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The Israeli prime minister is this Thursday holding the latest in a series of top-level security consultations, as Binyamin Netanyahu decides how and when to respond to the Iranian missile barrage. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Abbas Milani, Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University and founding co-director of…

Residents ordered to leave Lebanese city as Joe Biden discusses strikes on Iranian oil industry; police enter Parliament House in ‘ongoing investigation’

As Israel ponders its response to Iran, as allies urge restraint, as battles targeting Tehran proxies rage in Lebanon, let's begin with a simple fact of geography: Iran and Israel don’t share a common border. Since October 8, Tehran has been touting a so-called axis of resistance; what Israelis brand…

In indirect message to the US via Qatar, Iran says it doesn’t want a regional war, but that Israel must be ‘deterred’.

Residents in more than 20 towns told to leave, in sign of potential expansion of air and ground assault against Hezbollah. It comes as US president Joe Biden says Washington ‘discussing’ the possibility of Israel striking Iranian oil sites

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Israel has several possible targets including military, economic or even nuclear sites, but all come with caveats

Iran launched a retaliatory missile barrage on Israeli military infrastructure Tuesday in response to Israel’s killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last week and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in July. The largely thwarted attack was seen by many as an attempt to restore the Islamic Republic’s capacity to deter…

Iran's missile barrage at Israel this week was meant as a warning that the Islamic republic can hit Israeli territory, but has instead exposed Iranian military limitations, analysts say.