2024 admin

Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Iran does not seek war, but will respond if Israel acts against the country. Pezeshkian made the remarks here on Wednesday following his meeting with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during his official two-day visit, which aimed to strengthen bilateral ties and regional cooperation,…

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Israel Urges Evacuation Of New Areas Ahead Of Attack On Hezbollah Targets In Lebanon

October 1, 2024 admin

“The Israeli military is planning to attack alleged Hezbollah facilities in southern Beirut.” Jerusalem: The Israeli military on Tuesday issued a new call for residents in southern Beirut to evacuate ahead of a likely strike on alleged Hezbollah targets in the Lebanese armed group’s bastion. “You are located near dangerous Hezbollah facilities, which the IDF…

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Iran Fired Around 180 Missiles At Israel, Says Israeli Military

October 1, 2024 admin

Jerusalem: The Israeli military said Iran fired roughly 180 missiles at the country on Tuesday. “IDF (Israeli army) systems have identified approximately 180 missiles fired towards Israeli territory from Iran,” the military said. A security official also confirmed the figure to AFP. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff…

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