Israeli newspapers The Jerusalem Post and Maariv were attacked by hackers on Monday morning, which marks the second anniversary of the US assassination of Iran’s top general Qasem Soleimani. “The Twitter account of Maariv and The Jerusalem Post website were targeted by pro-Iranian hackers in the early hours of Monday […]
Donald Trump says he believes Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was targeting four US embassies
President Donald Trump said Friday that he thinks Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was planning attacks against four US embassies before he was killed last week. “I can reveal that I believe it would have been four embassies,” Trump said in an excerpt of an interview due to air later on […]
Donald Trump threatens ‘very big’ sanctions on Iraq if US troops forced to leave
US President Donald Trump on Sunday vowed “major retaliation” if Iran tries to avenge the killing of its key military commander Qasem Soleimani and doubled down on a threat to bomb Iranian cultural sites. “If they do anything there will be major retaliation,” Trump told reporters. Trump, speaking on Air […]
Trump threatens to hit Iran ‘very hard’, says 52 targets in cross-hairs
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened Iran with “very fast and very hard” reprisals for attacking American people or assets in retaliation for the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani, who had headed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and said US military has 52 Iranian targets in its cross-hairs. The US […]
France says world ‘more dangerous’ after US killing of Qasem Soleimani
The US killing of a top Iranian military commander has made the world “more dangerous,” France’s Europe minister said Friday, calling for efforts to de-escalate the deepening conflict in the Middle East. “We have woken up to a more dangerous world,” Amelie de Montchalin told RTL radio, saying President Emmanuel […]
Qasem Soleimani: Powerful figure who sought to reshape Middle East in Iran’s favour
When Qasem Soleimani was killed in a drone strike on Friday morning, those who knew West Asia immediately recognised the significance of the moment — and how it could unleash an escalatory spiral, even leading up to a possible war. But for those who did not follow the region, the […]