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L'Orient-Le Jour
8 minutes ago
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- L'Orient-Le Jour
Israel weighs resuming campaign against Iran, Tehran says it's ready to retaliate
BEIRUT — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday evening that Israel could consider resuming its military campaign against Iran, according to Israeli media reports. He made the remarks during a security assessment meeting with senior officials from the army's intelligence services. Katz underscored the importance of maintaining Israel's air superiority, achieved during Operation "Rising Lion," and urged the development of a clear plan to prevent Iran from restoring its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, the Jerusalem Post reported. On regional security, Katz said two fronts remain active — Gaza and Yemen — and stressed that both must be addressed in line with what he described as Israel's "successful" offensive strategy against threats from Iran, Lebanon and Syria. He also highlighted the ongoing deployment of Israeli forces at strategic checkpoints and sensitive locations in Syria and Lebanon, calling the military occupation of those areas "essential for the protection of Israeli communities." The defense minister concluded by urging the army to prepare for potential security threats in the coming period. 'We are preparing for all scenarios' In response, Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian said that his country was 'fully prepared for any new Israeli military offensive,' in an interview with Al Jazeera. 'Our armed forces are ready to retaliate and strike deep inside Israel,' he said, adding that Tehran does not trust the current cease-fire and is preparing for 'all possible scenarios.' Pezeshkian accused Israel of trying — and failing — to destabilize and dismantle Iran, saying both sides have inflicted heavy blows, though Israel 'conceals its losses.' The war between Israel and Iran killed at least 1,060 people in Iran, according to authorities. On the Israeli side, the official death toll stands at 28. The Iranian president was slightly injured during an Israeli bombing that targeted a building in Tehran where the Supreme National Security Council was meeting. The strike came three days after the outbreak of a 12-Day War between the two countries, triggered by an Israeli airstrike on June 13 that targeted military and nuclear facilities as well as senior figures in the Iranian regime. A cease-fire, brokered under U.S. pressure, has held since June 24 after the U.S. military launched a series of unprecedented airstrikes on several Iranian nuclear sites.
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First Post
5 days ago
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- First Post
Iran's president got injured during Israeli strikes, confirm US intelligence sources
Last week, Iranian state media claimed that President Pezeshkian was attending a Supreme National Security Council meeting when an Israeli strike hit the gathering, injuring him in the leg as he escaped through an emergency shaft read more Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was hurt during last month's Israeli missile strikes, US intelligence officials have said. Last week, Iranian state media claimed that President Pezeshkian was attending a Supreme National Security Council meeting when an Israeli strike hit the gathering, injuring him in the leg as he escaped through an emergency shaft. Two US intelligence officials have told CBS News that the Iranian state media reports are accurate. It is, however, not clear whether Israel targeted Pezeshkian deliberately or not. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Meanwhile, in an interview with Tucker Carlson earlier this month, the Iranian president claimed that Israel tried to assassinate him by bombarding an area where he was holding a meeting. 'It was not the United States that was behind the attempt on my life. It was Israel. I was in a meeting. We were discussing the ways to move forward. But thanks to the intelligence by the spies that they had, they tried to bombard the area…in which we were holding that meeting,' Pezeshkian said. Videos shared on social media during the 12-day war captured repeated strikes on a mountainside in north-western Tehran. It has now been revealed that, on the fourth day of the conflict, those strikes targeted a secret underground facility in Tehran that was housing Iran's top leaders at the time. While Israel has neither denied nor confirmed the strikes on the national security council meeting, the country has said that it did try to target Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, during the conflict. Earlier this month, Iran said it has not made any request for talks with the United States, after President Donald Trump said Tehran was seeking negotiations following last month's war with Israel. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'No request for a meeting has been made on our side to the American side,' said Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, according to Tasnim news agency. With inputs from agencies
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Iran's president injured during Israeli strikes, U.S. intelligence sources say
