Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has vowed a strong and decisive response to Israel’s recent acts of aggression, promising that the regime will not go unpunished.
Beyond Israel's stated goal of destroying what it calls an existential threat from Iran's nuclear capabilities with its attacks on Friday, Benjamin Netanyahu has a wider aim - regime change in Tehran.
Warning sirens sounded across Israel on Friday as Iran fired dozens of ballistic missiles in a retaliatory attack after Israel launched overnight airstrikes.
Jordan and Iraq on Friday announced the closure of their airspace and grounded all flights after Israel's attack on Iran, with Amman vowing it would not allow any violations of its airspace.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday a US proposal for a nuclear agreement was against the national interest, amid sharp differences over whether Tehran can continue to enrich uranium.
The chance of an Israeli military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities “has gone up significantly” in recent months, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing multiple US officials familiar with new intelligence assessments.
Iran defended on Saturday its "right" to enrich uranium despite growing Western concern that Tehran may be seeking nuclear weapons and as talks with the United States were delayed.
Iran accused Israel on Monday of seeking to "undermine" ongoing talks with the United States on its nuclear programme, a key point of tension with the West.
