Israeli fighter jets entered Iranian airspace Saturday in a large-scale operation targeting critical military sites, CNN reported on Sunday, one day after Iran International reported Israeli F-35s had entered Iran's airspace for the first time and bombed targets near Tehran.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israeli airstrikes over the weekend damaged Iran’s missile production and defense capabilities, affirming its success in achieving its goals.
Satellite imagery has shown Israel struck nuclear testing sites in its weekend air attacks on Iran, in addition to air defense systems, perhaps opening the way for future raids if threatened by Tehran.
Supporters of an Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic have taken to social media to express their frustration with Israel’s choice of targets in Saturday’s air strikes, excluding the political leadership.
In his first response to the Israeli attack on Iran’s military installations, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei refrained from an outright call for retaliation and delegated the decision to “authorities”.
Israeli F-35 fighters entered Iran's airspace for the first time in raids earlier on Saturday, an informed Israeli source told Iran International, adding that they flew over Tehran and bombed targets in the area.
SOUTH LEBANON—The vast Hezbollah tunnel system built below the Shiite village of Rab El Thalathine is less than 2.5 kilometers from the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona.
Ten Iranian border guards were killed in an attack in the restive Sistan-Baluchestan province on Saturday, according to an Interior Ministry statement on X.
While the Islamic Republic’s establishment downplays Israel’s air strikes as ineffective and praises Iran’s air defenses, many hardliners are pushing for a retaliatory response—one that risks triggering further reciprocal attacks.
Ultra-hardliner loyalists of the establishment in Iran are demanding a quick response to Israeli air strikes Saturday, but many others are cautioning about further escalation and want an end to the conflict.
Israel views Iran as an existential threat post Oct 7 and has the will and desire for a long war with the Islamic Republic, one that could have devastating consequences for civilians on both sides, a military expert told Iran International.
A new public opinion poll suggests conflicted Iranian attitudes toward foreign policy, with a majority blaming it for domestic economic woes but approving of the country’s military role in the Middle East.
Israeli jets completed air strikes on military and missile sites in Iran in the early morning hours of Saturday which it described as retaliation for an October 1 Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel.
The United States assured Saudi Arabia it is prepared to help defend the kingdom against any attack from Iran or its regional allies as oil-producing Arab states fear being drawn into a war between Iran and Israel, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
The Friday Prayer Imam of Kazeroun in southern Iran was shot dead on Friday, Iran’s official IRNA News reported, in the latest murder to unseat the provincial town's top cleric since the dawn of the Islamic Republic.
Friday Prayers leaders who are the voice of Iran's theocratic system expressed defiance and pledged a forceful response to a looming Israeli military response to Iran's October 1 missile barrage against the Jewish state.
The sons of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei visited the Hamas office in Tehran on Friday, extending condolences for the death of Yahya Sinwar, according to the Supreme Leader's official website.
Following a protest by a vigilante group on Wednesday opposing calls to lift internet restrictions, a prominent politician has gained support by calling for the right to free assembly for internet freedom advocates.
Tehran, a city of contrasts, where the glow of high-rises hides the struggles of those who keep it moving. For many internet taxi drivers from distant provinces, driving through Tehran’s jammed streets isn’t just a job—it’s a desperate bid for survival.
The accused Iranian hacking group who intercepted Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign emails have finally found some success in getting their stolen material published after initially failing to interest the mainstream media.
Islamic radical conservatism in Iran, dominant in government for the past two decades, has revealed its dangers through "purification" efforts, an adventurous foreign policy, erosion of the middle class, and the weakening of the private sector.