The United States will inevitably become embroiled in a war in the Middle East if US President Donald Trump decides to strike Iran, former Defense Secretary and ex-CIA director Leon Panetta told CNN.
"If he goes in and attacks Iran, then there’s no question that the United States would be in a regional war at that point," Panetta said.
He is convinced that the United States made a "terrible mistake" by going into Iraq in 2003, and believes that it should serve as a lesson for Trump.
Earlier, Trump said the United States was ready to give Iran two weeks maximum to try to resolve the Iranian nuclear issues diplomatically and prevent US strikes on the Islamic Republic.
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Tehran will be ready to deliver retaliatory strikes on the US military in the Middle East if Washington joins Israel’s military operation, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC News in an interview.
ReplyDelete"When there is a war, both sides attack each other. That's quite understandable, and self defense is a legitimate rights of every country," he said when asked whether Iran would target the US military in the Middle East in case of an attack.
In his opinion, "what it needs is only a telephone call from Washington to Tel Aviv to stop everything."
US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was wrong to suggest there is no evidence Iran is building a nuclear weapon. “Well, my intelligence community is wrong,” he replied when asked about Gabbard’s position. Trump also said that while he “might” support a ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran, “Israel’s doing well in terms of war, and I think you would say that Iran is doing less well”.
ReplyDeleteIran’s UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani urged the Security Council to take action, saying the country was “alarmed by credible report[s] that the United States … may be joining this war”.
ReplyDeleteIranian State media reported early Saturday that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) conducted a successful large-scale missile and drone operation targeting military and logistical sites in the heart of Israeli-occupied territories.
ReplyDeleteSirens sounded across Tel Aviv and multiple Israeli settlements as explosions rocked several Israeli-occupied areas.
Israeli media, including Channel 12, acknowledged that ten ballistic missiles were launched from Iran, claiming that only five were intercepted.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said a combination of suicide and combat drones as well as precision strike missiles have been employed in the latest round of retaliatory attacks against the Israeli regime.
ReplyDeleteLes gardiens de la Révolution, l'armée idéologique de la République islamique, ont affirmé dans un communiqué relayé par l'agence officielle Irna avoir lancé "dans la nuit plusieurs escadrilles de drones Shahed 136" et de missiles, annonçant la poursuite des "opérations combinées de drones et de missiles".
DeleteL’USS Gerald Ford, le dernier-né des porte-avions américains, va prendre la semaine prochaine la route de l’Europe, a annoncé vendredi un responsable de la Marine, qui place ainsi un 3e porte-avions à proximité du Moyen-Orient.
ReplyDeleteL'armée israélienne a annoncé samedi avoir lancé une nouvelle salve de frappes aériennes visant des sites de stockage et de lancements de missiles en Iran, ainsi que le site nucléaire d'Ispahan, dans le centre du pays.
ReplyDeleteL'Iran a répliqué avec des attaques de drones et de missiles, au neuvième jour de la guerre entre les deux pays.
Le ministre iranien des Affaires étrangères est arrivé à Istanbul, selon l'agence de presse Tasnim, pour une réunion avec des diplomates de la Ligue arabe afin de discuter de l'escalade du conflit entre Téhéran et Israël.
ReplyDeleteIran's foreign minister arrived in Istanbul, Tasnim news agency reported, for a meeting with Arab League diplomats to discuss Tehran's escalating conflict with Israel.
DeleteAround 40 diplomats are due to join the weekend gathering of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, as Israel and Iran continue to exchange missile strikes.
"At this meeting, at the suggestion of Iran, the issue of the Zionist regime's attack on our country will be specifically addressed," said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to the news agency.
Deux sites de production de centrifugeuses ont été frappés à Ispahan au cours de la nuit, selon une source militaire israélienne
ReplyDeleteLa police de la province iranienne de Qom a annoncé que 22 personnes accusées d'"espionnage au profit d'Israël" avaient été arrêtées en huit jours de guerre avec Israël, a rapporté l'agence de presse Fars.
ReplyDeletePolice in Iran's Qom province said Saturday that 22 people "linked to Israeli spy services" had been arrested since June 13, Fars news agency reported.
