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Israel and Iran both have little incentive to stop and no obvious route to outright victory. Much depends on President Trump.
Iran and Israel have launched a fresh wave of attacks on each other in a development that continues to raise fears of the wider region being plunged into a destabilising conflict. Iranian missiles struck Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa shortly before dawn on Monday,
The IDF aerial superiority over Tehran after killing four Iranian intelligence officials and destroying one-third of Iran's missile launchers.
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Legit.ng on MSNMiddle East War: Trouble for Iran as US Raises Alarm Over Missile Attack on Its Embassy in Tel AvivIranian missiles damaged the US embassy in Tel Aviv, escalating tensions. Israel retaliated with strikes on Iran's energy sector, while both sides continued attacks.
In many ways, it’s conceivable that Israel's Operation Rising Lion will alter the military balance of power in the Middle East more so than the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
Gold rose to a near two-month high on Monday, as intensified clashes between Israel and Iran over the weekend stoked fears of a broader regional conflict, pushing investors towards safe-haven assets.
The war between Israel and Iran is in its fourth day, with Israel striking at military sites and Iran's nuclear program and Iran firing missiles in retaliation
Attacks force shift in U.S. plan for diplomatic deal in Iran and efforts to disentangle from region.
The president had opposed Israeli action against Iran but came to believe that Israel had reason to act and that the U.S. would have to lend some support.
Donald Trump declared that, “for the first time in a thousand years, the world will look at this region not as a place of turmoil and strife, and war and death, but as a land of opportunity and hope.”
Global energy executives gathered in the Malaysian capital on Monday for an industry conference with an eye on the dramatic escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran, which has fuelled worries that it could widen and disrupt supply.