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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 events”, a week after the country’s first-ever direct attack on Israel from its own territory. Most of the missiles and drones were shot down by Israel and its allies and the attack caused modest damage in Israel. “How many missiles were…

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is caught between two regional powers and could face serious social, political and economic repercussions should regional tensions continue to intensify. Jordan’s tenuous position means that any regional action – an intensification of hostilities between Iran and Israel or an Israeli invasion of Rafah – can have incendiary repercussions domestically. “Any imminent Iranian-Israeli war is going to put Jordan on a tightrope,” Sean Yom, an expert on Jordan at Temple University and the author of From Resilience to Revolution, told Al Jazeera. “Publicly, it has to stay out of the fray; it cannot side with…

NewsFeedIsraeli forces have killed more than a dozen Palestinians during a three-day raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp, which has left the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem in ruins.Published On 21 Apr 202421 Apr 2024 Source link

With no end to the war on Gaza, and Iran-Israel tensions rising, do US calls for ‘de-escalation’ ring hollow?In this episode, host Steve Clemons speaks with Ussama Makdisi, professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley; and Ali Vaez, Iran project director at the International Crisis Group. The exchange of direct attacks between Iran and Israel is likely to subside, but the shadow war goes on, which could intensify as long as the war on Gaza continues, argues Vaez. And as long as the wider Palestinian issue remains unresolved, there is little to no hope for long-lasting stability throughout…

Zimmerman and Axelman discuss their film, Israelism, challenging the merging of Jewish identity and Israeli nationalism.The documentary Israelism examines the rift among Jews regarding Palestine, highlighting young people’s increasing criticism of Israel and Zionism. This divide is driven by firsthand accounts of Israel’s actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. As the film faces opposition from groups trying to cancel its screenings, its main protagonist, Simone Zimmerman, and its co-director and producer, Erin Axelman, talk to Al Jazeera. Source link

NewsFeedThis is the moment the US House of Representatives approved a military aid package worth $95 billion to support Ukraine, along with Israel and Taiwan. Lawmakers were told to stop waving Ukrainian flags on the floor of the US Congress. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his thanks.Published On 21 Apr 202421 Apr 2024 Source link

Tehran, Iran – Iran says it has shot down three quadcopters launched inside its territory and news reports say there have been explosions at some military sites in Syria – taken as indications that Israel has responded to Iran’s missile and drone attacks on its soil last week. Iran said it shot down the quadcopters in the central province of Isfahan, where there are military bases, as well as the country’s main nuclear facilities at Natanz. However, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that Iran’s nuclear sites were untouched. For several hours, there were conflicting reports as the United…

The words of the Jewish lawyer who coined the term ‘genocide’ still hold lessons for us today. Source link

NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Bernard Smith in occupied East Jerusalem says Israeli officials won’t confirm or deny the country’s involvement in Friday’s suspected attack on Iran – but at least one far-right member of the Israeli cabinet was unimpressed by what happened.Published On 19 Apr 202419 Apr 2024 Source link

EXPLAINERIran deployed air defence batteries to intercept and destroy three drones over the city of Isfahan, but downplayed the incident.Iran’s air defence systems were deployed in multiple parts of the country early Friday morning after reports of explosions near the airport in Isfahan province, amid rapidly escalating tensions with Israel, according to state media. On Friday, there were also reported explosions in Iraq and Syria. Here is what we know so far: What happened and when? Iran fired air defence batteries in multiple provinces and shot down three small drones over the central city of Isfahan, according to state media reports.…