US personnel in Iraq are undergoing brain injury evaluations after Iranian-backed militias targeted an airbase in latest and biggest attack.
America and Iran step closer to the brink of war
Hitherto America has retaliated against local proxies. Mr Biden will now face growing pressure to take stronger action against Iran itself. It is a dilemma: do nothing and America looks weak; retaliate and the president risks a new war in an election year.
What does Iran want?
Iran has long provided financial and military support to militants from Hizbollah and to Iraqi factions collectively grouped under the umbrella of the Popular Mobilisation Forces, or Hashd al-Shaabi. …
What Iran’s attack on Pakistan reveals of the regime’s tactics
The indecision of Ayatollah Khamenei’s government has alienated its supporters. The upcoming elections could prove a flashpoint, writes a scholar of Iranian studies
Pakistan tells Iran it wants to build trust after tit-for-tat strikes
Pakistan expressed its willingness to work with Iran on “all issues” in a call between their foreign ministers on Friday after both countries exchanged drone and missile strikes on militant bases on each other’s territory.
US personnel injured in missile attack on Al Asad airbase in Iraq
A number of US military personnel have been injured in a missile attack on an airbase in western Iraq. The US military’s Central Command said an Iran-backed militia targeted the Al Asad airbase, which …
U.S. troops wounded by Iranian-backed militant attack in Iraq
Until Saturday, most of the attacks have been relatively minor and involved drones and rockets in Iraq and Syria. Ballistic missiles can carry heavier explosive loads. The Biden …
Israel-Gaza war live updates: U.S. prepares for sustained military campaign against Houthis in Yemen
In Iraq, a number of U.S. troops are being evaluated for traumatic brain injuries after other Iran-backed militants attacked an air base there, U.S. Central Command said.
Syria and Iraq attacks fuel regional hostilities
Iran vows to punish Israel after a missile strike in Syria kills five members of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Meanwhile, Iranian-backed militants attack Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq, injuring U.S. personnel.
Pakistan’s civil, military leaders to review Iran standoff
Pakistan’s top civilian and military leaders will carry out a security review on Friday on the standoff with Iran, the information minister said, after the neighbours carried out drone and missile strikes on militant bases on each other’s territory.