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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday issued a direct message for the people of Iran, saying Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's government feared the people of Iran more than Israel. Don't lose hope,״ Netanyahu told Iranian people in a surprise message amid tension between the two nations, following Israel's attacks against Iran-baked Hezbollah in Lebanon. "A special message from …

Hamas chief killing: Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei orders ‘direct attack’ on Israel in retaliation

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ordered Iran to strike Israel directly, in retaliation for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, New York Times reported, citing three Iranian officials, briefed on the order, including two members of the Revolutionary Guards. Israel, which is at war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, has neither acknowledged nor denied …

Hamas chief killing: Iran orders direct attack on Israel; US speaks on ‘right to defend’

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ordered a direct strike on Israel in retaliation for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, according to the New York Times. Iran's newly elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian, and other officials, including from the foreign ministry and the Guards, have openly stated Iran's intent to retaliate against Israel, asserting their right …

Iran's Supreme Leader orders direct attack on Israel after Ismail Haniyeh's assassination: Report

Ismail Haniyeh killed: In a sign of major escalation in the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly ordered a direct assault on Israel in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday, according to three officials briefed on the order. The suspected assassination by Israel of Hamas' …

Analysts say his comments have dampened fears of an all-out war between Iran and Israel. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has praised the country’s armed forces for their “success” after Tehran launched an unprecedented direct attack on Israel last week. In a meeting with Iranian military commanders on Sunday, Khamenei praised the armed forces for their “success in recent …

Analysis: Iran upends decades of shadow warfare in direct attack on Israel as tensions mount at home

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s direct attack on Israel over the weekend upended decades of its shadowy warfare by proxy, something Tehran has used to manage international repercussions for its actions. Coming to power in the wake of Iran’s devastating eight-year war with Iraq in the 1980s, Khamenei preached for years about “strategic patience” in confronting his government’s main …

In response, Israel threatens a direct attack if Iran uses its own territory to retaliate. Iran’s supreme leader has condemned Israel and the West over “crimes” in Gaza during Ramadan in an Eid al-Fitr speech that also promised retaliation for the attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria. “The malicious regime made a mistake on this matter, and it must …

TEHRAN, Iran — After coming under fire from Iran’s supreme leader, the country’s foreign minister offered him a direct and extensive apology Sunday for recorded comments leaked to the public last week. The recordings that surfaced of Mohammad Javad Zarif, including a blunt appraisal of the country’s internal power struggles and criticism of the powerful late Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, …