All posts tagged "Strikes"

White House envoy Steve Witkoff revealed that military strikes in Iran might not be off the table for the United States as diplomatic talks continue.

The top Trump administration aide told Axios that President Donald Trump had a second phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday night — the second call in two days. Netanyahu reportedly told Trump Wednesday to hold off on attacks in Iran to give Israel time to prepare its defense strategy for a potential retaliation attack.

"It was one of the reasons Trump decided to delay orders for the U.S. military to move forward with a strike against Iran," Axios reported. "U.S. officials say military action is still on the table if Iran resumes killing protesters. Israeli officials think that despite the delay, a U.S. military strike could take place in the coming days."...

Washington (AFP) - The United States and Britain struck dozens of targets in Yemen on Saturday in response to repeated attacks on shipping by Iran-backed Huthi rebels that have disrupted global trade and put lives at risk. The joint air raids in Yemen come a day after a separate wave of unilateral American strikes against Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria that were carried out in response to the killing of three US soldiers in Jordan on January 28. It is the third time that British and American forces have jointly targeted the Huthis and the United States has also carried out a series of a......