Iran-Israel tensions escalate as Iran rejects Western calls to de-escalate, highlighting increasing geopolitical tensions and secu...
Iran on Tuesday rejected Western calls to stand down its threat to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran late last month.
Western diplomats have scrambled to avert a major conflagration in the Middle East, where tensions were already high due to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. International efforts to stave off an Iranian attack have intensified, with US President Joe Biden and the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Britain warning Tehran in a joint statement on Monday.
Israel assassinated Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut a day earlier, leaving the region on edge.Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said his country was"ready to foil any threat in real time" but added that he was"not familiar" with reports that Iran was expected to launch an attack in the next 24 hours.
They backed a call by Biden and the leaders of Egypt and Qatar for renewed talks between Israel and Hamas this Thursday,"and stressed there is no further time to lose."The pressure to bring an end to the fighting in the Gaza Strip and for Hamas to release its hostages came as the militant group's armed wing said it had killed one Israeli captive and wounded two more in"incidents.
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