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It’s not something that will be easily accessible for Israel from the air,
We must act now to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, its central energy facilities, and to fatally cripple this terrorist regime,
Bennett wrote on X after Iran’s missile barrage The West is blaming Iran for the escalation,
We'll be discussing with the Israelis what they're going to do, but they — every — all seven of us [G7 leaders] agree that they have a right to respond, but they should respond in proportion,
The Israelis are determined with this momentum to break with what the Iranians and the axis of resistance called the ring of fire,
Miller said, referring to Tehran's strategy of surrounding Israel with its proxies And yes, it could provide an avenue, a pathway, for the United States to get into this war,
The key drivers of events in the Middle East today are the players that are engaged in these combat operations,
said Brian Katulis, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute That could mean attacking oil-producing facilities in Saudi Arabia,
said Aaron David Miller, a former U.S. negotiator for the Middle East who is now with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace We fight the axis of evil everywhere,
If they rid the region of their presence, no doubt these conflicts, wars and clashes will completely go away,
This meant that Iran had to retaliate and carry out a "surgical operation" against Israeli military sites, and that's what we saw last night,
The dangerous cycle of attacks and retaliation risks ... spiraling out of control. An immediate cease-fire across the region is needed."
Josep Borrell, foreign policy chief of the EU, posted on X We absolutely need a ceasefire,
It is high time to stop the sickening cycle of escalation after escalation that is leading the people of the Middle East straight over the cliff,
Iran's response was necessary to restore balance and deterrence."
Iranian envoy Amir Saeid Iravani meanwhile said Anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran's heinous attack on Israel does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil,
said Foreign Minister Israel Katz in a statement Since last October, Israel has conducted in Gaza the most deadly and destructive military campaign in my years as secretary-general,
Simultaneously armed Palestinian groups have also used violence. Hamas has continued to launch rockets,
This is a historic and, at the same time, dangerous moment for the Middle East,
They've proven they aren't afraid of carrying out bold and very daring operations—not just in Lebanon and Gaza, but in Syria, Yemen, and in the heart of Iran, among other places,