Delete"22 people were identified and arrested on charges of being linked to the Zionist regime's spy services, disturbing public opinion, and supporting the criminal regime," the agency stated, citing the head of police intelligence in Iran's Qom province.
Khuzestan Province’s Prosecutor Amir Khalafian says at least 54 people have been arrested in the southwestern province over their connection with Israel since the regime began its war of aggression against Iran on June 13.
DeleteIran's foreign minister says it would be 'very dangerous for everyone' if US gets involved in war with Israel
ReplyDeleteIsrael's first responders said Saturday that a residential building in north Israel had been hit by a drone after the army reported an intrusion in the Beit She'an valley.
ReplyDelete"A drone strike hit a two-storey residential building in northern Israel", the Magen David Adom said in a statement, adding that its rescue teams found no visible casualties as they arrived.
Israel says delayed Iran's presumed nuclear programme by two years
ReplyDeleteIsraël estime avoir "déjà retardé d'au moins deux ou trois ans la possibilité" pour l'Iran de disposer de la bombe atomique, après une semaine de frappes sur des centaines de sites militaires et nucléaires, affirme le ministre des Affaires étrangères israélien dans un entretien publié samedi.
DeleteForeign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Iran is uncertain whether it can trust the United States in diplomatic talks after Israel launched an attack against the country ahead of indirect talks with American officials.
ReplyDelete"What they did was essentially a betrayal of diplomacy," Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi told NBC that the US was using bilateral talks with the country to cover up Israeli strikes.
ReplyDeleteThe Israel Defense Forces said its fighter jets are currently attacking military infrastructure in southwestern Iran.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the Fars news agency, explosions were heard in the city of Ahvaz and the port of Mahshahr. Air defenses are working to eliminate the threat.
Israel has launched more strikes "targeting military infrastructure" in southwestern Iran, an IDF spokesperson says.
DeleteAvichay Adraee writes on X: "Air Force warplanes are currently launching raids targeting military infrastructure in southwestern Iran." He did not provide further details.
Iranian media reports several blasts were heard in Ahvaz and Bandar-e Mahshahr, in Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran.
Iran fired missiles and drones at Israeli military targets, including one at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement.
ReplyDelete"The eighteenth wave of Operation True Promise 3 ended with a successful destruction of military targets and operational support centers of the Israeli armed forces at Ben Gurion Airport and other areas. The operation used a large number of Shahed-136 combat drones, along with high-precision solid and liquid-fuel missiles," said the statement aired on Iranian state television.
Israel says it has killed a senior Iranian commander who helped plan Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel, in a strike on Saturday on the city of Qom.
ReplyDeleteIranian media has acknowledged that another nuclear scientist has died in Israeli strikes on the country, rising the official death toll announced to 10.
ReplyDeleteIl Ministro degli Esteri iraniano, Abbas Araghchi:
ReplyDelete«Gli Stati Uniti sono coinvolti negli attacchi israeliani all'Iran fin dal primo giorno».
Un alto funzionario iraniano afferma alla Reuters:
ReplyDelete«Le discussioni e le proposte fatte dalle potenze europee all'Iran sul suo programma nucleare a Ginevra non sono realistiche e insistere su di esse non porterà entrambe le parti ad avvicinarsi ad un accordo».
la Guida Suprema dell'Iran, Ali Khamenei, ha effettivamente ordinato all'Assemblea degli Esperti di essere pronta a scegliere immediatamente il suo successore. Ciò suggerisce che prende sul serio le insinuazioni di Israele sull'assassinio, ma è fiducioso nella resilienza dello Stato.
ReplyDeleteL'Assemblea degli Esperti, un consiglio clericale di 88 membri, ha il compito costituzionale di supervisionare il leader e di nominare il suo sostituto per consenso. Questo organo istituzionalizzato è progettato per assorbire gli shock della Repubblica islamica e garantire una transizione senza intoppi.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says his country will not stop its nuclear activity nor give up its right to pursue a civilian nuclear programme, according to the country's official IRNA news agency.
