Analysts believe Netanyahu had hoped for a Trump return to the White House, given the longstanding personal friendship between the two as well as the former president’s hawkishness on Israel’s arch-foe Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Sunday he had spoken three times with US President-elect Donald Trump over the past few days…
Fatemeh Mohajerani Iranian government spokesperson on Wednesday said Iranian’s livelihoods will not be affected by the U.S. elections after Donald Trump claimed victory in the presidential vote. Arab and Western officials have told Reuters Trump may reimpose his “maximum pressure policy’’ through heightened sanctions on Iran’s oil industry and empower Israel to strike its nuclear…
The Iranian government expressed indifference following Donald Trump’s U.S. election victory. “It does not matter who becomes president in the United States as our plans were made in advance,” said government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani. Senior Iranian politicians did not initially comment on Trump’s election. The two countries no longer maintain direct diplomatic relations. Trump’s previous…
The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued renewed threats to Iranian arch-enemies Israel and the United States on Saturday, following the recent military confrontations. “The enemies, whether the Zionist regime or America, will certainly receive a devastating response to what they are doing to Iran and the resistance front,” the 85-year-old Khamenei said…
Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation said flights across Iran will be cancelled until 6am local time (02:30 GMT) on Monday, according to state media, following Israel’s bombardment and invasion of Lebanon to continue its assault on Shia militant group Hezbollah. The Israeli army has issued a new evacuation order for residents in the southern suburbs of…
Israel’s military intends to retaliate “significantly” and swiftly against Iran after the latter fired around 180 missiles at Israel’s territory, but it is still weighing what form this reprisal will take, according to a source briefed on the matter. Israel is currently examining a range of options to strike back at Iran, and it is…
German Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, expressed her dismay on Wednesday over reports that some people in Germany had celebrated Iran’s missile attack on Israel. Faeser said the scenes made her sad and angry. Cheers reportedly broke out at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin neighbourhood on Tuesday evening. Faeser said there had also been spontaneous demonstrations…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has warned of a further escalation in the Middle East, after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel. “Iran is risking setting the entire region on fire: This must be prevented at all costs,’’ the German leader was quoted as saying in a statement published on Wednesday. Scholz noted that…
Iran has extended the closure of its airspace as it expects Israeli retaliation following its attack on the enemy country on Tuesday evening. All flights have been cancelled until 5 am (0130 GMT) on Thursday to maintain aviation security, state news agency ISNA reported, citing a spokesman for the aviation authority. Iran initially closed the…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasised the need to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Russia to counter the West’s “cruel” sanctions. Pezeshkian made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Tehran, urging the two sides to accelerate the implementation of joint projects, according to statement by his office’s website. He…
