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Israel says it is ready to defend itself against retaliation for an attack on an Iranian consulate in Syria.

President Biden said an attack by Iran against Israel could happen sooner rather than later. He said the United States will help defend Israel.

Biden's 'ironclad' backing of Israel is coming into conflict with stated US goal of averting regional war, analysts say.

Warning signs are flashing red throughout the Middle East and beyond as Israel and the U.S. await a possible Iranian response to the attack on its last week ...

At the same time, he said he expects an Iranian attack "sooner than later."

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he expected Iran to attack Israel "sooner, rather than later" and warned Tehran not to proceed.

The Iranian message was that if the U.S. gets involved after an Iranian attack on Israel, U.S. bases in the region will be attacked.

Israel on Friday braced for an attack by Iran or its proxies as warnings grew of retaliation for the killing last week of a senior officer in Iran's embassy ...

U.S. officials have expressed concern that Tehran may retaliate for Israeli airstrikes in Syria last week that killed senior Iranian officials.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the Iranian state-run IRNA news agency reported, ...

Commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard have rappelled down onto a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel.

Two U.S. officials told CBS News that a major Iranian attack against Israel was expected as soon as Friday, possibly to include more than 100 drones and dozens ...

Video said to show commandos rappelling from helicopter onto Portugal-flagged MSC Aries in Gulf of Oman, off Emirati port Fujairah; vessel associated with ...

IRGC forces conducted an operation via helicopter to take control of the commercial vessel, state media reports.

Commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the ...

A vessel in the Gulf of Oman was seized near the Strait of Hormuz, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations said. IRNA said Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized a ...

Navy special forces from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used a helicopter to board and seize a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz, ...

Iran blames Israel for a strike on its Syria consulate, and has vowed to retaliate. Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution transformed previously cordial relations ...

Israel's military prepares for all scenarios including a major Iranian missile attack.

Iran seized the MSC Aries, affiliated with Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer, in the latest escalation of tensions following Israel's strike on an Iranian ...

The MSC Aries was seized by troops descending from a helicopter early on Saturday, the ship's owner says.

Israel never admits carrying out such attacks, but everyone knows it was its doing. AFP Onlookers check the car in which three sons of Hamas leader Ismail ...

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has seized a container ship in a helicopter operation near the Strait of Hormuz, state news agency IRNA ...

Iran's news agency acknowledged the seizure after a video seen by The AP showed the commandos raiding the ship, an attack a Mideast defense official ...

U.S. President Joe Biden will return to Washington on Saturday afternoon to consult with his national security team a day after saying that he expects an ...

The threat of an Iranian attack against Israel has increased tensions across the Middle East and beyond.

The drones would take hours to arrive in Israeli airspace, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said. He warned Israelis to stay in safe rooms for 10 ...

Iran launched an attack on Israel, escalating long-standing tensions between the two nations. Iran accused Israel of perpetrating a strike on its consulate ...

The attack is in retaliation for an April 1 Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, which killed seven members of the Islamic ...

Iran launched the strikes amid fears of a regional escalation following an apparent Israeli attack on an Iranian embassy complex in Syria last week.

The Biden administration expects Iran will also launch dozens of cruise missiles and dozens of ballistic missiles targeting Israeli government sites, not ...

US and Israel confirm that an aerial attack on Israeli territory is under way as Jordan and Iraq close their airspace.

Iran launched a retaliatory attack against Israel on Saturday that risks sparking a regional conflict involving U.S. military forces.

Iran launched dozens of drones at Israel on Saturday, Israel's military said. Iran has vowed retaliation for what it called an Israeli strike on its ...

Iran launches drones and missiles at Israel, after threatening Israel with a reprisal attack.

The drone and missile strikes could spark a major escalation of fighting in the Middle East amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Here are some details about the ...

The attack on Israel appeared to be an effort to overwhelm Israel's air defenses. The Israeli military said Iran launched about 200 aerial projectiles ...

Iran had threatened to respond to an assassination at its embassy, and did so Saturday, sparking fears of a wider confrontation.

Iran has launched a retaliatory strike on Israel, deploying more than 100 drones and air-defense missiles.

Earlier today, Iran—and its proxies operating out of Yemen, Syria and Iraq—launched an unprecedented air attack against military facilities in Israel.

For President Joe Biden, an attack on Israel launched from Iranian soil amounts to a scenario he'd greatly sought to avoid since the start of the current ...

At the direction of President Biden, U.S. forces in the Middle East intercepted dozens of missiles and UAVs en route to Israel, launched from Iran, Iraq, ...

Tehran had been threatening to attack Israel after an air raid on April 1, widely blamed on Israel, destroyed Iran's consulate in Syria, killing 12 people, ...

The Iranian salvo, fired late on Saturday night, consisted of more than 300 cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones, according to the Israeli military.

If Washington believed that Iran was about to start a war, would the Pentagon be bringing home its morticians?

President Joe Biden is lauding American forces who helped Israel down “nearly all” of the drones and missiles fired by Iran.

Officials said that Israel and its allies have intercepted 99% of more than 300 drones and missiles launched toward its territory and sustained little ...

Israel's three-man war cabinet is weighing the country's response to an unprecedented overnight barrage of drone and missile strikes from Iran, which for ...

President Joe Biden and senior members of his national security team, seeking to contain the risk of a wider regional war following a barrage of Iranian ...

As Israeli leaders weighed a response to the aerial assault by Iran and its allies, Tehran said it would not strike further unless attacked.

The unprecedented attack by Iran on Israel early Sunday ratcheted up regional tensions. ByTIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press. April 14, 2024, 2:56 AM.

Iran has just launched the largest ever drone strike in the world, and the biggest missile attack in its history.

The unprecedented attack by Iran on Israel early Sunday ratcheted up regional tensions. It confirmed long-held fears about the Israel-Hamas war spiraling ...