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Israeli military eases some safety restrictions for part of northern Israel

The decision suggests an immediate large-scale attack from Iran’s proxies in Lebanon is considered unlikely

By Imogen Garfinkel

1 min read

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system launching missiles to intercept rockets from Lebanon on February 28, 2024 (Getty Images)

Iran has warned of ‘proportional response’ after Israeli strikes of military bases (Getty Images)

Iran warns of ‘proportional response’ after Israeli strikes on military bases

By Imogen Garfinkel

3 min read

Iranian cleric and head of the Imam Reza charitable foundation, Ebrahim Raisi, gestures after registering his candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections at the ministry of interior in the capital Tehran on April 14, 2017. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

The shadowy Iranian global intelligence service you’ve never heard of

By Steven R Ward

7 min read

This picture taken from the Mount of Olives shows a view of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and its Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City on October 22, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Seven men from East Jerusalem arrested after plotting to kill Israeli nuclear scientist

2 min read

Posters of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a mass funeral (Getty Images)

Kasra Aarabi

By Kasra Aarabi

This is a golden opportunity to stamp on Tehran

3 min read

2KD8NTT Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military personnel parade under an Iranian Kheibar Shekan Ballistic missile in downtown Tehran during a rally commemorating the International Quds Day, also known as the Jerusalem day, on April 29, 2022. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)

Minister labels IRGC ‘a threat to the safety and security of the UK’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

Iranian women hold pictures of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on September 27, during an anti-Israel protest in Palestine Square in Tehran on September 30, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran nuclear program

Exactly how long would it take Iran to make a nuclear bomb?

By Yaakov Lappin

3 min read

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Seth J. Frantzman

By Seth J. Frantzman

The Russia-Iran axis is transforming the nature of Middle East danger

Russia’s siding with Iran will make it harder for peace to be achieved in Lebanon, or for a ceasefire to be achieved on the multiple fronts that Israel is facing

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October 15, 2024 13:34

Vladimir Putin meets Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of an international forum "Interrelation of times and civilizations - basis of peace and development" October 11 (Getty Images)

New UK sanctions against Iran after attack on Israel

Sanctions intended to ‘hold Iran to account’

By Eliana Jordan

1 min read

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October 14, 2024 14:17

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy speaks during the Summit of the Future on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York on 23 September, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

BBC Iranian expert who ranted about ‘chosen people’ pictured in IRGC uniform

Questions raised over vetting done by broadcasters as JC uncovers professor’s links to most extreme wing of the Iranian dictatorship

By Imogen Garfinkel

6 min read

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October 11, 2024 09:17

BBC Iranian expert who ranted about ‘chosen people’ pictured in IRGC uniform

Yaakov Katz

The compelling case for an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear programme

Sometimes Israel must prioritise its security above all else

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October 10, 2024 13:49

Palestinian youths inspect a fallen projectile after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel in response to the killings of Lebanese Hezbollah leader Nasrallah and other Iran-backed militants, in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on October 1, 2024. Reports said Iran fired between 150 and 200 missiles in the attack, the country's second on Israel after a missile and drone attack in April in response to a deadly Israeli air strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Foreign Secretary visits Bahrain and Jordan amid push for regional de-escalation

David Lammy met Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Bahrain’s King Hamad

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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October 10, 2024 11:26

Foreign Secretary David Lammy (left) Jordan's King Abdullah II (right). Credit: The Royal Hashemite Court/Twitter.

Israeli response to Iran will be ‘greater than expected’ says US official

Some in Washington believe Israel may be ready to hit Iranian nuclear sites

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October 8, 2024 15:03

A heavily-damaged school in Israel's southern city of Gedera after Iran launched a barrage of missiles last week (photo: Getty Images)

Academic suggested on BBC that Israel has been the aggressor – just as Iran’s missiles were launched

BBC criticised after lecturer said: ‘Hezbollah and Iran have played it fairly rationally’

By Jane Prinsley

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October 7, 2024 11:26

During an interview on BBC World News on Tuesday evening, Dr. Andreas Krieg cautioned Israel against responding to Iran’s attack and suggested that the Jewish State was the aggressor in the region (BBC)

UN chief Guterres condemns Iran attack in apparent U-turn after Israel bars him

‘Anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran's heinous attack on Israel does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil’, said Israel’s foriegn minister

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October 2, 2024 16:03

Israel's Foreign Minister announced on Wednesday that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been declared "persona non grata" and barred from entering the country (Credit: Getty)

Jason Brodsky & Ari Heistein

By Jason Brodsky & Ari Heistein

Houthis poised to step into void left by Hezbollah

Now is the moment to degrade the organisation’s capabilities and leadership

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October 2, 2024 15:57

Houthis raise their rifles along with a yellow flag of Lebanon's Hezbollah in protest against Israel's military action in Lebanon and Gaza.(Getty Images)

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