Israel Prepares Iran Strike
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to prevent Tehran, “one way or the other,” from building a nuclear bomb.
Iran warns of an "unprecedented" retaliation if Israel attacks, while President Trump describes the Middle East as a "dangerous place."
America’s diplomats and its top military officer in the Middle East seem to suspect an attack is possible, “with the State Department authorizing the evacuation of some personnel in Iraq and the Pentagon green-lighting the departure of military family members across the Middle East,” the Washington Post reported Wednesday evening.
Israel is ‘ready to strike’ and Tehran has plans for counterattacks against the US as nuclear talks appear deadlocked
A Houthi source told Newsweek that any attack on Iran "will drag the entire region into the abyss of war" amid escalation tension.
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Israel is reportedly considering striking Iran in the coming days — without US support — after high-stakes nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran appeared to have stalled. The Jewish state is weighing whether to take military action even as the Trump administration awaits a formal response from Iran to its proposed framework for a nuclear deal,
Crude oil futures fell more than 1% on Thursday, after spiking sharply in the previous session on fears that Israel and Iran are on the brink of war. U.S. West Texas Intermediate was down $1.02, or 1.
With Israel apparently poised to attack Iran, the U.S. government warns staff in Israel to restrict travel and clears service members' families across the Mideast to evacuate.