Israel, Iran Launch More Barrages
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will strike "every site and every target of the ayatollah regime" in Iran.
Iranian media reported that Israel struck the South Pars Gas Field in what would be the first attack on an Iranian energy site.
Under the Islamic Republic that took power in 1979, enmity toward Israel has been a core ideological tenet of Iranian foreign policy and a key driver in its regional policy. Over decades, their rivalry played out mainly through indirect actions by Iran and by covert operations from Israel.
Israel's defense minister has warned that 'Tehran will burn' if Iran continues firing missiles in retaliation for Israel's deadly assault on the neighboring country.
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to fight “as long as it takes,” Iran fired missiles at Israel, and Israeli warplanes attacked air defenses around Tehran.
The decision by the US Agency for Global Media came after the Trump administration pledged to reduce VOA to its “statutory minimum."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on the mission of his lifetime. For years, the veteran leader has made the destruction of Iran’s nuclear program his top priority.
An Iranian lawmaker said closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint in the global energy trade, was under serious consideration.
Israel's attack on Iran raises questions like whether the US will get involved, how Iran will respond, and if a wider conflict may be triggered.
Britain is moving additional military assets, including fighter jets, to the Middle East to provide support across the region, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said as he was en route to a Group of Seven meeting in Canada.
Israel's airstrikes on Iran's military and nuclear facilities led PM Netanyahu to hold urgent talks with world leaders, including PM Modi.