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  Netanyahu assures US that Israel would not strike Iran's nuclear or oil facilities: Report

  World | October 15, 2024 11:21 IST

  Netanyahu's unusually moderate stand has signalled that Israel wants to conduct a limited counterstrike to avoid a full-scale war. US President Joe Biden has publicly voiced his opposition to an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.

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  Israel likely to target Iran's military, energy sites in retaliatory attack: US officials | Report

  World | October 13, 2024 16:04 IST

  Iran fired over 180 missiles into Israel on October 1 in retaliation for Israel's military operations in Gaza and Lebanon and the killings of a string of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders. Israel has repeatedly said it will respond to Iran's missile barrage with US support.

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  Funeral of slain Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh held in Qatar as Israel prepares for escalation | WATCH

  World | August 02, 2024 17:24 IST

  Thousands of mourners, including Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, attended Haniyeh's funeral ceremony, after which he will be buried in the city of Lusail. Haniyeh's killing in Iran sent shockwaves through the Middle East and threatened an escalation of regional tensions.

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  Israel will retaliate against Iran, says UK Foreign Minister; PM Sunak urges restraint amid tensions

  World | April 17, 2024 18:43 IST

  Cameron's statement marks the starkest warning of a further escalation of tensions in the region after Iran directly attacked Israel on Saturday for the first time in decades. Iran launched some 300 missiles and drones in retaliation for a suspected Israeli attack on an Iranian embassy in Syria.

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  'Don't': Biden warns Iran as world on edge over expected attack on Israel

  World | April 13, 2024 12:52 IST

  Israel has not claimed responsibility for the Syria attack on April 1, but Iran blames its arch-nemesis for killing seven Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps officers. A recent report said Iran is likely to unleash an attack on Israel within this week as the US is on high alert.

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  Middle East on edge over Iran's possible retaliation against Israel: How it would impact oil prices?

  Explainers | April 12, 2024 17:31 IST

  A suspected Israeli attack on Iran's embassy in Syria, killing 12, has dramatically raised the stakes in the Middle East as nations prepare for Iran's retaliation. This can result in an expansion of the war in the region and would have repercussions in the oil market, including India.

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  'Step aside so you won't get hurt': Iran to US as it readies attack on Israel for strike in Syria

  World | April 06, 2024 9:51 IST

  The suspected Israeli bombing of an Iranian consulate in Syria killed 12 people, including seven Revolutionary Guard members, four Syrians and a Hezbollah member. Top Iranian military commander Mohammed Reza Zahedi, marking he most high-profile killing since Qassem Soleimani's death in 2020.

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  CIA warns Israel of Iran's possible retaliation within 48 hours for consulate attack in Syria

  World | April 04, 2024 10:38 IST

  At least 12 people were killed in an apparent Israeli airstrike on an Iranian consulate in Syria, including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander and a Hezbollah member. The attack has raised concerns of the Israel-Hamas war spreading in the Middle East due to Iran and its proxies.

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  Biden says he's decided on response to drone attack that killed American troops in Jordan

  World | January 31, 2024 7:14 IST

  According to local reports, the Pentagon is planning "waves of attacks" on Iran-backed forces as Biden faces pressure to respond without escalating a wider war. At least three American troops were killed and around 40 injured after a drone struck US base Tower 22 in Jordan.

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  Iran 'not well-liked' in region, says US President Biden after Pakistan's retaliatory strikes

  World | January 19, 2024 10:07 IST

  At least nine people were killed in what Pakistan called "a series of highly coordnated and specifically targeted precision military strikes". However, the airstrikes could backfire on Pakistan because the Baluch Liberation Army said it will avenge the killings and wage war on the state.

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  Pakistan carries out retaliatory attacks in Iran over earlier airstrikes that killed two

  World | January 18, 2024 9:09 IST

  The development came after Iran admitted to carry out the airstrike in Pakistan and affirmed that they only targeted terrorists and not Pakistani citizens. Iran launched massive airstrikes targeting Jaish al-Adl--a Sunni militant group which largely operates across the border in Pakistan.

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  Five killed after US, UK militaries launch massive strike against Houthis in Yemen

  World | January 12, 2024 16:08 IST

  The US struck over 60 targets in Yemen, including command-and-control nodes, munitions depots, launching systems, production facilities and air defense radar systems. British PM Rishi Sunak said they had non-operational support from the Netherlands, Canada and Bahrain.

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  Israel-Hamas war: IDF launches retaliatory attacks at Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

  World | November 19, 2023 10:12 IST

  In a separate incident, an Israeli drone fired two missiles at an aluminum plant outside the southern Lebanese market town of Nabatiyeh. Hezbollah has conducted daily assaults on Israeli troops since the October 7 attack by Hamas.

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  2 killed in Kyiv in retaliatory strikes after Ukraine launches largest drone strike towards Russia

  World | August 30, 2023 20:45 IST

  The deceased in Kyiv were two security guards aged 26 and 36 years, while three people sustained injuries from falling debris, according to the city's Military Administration.

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  2 Pak soldiers killed in retaliatory action along LoC in Jammu & Kashmir: Army

  India | December 21, 2019 15:20 IST

  In the morning, the Indian Army spotted two bodies near the LoC. However, a physical verification could not be carried out because of tense situation along the border, the sources said.

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  India's retaliatory action made Pak to take UN refuge: Rajnath Singh

  India | November 19, 2014 17:32 IST

  Bhaderwah (JK):  Pakistan was forced to take United Nation's refuge to stop retaliatory action by India in the wake of repeated ceasefire violations, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.“They (Pakistan) went to request the