Tag: Iran
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Iran says it has a ‘right to self-defense’ after Israel attack, as U.S. urges end to missile exchanges
Three waves of pre-dawn strikes on military targets in Iran carried out by the Israel Defense Forces on Saturday completed Israel’s response to Iran, in a hostile exchange between the two regional powers that has had the world on edge for weeks, fearing a dangerous expansion of the war. The IDF said it hit aerial…
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Israel strikes at Iran targets in retaliation for earlier attack
Share Austin spoke with Gallant, defense officials say Two Defense officials tell NBC News that U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, tonight. Share Harris briefed on Iran, White House official says Vice President Kamala Harris has been briefed on Iran, according to a White House official. She’s currently…
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Russia and Iran may try to incite postelection violence, intelligence officials warn
Russia and Iran may try to incite violence or disruptive protests in the U.S. after the election, U.S. intelligence officials say. An unclassified assessment released Tuesday says the U.S. intelligence community “is increasingly confident that Russian actors are considering—and in some cases implementing—a broad range of influence efforts timed with the election. Some of these…
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U.S. officials say Israel has narrowed down its targets for strike on Iran
U.S. officials believe Israel has narrowed down what they will target in their response to Iran’s attack, which these officials describe as Iranian military and energy infrastructure. There is no indication that Israel will target nuclear facilities or carry out assassinations, but U.S. officials stressed that the Israelis have not made a final decision about…
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Iran warns its neighbors not to help Israel attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bracing itself for a retaliatory strike for last week’s ballistic missile attack, Iran has been urging its Arab neighbors not to allow Israel to use their airspace as part of any potential attack, two diplomats from Gulf nations told NBC News Friday. Israel has vowed to respond to the strikes and…
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Beirut reels from deadly Israeli strike; Iran warns Arab states not to help Israel attack
Beirut reels from deadly Israeli strike; Iran warns Arab states not to help Israel attack
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Israel has not briefed U.S. military officials on its plans for retaliation against Iran, U.S. officials say
Israeli leaders still have not briefed the United States on specific details of their military response to last week’s ballistic missile attack by Iran, even after American military officials have discussed possibly supporting Israeli retaliation with intelligence or airstrikes of their own, according to two U.S. officials. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Israeli Defense…
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There is no evidence Iran has decided to rush toward building a nuclear weapon, CIA director says
There is no evidence that Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon, and if it did, the U.S. and its allies would most likely be able to detect such a step soon after it was taken, CIA Director William Burns said Monday. As Israel weighs how it will retaliate against Iran after it came…
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From missile batteries to oil refineries to nuclear labs, Israel could hit a wide range of targets in Iran
Israel has vowed a hard-hitting response against Iran after Tehran launched a barrage of nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday. With its vastly superior air force and Iran’s relatively weak air defenses, Israel could hit a wide range of targets in Iran if it wanted to, including military and intelligence sites, senior commanders,…
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At least 26 die from alcohol poisoning in Iran
At least 26 people died in Iran after drinking alcoholic beverages that contained toxic methanol in recent days, state media said. The official IRNA news agency reported late Wednesday that toxic methanol had killed men and women in various cities and towns in the northern provinces of Mazandaran and Gilan and the western province of…