An assailant has opened fire near the Supreme Court headquarters in the Iranian capital, Tehran, killing at least two judges. Two Supreme Court judges were shot dead in Tehran on Saturday and another judge was wounded, the judiciary’s Mizan news website reported. In a statement, the Judiciary’s media office identified the victims as Hojjatoleslam Ali…
Israel’s Defense Minister, Israel Katz, has publicly confirmed for the first time that Israel was responsible for the death of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran last July. In a recent speech, Katz pledged to target the leadership of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen, which has been launching missiles and drones at Israel….
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has stated that Tehran will “use all available tools” to respond to Israel’s recent military strikes on Iranian targets. Although Iran initially downplayed the impact of Israel’s air attack on Saturday, describing the damage as minimal, U.S. President Joe Biden has called for an end to the escalating tensions…
The Iranian army confirmed two soldiers were killed after it said the attacks on Saturday targeted military bases but resulted in only “limited damage”, the barrage marking an escalation in the ongoing tensions in the Middle East. The Israeli army announced that the operation was complete, and military spokesman Daniel Hagari said that if Iran…
Gulf states are lobbying Washington to stop Israel from attacking Iran’s oil sites because they are concerned their own oil facilities could come under fire from Tehran’s proxies if the conflict escalates, three Gulf sources told Reuters. As part of their attempts to avoid being caught in the crossfire, Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, the…
