Middle East
Scott Bessent, U.S. treasury secretary, stated that “the Houthis threaten the United States by committing acts of terror and attacking commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea.”
The U.S. redeployment comes after protests escalate in Iran and Washington warns the regime against harm to demonstrators.
The exiled crown prince outlined a post-Islamist, pro-Western future for the country.
“Israel was the only country in the world that intervened militarily and saved us from genocide,” said Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri.
“This is a significant step forward in strengthening regional defense cooperation,” CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper stated.
CBS News cited Iranian sources saying up to 20,000 may have been killed, though only some 2,500 have been confirmed by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. Israel and Arab states have reportedly advised Washington that the regime is not weakened enough for a military strike to be decisive.
IDF says it is on high alert, prepared for surprise scenarios, but stresses Iran’s protests are an internal matter and urges the public not to spread rumors.
Reza Pahlavi has lived nearly 50 years in exile, and now, against the backdrop of protests in Iran, he is working harder than ever to end them and return to his birth country.
Alon Pinkas, a political analyst and former consul general in New York, was linked by the newspaper to Israel’s “Qatargate” scandal.
Gideon Sa’ar urged Beijing to pay attention to Iran, the main source of instability in the region.
The family of former President Hassan Rouhani and the speaker of Iran’s parliament are among those said to be seeking French visas.
The international community “has a debt of honor to the Kurds” for their role for fighting ISIS, the Israeli foreign minister said.
