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Apr 15 2024
Opinion
Iran’s missiles were shot down – but they still delivered what Tehran was hoping for
Earlier this month, after an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus killed several military commanders, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, used his sermon to mark Eid al-Fitr to equate Israel’s attack on the diplomatic facility to an attack on Iranian soil, and vowed that Israel’s “mistake” would be punished. At just that moment, the broadcast of the sermon cut to a
The GuardianApr 14 2024
News
Cardinal Dolan describes taking shelter from Iran’s missile attack in Israel
Cardinal Timothy Dolan described taking shelter in Bethlehem from Iran’s missile attack on Israel, noting in a video that while things seemed “calm and bright” now that wasn’t the case overnight. “This Sunday in Bethlehem all does seem calm and bright. And it is for us. We feel safe and secure,” He said in a video shared on X. “That wasn’t true in the middle of last night when the air raid
New York Post (News)Apr 13 2024
News
IDF: 'Significant Strategic Achievement' as Israel Stopped 99% of Iran's Missiles, Drones
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that it had scored a “significant strategic achievement” after it prevented 99% of Iran’s drones and missiles from reaching their targets. As Breitbart News reported, Iran attacked Israel overnight Saturday into Sunday with a swarm of over 300 drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. Israel’s air defense systems intercepted most of them; the
Breitbart NewsApr 13 2024
News
USAF Conducts B-52 Bomber Exercise With 'Unarmed' Nuclear Cruise Missiles
USAF Conducts B-52 Bomber Exercise With 'Unarmed' Nuclear Cruise Missiles Hans Kristensen, a nuclear weapons expert at the Federation of American Scientists, posted on X that the United States Air Force conducted a "nuclear exercise with B-52 bombers" at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota this past week. This exercise coincides with a week of soaring tensions in the Middle East. Airmen from
ZeroHedgeApr 09 2024
News
Israel Downs Drone at Sea With Iron Dome Missiles for First Time
Israel's C-Dome air defense system intercepted a suspected drone over the Red Sea near Eilat shortly before midnight on Monday. The incident marked the first operational interception of the system, the naval equivalent of Israel's ground-based Iron Dome. "Following the sirens that sounded in the area of Eilat regarding the infiltration of a hostile aircraft, IDF Naval forces identified a
Newsmax (News)Apr 14 2024
News
US military response to Iran missile attacks not needed ‘at this point’: Mike Turner
House Intelligence Committee Mike Turner (R-OH) does not believe the United States needs to engage in an offensive military response to Iran‘s missile attack on Israel but disagrees with the Biden administration that this is not an “escalating” conflict. “I don’t think at this point that the United States should be engaged in a military action directly at Iran,” Turner said in a Sunday
Washington ExaminerApr 14 2024
News
Live updates: U.S. helps Israel thwart Iranian attack of 300 drones and missiles
The Israel-Gaza war has gone on for six months, and tensions have spilled into the surrounding region. The war: On Oct. 7, Hamas militants launched an unprecedented cross-border attack on Israel that included the taking of civilian hostages at a music festival. (See photos and videos of how the deadly assault unfolded). Israel declared war on Hamas in response, launching a ground invasion that
Washington PostApr 12 2024
News
Report warns Iran could launch major drone and missile attack within hours
A major retaliatory attack by Iran on Israel could come as soon as Friday, according to an American media report, as the top United States general in the Mideast visited for talks with the defense brass on military readiness amid the Iranian threats.
Citing two unnamed US officials, CBS reported the attack could possibly include more than 100 drones and dozens of missiles aimed at
The Times of Israel