WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Friday approved the deployment of new naval and air forces to the Middle East in preparation to defend Israel and American troops in the region from an anticipated attack by Iran and militias...
WASHINGTON — As Israel prepares for Iran’s anticipated retaliation for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Biden administration officials have been busy readying contingency plans such as potentially evacuating US citizens from the region.The US...
An Israeli strike that killed seven charity workers in a Gaza aid convoy was the result of "mistaken identification" and a raft of other serious failures, the Australian government found in a report released Friday.Australian national Lalzawmi "Zomi"...
Iran's new reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian has named the negotiator of the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, Mohammad Javad Zarif, as his vice-president for strategic affairs, state media reported Thursday."You are tasked with overseeing major national and...
The health of jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi has deteriorated in prison, supporters said Thursday, demanding her freedom and calling to give her access to medical care "without delay".Rights activist Mohammadi, 52, has been jailed since November...
Iran held funeral processions on Thursday with calls for revenge after the killing in Tehran of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in a strike blamed on Israel.The Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers for Haniyeh...
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration swiftly denied any involvement or foreknowledge of the suspected Israeli assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran’s capital on Wednesday.Both Tehran and Hamas blamed Israel for Haniyeh's death, with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary...
Hundreds of mourners on Wednesday chanted "death to Israel" and "America is the Great Satan" at the funeral of two children killed in an Israeli strike on Hezbollah's stronghold in southern Beirut the day before.The Israeli military said...
Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, was the head of Hamas's political wing and a former Palestinian prime minister whose membership of the Islamist militant group dated back to its inception.Hamas announced his...
Anger simmered Tuesday after Israel struck a southern Beirut suburb that is also a Hezbollah stronghold, with young men chanting in support of the group at the site of the strike.Israel hit Hezbollah's stronghold in retaliation for rocket...
