Iran says it doesn’t want the Israel-Hamas war to expand, but it has long backed Hamas – and other groups that are targeting U.S. forces in the region. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian tells CBS News’ Holly Williams that it’s the U.
Biden keeps billions for oil flowing to Iran
You’d think the Biden administration would have realized by now that enriching the Iranian regime is a dangerous mistake. You’d be wrong. Relaxed U.S. enforcement of oil sanctions continued through October,
US sanctions Iran-backed militia members in Iraq conducting strikes against American forces
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on six people affiliated with the Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Kataeb Hezbollah, which is accused of being behind a spate of recent attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq …
Iran told US it did not want Israel-Hamas war to escalate, foreign minister says
Mr Amirabdollahian said the US had not threatened that Iran could be hit if Hizbullah launched an all-out assault on Israel. However, he accused Washington of inviting Tehran “to exercise restraint” …
U.S. sanctions individuals affiliated with Iran-backed militia groups in Iraq
The U.S. Treasury Department Friday sanctioned individuals it said are tied to Iran-backed militia groups Kata’ib Hizballah and Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada in Iraq.
US issues sanctions targeting group in Iraq it says is behind recent attacks
The United States on Friday issued sanctions targeting Iran-aligned militia group Kata’ib Hizballah in Iraq, accusing the group of being behind recent attacks against the United States and its partners in Iraq and Syria.
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper: Defeating Hamas means dealing with Iran “once and for all”
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the Israel-Hamas war and President Biden’s high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Hezbollah, Houthis are only paying lip service to Palestine
In theory, Iran can rally Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria to launch a multi-front war on Israel. But Iran does not want such a war to happen because the consequ …
Is Iran turning its back on Hamas?
This means that Tehran could turn its back on Hamas, as the “fall” of the militant regime in Gaza “wouldn’t harm Iran’s regional strategy”, agreed Haaretz.
Iran’s betrayal leaves Hamas nowhere to go
It was not only Israel which was unaware in advance of the atrocious October 7 attack. Iran’s supreme leader has accused Hamas of not giving any prior warning. And Hizbollah fighters were reportedly …