ReplyDeleteIn a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Pezeshkian is reported to have said Iran was ready to provide guarantees to build confidence in Iran's nuclear activities, but its nuclear programme could not be taken away by threats or war.
EEUU se plantea atacar a Irán con armas nucleares tácticas, y más precisamente de ejecutar la acción contra la segunda mayor instalación nuclear del país persa: Fordo. Así lo han filtrado los principales medios del país norteamericano. Mientras, el presidente, Donald Trump, se tomará dos semanas para decidir si interviene en el conflicto.
ReplyDeleteIran may strike a nuclear facility in the Israeli city of Dimona if the conflict escalates.
ReplyDeleteThis was reported by Al Jazeera, citing a high-ranking Iranian official.
An IDF spokesperson has told Fox News that their mission is to keep the pressure on Iran's military and leadership so that they cannot regroup.
ReplyDeleteLt Col Nadav Shoshani said their goal was to make sure Iran "is in disarray" so they have "a hard time carrying out operations".
"We're pushing all the time, we're hunting down their commanders, we're hunting down their missile launchers, making sure they don't have a second to regroup," Shoshani said.
The Houthis from Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement intend to attack US ships and vessels in the Red Sea if the US directly supports Israel in the conflict with Iran, the group's spokesman Yahya Saria said.
ReplyDelete"If the US participates in an Israeli attack on Iran, our armed forces will attack their ships and warships in the Red Sea," he told the Houthi-controlled Al Masirah TV channel.
Attacchi israeliani contro una base navale iraniana a Bandar Abbas.
ReplyDeleteL'IDF conferma l'attacco, affermano di star colpendo depositi di droni e di armi.
Altri caccia F-22, F-16 e F-35 dell'USAF hanno attraversato l'Europa e ora si trovano in basi in Medio Oriente, o vi stanno arrivando, ha riferito un funzionario statunitense al New York Times [NYT] sabato.
ReplyDeleteI jet potrebbero scortare i bombardieri B-2 che potrebbero colpire Fordow, o proteggere le basi e le truppe statunitensi nella regione in caso di attacchi di rappresaglia iraniani.
Britain's RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, RAF al-Minhad in the UAE and its troops in Jordan have been placed on maximum combat alert.
ReplyDeleteThe Pentagon confirmed that 6 B-2 bombers are en route to Guam and will remain in the Indo-Pacific area as no order has yet been given to continue west.
ReplyDeleteUS could strike Iran nuclear sites today
ReplyDeleteTrump returns to the White House today to discuss the attack at the National Security Council. B-2 bombers with bunker busters are already flying to a base in the Pacific Ocean, from where they could reach the nuclear site at Fordow, The New York Times reports
Iran finds it easier to attack US military bases in the Middle East than to strike Israel, Al Jazeera reported, citing an Iranian official.
ReplyDelete▪️Iran may strike the Israeli nuclear facility in Dimona if the conflict escalates, Al Jazeera also reported.
Trump and Erdogan had planned to hold a meeting between US and Iranian officials in Istanbul this week, but it did not take place because they could not reach Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Axios reports.
ReplyDeleteLa Fuerza Aérea de Yemen emitió un comunicado en el que afirma su disposición a participar en el ataque contra barcos y buques de guerra estadounidenses en el mar Rojo si Estados Unidos lanza cualquier acto de agresión contra Irán en apoyo de “Israel”.
ReplyDeleteIran has arrested a German national accused of “spying in sensitive military and nuclear areas”, according to state TV Channel Two which aired a report on him yesterday.
ReplyDeleteHe was described as a "Jewish German dual national and a spy", with the report showing him detained in the central Markazi Province. Officials alleged he had "dozens of instances of espionage and/or sabotage".
The report said he had entered Iran “under the disguise of a tourist” but alleged that he “had been filming sensitive areas across the country".
"We believe the war will only last two to three weeks if the US does not join the war" - Israeli Channel 11.
ReplyDeleteThe New York Times reports that President Trump will return to the White House over the weekend, Saturday night, and hold two National Security Council meetings. Both will focus on Iran.
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