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October 7, 2024 12:14 PM

Iran confrontation offers Israel’s Netanyahu path to erase Oct 7 stigma, at least at home

For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, confrontation with Iran and its proxies offers the chance of political redemption at home, even at the risk of a regional war, a year after the Oct 7 attack demolished his reputation as a security hawk. Many Israelis, demoralized by the catastrophic security failures around the deadly attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas, have regained confidence in their military and intelligence apparatus after a series of stunning blows against the Iranian...

October 5, 2024 12:14 PM

What are countries doing to get their nationals out of Lebanon?

Nations worldwide have prepared contingency plans to evacuate citizens from Lebanon after a dramatic escalation in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah, backed by Iran. Although no country has launched a large-scale military evacuation yet, some are chartering aircraft. People are also fleeing on their own. Here are details of contingency planning: AUSTRALIA Australia has organised hundreds of airline seats for its citizens to leave Lebanon, flying military a...

October 4, 2024 4:27 PM

Israel-Iran conflict will not significantly impact India’s crude oil imports

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran is unlikely to have a significant impact on India's crude oil imports, as analysts point out that India sources only a negligible volume of oil from Iran. The country currently imports oil from around 40 nations, including major suppliers like Russia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and the USA, allowing India to effectively manage its supply needs. However, the geopolitical tensions between Israel and Iran could lead to increased price volatility in...

October 4, 2024 3:15 PM

Khamenei says Iran and its allies will not back down from Israel

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iran and its regional proxies will not back down from Israel hours after an Israeli attack on Beirut that is thought to have targeted the heir apparent to Tehran-backed Hezbollah's slain secretary general. "The brilliant action of our armed forces a couple of nights ago was completely legal and legitimate", Khamenei said in a rare appearance leading Friday prayers in Tehran, referring to Iran's missile attacks on Israel on Tuesday. U.S....

October 4, 2024 2:26 PM

Israel blocks Lebanon’s main crossing to Syria, targets Hezbollah in Beirut

Israeli strikes sealed off Lebanon's main border crossing with Syria early on Friday, hours after an intense Israeli attack on Beirut's southern suburbs that is thought to have targeted the heir apparent to Hezbollah's slain secretary general. The strikes added to fears inside Lebanon that Israel's targeting of Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah militants will bring an all-out conflict, with Israel also poised to respond to Tuesday's Iranian missile barrage on its territory. U.S. President Joe Bi...

October 3, 2024 6:05 PM

“Iran will pay a price,” says Israel envoy to India Reuven Azar

Israel’s Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, said on Thursday that Israel successfully defended itself against a barrage of ballistic missiles launched by Iran earlier this week, asserting that Iran would face serious consequences for the attack. “Our Prime Minister was very clear that Iran will pay a price,” Azar said during an interview. He emphasized the threat posed by such missile strikes from rogue states like Iran, warning of grave consequences for the region if these actions go unch...

October 3, 2024 9:10 AM

‘We condemn this outrageous act of aggression by Iran,’ US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin says

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin issued a statement condemning Iran's act of aggression against Israel. On Wednesday, Austin stated that the US would always defend its forces and interests in the Middle East, and would continue to support the defence of Israel and its regional partners. In a post on X, he said, "Yesterday, US forces in the Middle East intercepted multiple missiles launched by Iran toward Israel, as we fulfilled our commitment to partner with Israel in its defence. We condem...

September 30, 2024 3:21 PM

Iran will not leave Israel’s ‘criminal acts’ unanswered, says foreign ministry

Iran will not leave any of "the criminal acts" of Israel unanswered, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday, referring to the killing of Hezbollah's chief and an Iranian Guard deputy commander in Lebanon. Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan was killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut on Friday, in which Hezbollah's leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah also died. Israel's intensified attacks against the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and the Houthi militia in Yemen have prompt...

September 26, 2024 9:24 PM

Iran, Hezbollah enabled Houthis’ rise, says UN report

Yemen's Houthi rebels have grown "from a localised armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization" with the help of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iraqi specialists, according to a confidential report by U.N. sanctions monitors. The independent panel of experts, who report annually to the U.N. Security Council, said Houthi fighters had been receiving tactical and technical training outside Yemen, traveling on fake passports to I...

September 18, 2024 9:46 AM

Iran blames Israel for pager explosions; US denies involvement

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephonic conversation with his Lebanon counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib on Tuesday. During the phone-call, he blamed Israel for a series of pager explosions in Lebanon, labelling it "Israeli terrorism. On the other hand, the United States has said that it was "not involved" and "not aware in advance" about the series of pager explosions that took place in Lebanon. While addressing a press briefing on Tuesday, US State Department spokesperson Matthe...