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Latest Developments Russia on April 14 defended Iran’s attack against Israel, blaming it on the Jewish state’s killing of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general in Syria in an April 1 airstrike. The Iranian barrage of missiles and drones targeting Israel “did not happen in a vacuum,” said Russia’s Permanent …

Israelis awaited word this week on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran’s first-ever direct attack as international pressure for restraint grew amid fears of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. Netanyahu on Monday summoned his war cabinet for the second time in less than …

Key Takeaways: Northern Gaza Strip: The IDF reported that Israeli forces led by the Northern Brigade (Gaza Division) conducted raids targeting Hamas and PIJ sites in Beit Hanoun over the previous week.Central Gaza Strip: Israeli forces continued to conduct clearing operations in the central Gaza Strip.West Bank: Israeli forces engaged …

The Key to Both Goals Is Going After Hamas in Rafah In the wake of Iran’s attack on Israel with hundreds of drones and missiles last weekend, Israel must decide how to calibrate its response. The spectrum of possible actions is wide and includes strikes on Iranian interests outside Iran …

At a military parade marking Iran’s Army Day, which falls on April 18, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi commented on Iran’s April 13 drone and missile attack on Israel, declaring that it was “precise and calculated” and that it announces to the whole world and the superpowers, “to America and the …

Iran is likely engaging in a coordinated information effort to deter an Israeli strike targeting its nuclear facilities and reassure its domestic population about Iran’s ability to protect such facilities. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Nuclear Security and Protection Corps Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Haghtalab announced on April 18 …

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian threatened yesterday that his country would give an even stronger and more comprehensive response to any Israeli military attack, Anadolu Agency reports. In a phone call with his British counterpart David Cameron, Amir-Abdollahian stated that Iran is not seeking an escalation of tensions in the …

Israeli officials have emphasized the need to respond to the Iranian drone and missile attack but have not specified how or when they will do so.[i] An unnamed US official told Axios that Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a phone call on April …

Iran’s drone threat is now one of its main military threats to the region, one that has surpassed its missile and other threats in many ways. Iran’s drone threat has been increasing in recent years. Reports on the evening of April 13 that Iran had launched drones targeting Israel are …

Les limites de la réponse iranienne sont qu’elle ne devrait pas être assez forte pour provoquer une guerre régionale telle que les États-Unis ressentent le besoin de s’impliquer, puisque l’objectif est d’arrêter la guerre israélienne contre Gaza. Le ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Iran, Amir-Abdollahian, a promis des représailles iraniennes …