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was injured during one of Israel's attacks on Iran last month, two U.S. intelligence sources have confirmed to CBS News. The sources told CBS News that reports in Iranian state-run media are accurate that Pezeshkian was attending a Supreme National Security Council meeting when the Israeli strike happened. The state media report said he sustained leg injuries while escaping through an emergency shaft. It remains unclear if he was intentionally targeted. During an interview with Tucker Carlson earlier this month, Pezeshkian claimed Israel attempted to assassinate him by bombarding an area in which he was participating in a meeting. Asked whether he believed Israel had tried to kill him, Pezeshkian responded, "They did try, yes. And they acted accordingly, but they failed." "It was not the United States that was behind the attempt on my life. It was Israel. I was in a meeting. We were discussing the ways to move forward. But thanks to the intelligence by the spies that they had, they tried to bombard the area…in which we were holding that meeting," he said in the interview, which was translated from Farsi. Pereshkian did not specify the exact date of the strike. The White House has not commented on the report, and neither has the Israeli government. An Iranian government official declined to comment. The 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran killed hundreds in Iran and 28 in Israel. Both Israel and Iran claimed victory after a ceasefire brokered by the Trump administration. Some of Iran's commanders were killed in the conflict, including the chief of the Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Hossein Salami, and the head of the Guard's ballistic missile program, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh. The U.S. also conducted airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities during the conflict. Son of man who was violently detained by ICE reacts after release 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits southern Alaska Nanny on the run in alleged California surrogacy scam Solve the daily Crossword
CBS News
6 days ago
- Politics
- CBS News
Iran's president injured during Israeli strikes, U.S. intelligence sources say
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was injured during one of Israel's attacks on Iran, two U.S. intelligence sources have confirmed to CBS News. The sources told CBS News that reports in Iranian state-run media are accurate that Pezeshkian was attending a Supreme National Security Council meeting when the Israeli strike happened. The state media report said he sustained leg injuries while escaping through an emergency shaft. It remains unclear if he was intentionally targeted. During an interview with Tucker Carlson earlier this month, Pezeshkian claimed Israel attempted to assassinate him by bombarding an area in which he was participating in a meeting. Asked whether he believed Israel had tried to kill him, Pezeshkian responded, "They did try, yes. And they acted accordingly, but they failed." "It was not the United States that was behind the attempt on my life. It was Israel. I was in a meeting. We were discussing the ways to move forward. But thanks to the intelligence by the spies that they had, they tried to bombard the area…in which we were holding that meeting," he said in the interview, which was translated from Farsi. Pereshkian did not specify the exact date of the strike. The White House has not commented on the report, and neither has the Israeli government. An Iranian government official declined to comment. The 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran killed hundreds in Iran and 28 in Israel. Both Israel and Iran claimed victory after a ceasefire brokered by the Trump administration. Some of Iran's commanders were killed in the conflict, including the chief of the Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Hossein Salami, and the head of the Guard's ballistic missile program, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh. The U.S. also conducted airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities during the conflict.
Free Malaysia Today
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
FM Araqchi says Iran to work with IAEA, but inspections may be risky
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi stressed that access to Iran's bombed nuclear sites posed security and safety issues. (AFP pic) DUBAI : Iran plans to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog despite restrictions imposed by its parliament, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday, but stressed that access to its bombed nuclear sites posed security and safety issues. The new law stipulates that any future inspection of Iran's nuclear sites by the International Atomic Energy Agency needs approval by the Supreme National Security Council, Iran's top security body. 'The risk of spreading radioactive materials and the risk of exploding leftover munitions … are serious,' state media cited Araqchi as saying. 'For us, IAEA inspectors approaching nuclear sites has both a security aspect … and the safety of the inspectors themselves is a matter that must be examined.' While Iran's cooperation with the nuclear watchdog has not stopped, it will take a new form and will be guided and managed through the Supreme National Security Council, Araqchi told Tehran-based diplomats.
