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Sky News AU
a day ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Iran really is alone': Claims Iran is bluffing about having ‘the upper hand' against Israel
Foundation for Defense Democracies Senior Fellow David Daoud claims Iran is 'alone' even though the country has stated a few allies will come to its defence following Israel's attack. 'The Iranians have to save face, they have to look like they have the upper hand,' Mr Daoud told Sky News Australia. 'They're exaggerating the impact of their strikes in Israel.'
Sky News AU
a day ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
President Trump views Israel's attack on Iran as ‘positive'
Foundation for Defense Democracies Senior Fellow David Daoud claims US President Donald Trump is likely to 'stick to his carrots' by viewing Israel's attack on Iran as 'positive'. 'President Trump has been very supportive of the Israeli strike yesterday,' Mr Daoud told Sky News Australia. 'The United States has not gotten involved directly in this fight. 'Iran views us, the United States, as its primary enemy.'
Fox News
28-02-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Lebanon seizes $2.5M destined for Hezbollah after stopping man at airport in 'unprecedented' bust
A man allegedly carrying $2.5 million in cash destined for the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah reportedly was detained Friday at Beirut's airport in a bust that an expert told Fox News Digital is "unprecedented." "The detainee and the seized funds will be handed over to the investigation division at the General Directorate of General Security," Lebanon's finance ministry said in a statement obtained by Reuters, which cited sources saying that the man had been traveling from Turkey. "The $2.5 million dollar seizure is unprecedented," David Daoud, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital. "We haven't seen anything like this. Now, this does track though the fact this money is coming in from Turkey, this does track with Israeli claims that Turkey is being used as a conduit by the Iranians to get more funds to Hezbollah," Daoud continued. "Plausibly, this is one thing that got caught – how many cash transfers are getting through the dragnet?" he also said. The money the individual was carrying was bound for Hezbollah, which has been weakened recently by Israel's military, sources told Reuters. "While Hezbollah's military capabilities were significantly reduced during the war, they are now attempting to regain strength and rearm with the assistance of Iran," Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon was quoted by Reuters as telling the U.N. Security Council last month. There was no immediate reaction from Hezbollah on Friday. Since the onset of Israel's war against Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces engaged in cross-border skirmishes with Hezbollah – including ground operations on Lebanese soil – until a ceasefire deal was struck late last year. Former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Lebanon by an Israeli airstrike in September.
