Oct 22 Revolutionary Guard official charged in alleged plot to kill Iranian American activist By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a senior Iranian military official and three others with links to that country's government with plotting to kill an Iranian American author on U.S. soil — a development lauded by the alleged target. Continue reading
Oct 21 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Blinken returns to Middle East By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department said Secretary Antonu Blinken would depart Monday for a weeklong trip to Israel and a number of Arab countries on a visit that also comes as Israel weighs retaliation against Iran for a ballistic missile attack earlier… Continue reading
Oct 20 U.S. officials investigate leak of classified documents that describe Israel’s attack plans By Zeke Miller, Mike Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Tara Copp, Associated Press The United States is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel's plans to attack Iran, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press. A fourth U.S. official said the documents appear to be legitimate. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 2:59 News Wrap: 100 people dead or missing in latest Israeli strikes on northern Gaza In our news wrap Sunday, Israel hit northern Gaza and southern Lebanon with more deadly airstrikes, U.S. officials are investigating a leak of intelligence documents describing Israel’s plans for a strike on Iran, Trump campaigned in Pennsylvania while Harris visited… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 4:37 U.S. warns Israel it could cut arms shipments unless more aid allowed into Gaza By Nick Schifrin The push and pull of the U.S.-Israel relationship was on full display Tuesday as the U.S. warned Israel it could cut off arms shipments unless it allowed more aid into Gaza. But at the same time, the nations appear to… Continue watching
Oct 15 Israel tells U.S. it won’t strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites, White House officials say By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. officials say the Biden administration believes it has won assurances from Israel that it will not strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites as it looks to strike back following Iran’s missile barrage earlier this month. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 4:33 U.S. providing powerful air defense system to Israel amid tensions with Iran By Amna Nawaz, Nick Schifrin The U.S. is promising to send an air defense system to Israel amid tensions with Iran. The U.S. is also condemning Israeli attacks that killed civilians in Gaza. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Oct 09 Israel warns attack on Iran would be ‘lethal’ and ‘surprising’ By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israel’s defense minister says his country’s retaliation for a recent Iranian missile attack will be “lethal” and “surprising.”… Continue reading
Oct 06 One year after the Oct. 7 attacks, what has changed? Experts assess the impact on 4 fronts By Elliott Abrams, Linda Robinson, Ray Takeyh, Steven A. Cook, Council on Foreign Relations The turbulent year since Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel draws to a close, marked by a sharp escalation in conflict between Israel and Iran and its proxies. Four experts assess the changes since the attacks. Continue reading
Oct 04 Israeli airstrikes into southern suburbs of Beirut cut off key crossing between Lebanon and Syria By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Israel has carried out a series of punishing airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Continue reading