Israel War Cabinet to Reconvene in Iran Standoff, Source Says
JERUSALEM, April 15 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will at 2 p.m. (1100 GMT) on Monday reconvene his war cabinet, the forum empowered by other ministers to decide on any action in response to...
Europe Aviation Agency Urges Caution in Israeli, Iranian Airspace
PARIS, April 15 (Reuters) - Europe's aviation regulator reaffirmed advice to airlines to use caution in Israeli and Iranian airspace though it said no civil overflights had been placed at risk during weekend tensions surrounding Iranian drone...
US House Speaker Mike Johnson Will Try to Pass Israel Aid This Week
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he would try to pass aid to Israel this week after Iran's mass drone and missile attack, but he did not...
Iran Says It Gave Warning Before Attacking Israel. US Says That’s Not True
By Jeff Mason, Ahmed Rasheed and Samia Nakhoul
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD/DUBAI, April 14 (Reuters) - Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi officials said on Sunday that Iran gave wide notice days before its drone and missile attack on Israel, but U.S. officials said Tehran...
US Military Destroyed 80 Drones, 6 Missiles Launched From Iran, Yemen, US CENTCOM Says
CAIRO, April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. forces, supported by U.S. European Command destroyers, on Saturday and Sunday destroyed more than 80 one-way attack drones and at least six ballistic missiles aimed at Israel from Iran and Yemen, the...
US Will Not Take Part in Retaliatory Action Against Iran, White House Says
By James Mackenzie, Parisa Hafezi and Jeff Mason
JERUSALEM/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran if Israel decides to retaliate for a...
What Are Israel’s Iron Dome and Arrow Missile Defences?
April 14 (Reuters) - Israel used a multi-layered defence shield to block Iran's mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory overnight. Its defensive array includes short-range Iron Dome and long-range Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 missiles.
Israel has been honing its...
The Persian Gulf States, Vulnerable but Influential, Seek to Stop New Iran-Israel War
By Samia Nakhoul and Pesha Magid
DUBAI/RIYADH, April 14 (Reuters) - The Persian Gulf states are pushing to stop a full-blown regional war after Iran's unprecedented retaliatory strikes on Israel, sources in the region said, fearing...
ANALYSIS: Iran and Israel’s Open Warfare After Decades of Shadow War
April 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed his country would achieve victory after the military said it shot down almost all of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran in a sharp escalation of...
Russian Supersonic Missile Boat Enters Mediterranean
April 14 (Reuters) - A Russian navy frigate equipped with Kinzhal supersonic missiles has entered the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal as part of planned exercise, Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday.
The ministry said in...
