Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has instructed the Foreign Minister to summon the Iranian Chargé d'Affaires in Beirut following reports that Tehran expressed readiness to negotiate over a UN resolution related to Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed the United States that Israel is ready to strike Iranian military targets, not nuclear or oil-related ones, The Washington Post reported on Monday, citing informed officials.
According to the report received by Avatoday, Seyyed Sirvan Fakhri, who is in Korbash camp in Van, Turkey, has been faced by the serious risk of being deported to Iran.
Airlines have diverted more flights over Afghanistan over the past week to avoid Iranian airspace, data shows, adding to journey times and fuel costs in the latest disruption for routes between Asia and Europe as tensions in the Middle East escalate.
US Vice President Kamala Harris says Iran is the most significant enemy of the United States, citing Tehran’s recent ballistic missile attack against Israel.
Iran’s Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani, who travelled to Lebanon after the killing of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike, has not been heard from since strikes on Beirut late last week, two senior Iranian security officials told Reuters.
Israel has decided to strike Iran following last week’s missile attack on Tel Aviv, Israeli Channel 12 said on Sunday.
“The discussions on the method and timing of the attack are still ongoing,” the broadcaster added.
IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Iran’s missile attack on the country will not remain unanswered.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said late Tuesday they launched dozens of missiles toward Israel and warned that if Israel retaliated Tehran’s response would be “more crushing and ruinous,” Iranian state TV reports.
The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel, a senior White House official said on Tuesday.
