Airstrikes

Israel faces emerging regional alignment as Syria turns to Pakistan after strikes - analysis

Talk of Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords appears to underestimate how much Riyadh and other countries have become concerned about Israeli strikes in places like Syria.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani meets with European Commission Vice-President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas (not pictured), in Brussels, Belgium, May 11, 2026
Abu al-Duhur base is seen following reported Israeli strikes, Syria, August 18, 2026

Turkey denies Israeli claims, says no troops were at Syrian airbase struck by IDF

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the new settlement of Doran in the Mount Hebron region of the West Bank, June 16, 2026.

Israel will not tolerate Turkey's 'dangerous adventures' in Syria, Katz warns Erdogan

 Syria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Asaad Hasan al-Shaibani attends a panel discussion, "New Dawn for Damascus: Prospects for Syria's Transition", during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 15, 2025.

Syria FM claims Israel was told that Turkey was not building forces before airbase strikes - report


IDF raises nationwide threat level, restricts activities

This followed a situational assessment, approved by Defense Minister Israel Katz, following US Air Force airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

 IDF Home Front Command issues orders for essential-only activity nationwide, June 22, 2025.

Killed Hezbollah head Hassan Nasrallah's former bodyguard killed in Israeli strikes in Tehran

A source said Abu Ali Khalil, who served as a bodyguard for Hezbollah’s slain chief, had been on a religious pilgrimage when he met up with a member of the Kataeb Sayyed Al-Shuhada group.

 A person walks past a banner with a picture of Hassan Nasrallah, during preparations ahead of his public funeral ceremony, in Beirut, Lebanon. February 22, 2025.

WATCH: Israeli Air Force to receive next-generation refueling aircraft for Iran strikes

These aerial refueling missions are crucial for the Air Force's operations in Iran, enabling the continued maintenance of aerial superiority in the region, according to the military. 

 Refueling an Israeli fighter jet, June 18, 2025.

Merz: 'Israel is doing the dirty work for all of us by striking Iran, lacks necessary weapons'

German Chancellor Merz has praised Israel for doing the 'dirty work' for everyone, but said that Israel also lacked the necessary weapons.

 German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz attends a press conference following the German general election in Berlin, Germany, February 24, 2025.

IDF strikes additional SAM sites in western Iran - watch

This followed Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei telling G7 countries to stop their "one-sided rhetoric" and condemn Israeli aggression, according to state media outlet IRNA

Israeli Air Force fighter pilots embark to attack Iranian nuclear targets, June 15, 2025

Israel's message to Iran: Target population centers, IDF will strike infrastructure

Some 204 people have already been wounded by Iranian attacks, along with three killed.

 Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel, June 13, 2025

IDF, Navy intercept Iranian drones as Israeli strikes target Tabriz, in northern Iran

Two people were also killed in an Israeli attack on a missile site in Assadabad in western Iran.

Iranian air defenses firing following an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, June 14, 2025

Israel reportedly striking at Fordow nuclear site after destroying Natanz

The IDF has capabilities that could damage and cause cave-ins at Fordow, which lies underneath a mountain.

A handout satellite image shows a general view of the Natanz nuclear facility after a fire, in Natanz, Iran July 8, 2020

‘We want to degrade, disrupt and remove this threat,’ says IDF intelligence chief after Iran strike

Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder says Military Intelligence is on high alert and fully prepared for 'existential' campaign

 IDF Intelligence Directorate head Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder addressing an operations room amid Israel's strikes on Iran as part of Operation "Rising Lion," June 13, 2025.

Iranian state media downplays Israeli strike as Persian exile outlets celebrate strikes

London-based Iran International quoted an unnamed Israeli official who said the raid “targeted the homes of senior military and political officials.”

 People gather in the street in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025.