Middle East
Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through whch 20% of the world’s petroleum supply normally passes.
“The prime minister and I have instructed the Israel Defense Forces to prepare to expand its operations in Lebanon,” the defense minister said.
“Any aggression against soil of Iranian islands will shatter all restraint,” tweeted Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
Ahmad-Reza Radan said his forces have “fingers on the trigger” for demonstrators demanding regime change after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Iranians to rise up.
If the Iranian threat is eliminated, the region will be able to “breathe and develop again,” said the Israeli president.
The proposed solution: a broad deployment across the area to prevent Hezbollah from controlling key points.
Abbas Araghchi says the Islamic Republic had a “very bitter experience” negotiating with Washington.
Warplanes hit a Quds Force command center and UAV hub in the latest wave of joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
The IAF strikes were carried out “to further deepen Hezbollah’s military degradation,” the military said.
Aerial shipments to the Jewish state continue under fire in preparations for the next phases of the war effort against Iran, the defense ministry said.
A declassified call of intelligence officers from Unit 504 showed a Lebanese resident’s disdain reserved for the Iranian-backed terror group.
Move follows Iranian missile attacks across the region, including Turkey.
