Israel's strike showed Iran's air defenses were 'woefully unprepared.' Here's what Tehran may do next

businessinsider.com A Russian-made S-300 missile system drives in front of the officials' stand during a 2019 military parade in Tehran. AFP via Getty Images Israel showed it can take out a key…

Iran's Nightmares

zerohedge.com Iran's Nightmares Authored by Victor Davis Hanson, Details of the recent limited Israeli retaliatory strike against Iranian anti-aircraft missile batteries at Isfahan are…

Rapper Toomaj Salehi Given Death Sentence By Iranian Court

deadline.com A lawyer for Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi said his client has been given a death sentence for his involvement in the protests that swept Iran in 2022. “An order for the…

Middle East escalation could trigger energy shock that fuels inflation, World Bank warns

cnbc.com A general view of Isfahan Refinery, one of the largest refineries in Iran and is considered as the first refinery in the country in terms of diversity of petroleum products…

Lawmaker Suggests Iran Is Ready For Nuclear Weapon Testing

zerohedge.com Lawmaker Suggests Iran Is Ready For Nuclear Weapon Testing Via Middle East Eye Iranian military commanders and high-ranking officials have warned they could change their…

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apnews.com Germany said Wednesday that it plans to follow several other countries in resuming cooperation with the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians in Gaza after the publication of…

FTSE 100 hits record high as shares rise amid hopes of interest rate cuts

theguardian.com The UK stock market hit a record high on Tuesday, as shares were lifted by hopes of interest rate cuts and an easing of geopolitical tensions. The FTSE 100 index of…

U.S. crude oil falls below $81 a barrel as market brushes off looming Iran oil sanctions

cnbc.com A general view of Isfahan Refinery, one of the largest refineries in Iran and is considered as the first refinery in the country in terms of diversity of petroleum products…

Here Comes The Cavalry?

zerohedge.com Here Comes The Cavalry? By Benjamin Picton of Rabobank Here Comes The Cavalry? The risk of imminent hot war between Israel and Iran seems to have dissipated for the time…

'Best thing' is for everyone to stay 'puzzled' on last week's odd retaliation strike on Iran, Israeli president says

businessinsider.com An Israeli air force F-16 fighter jet takes off. JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images Israel last week responded to Iran's unprecedented attack earlier this month with a one-off…

FTSE 100 hits record closing high amid hopes of interest rate cuts

theguardian.com The UK stock market has hit a record closing high, amid optimism that the Bank of England will cut interest rates twice this year and easing geopolitical tensions in the…

Oil prices fall more than 1% as Iran-Israel tensions ease

theglobeandmail.com Oil prices fell by more than 1 per cent on Monday, as the market focus switched to fundamentals after Israel and Iran played down the risk of an escalation of hostilities…

Israel planned a much bigger attack on Iran but scaled it back after intense pressure from its allies: report

businessinsider.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on June 25, 2023. Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP Israel…

Iran's air defense purchase from Russia backfires

newsweek.com An Israeli attack on Iran damaged a Russian-made S-300 air defense system, according to a new report, marking a possible embarrassing performance for the Moscow-designed…

Iran’s supreme leader tacitly acknowledges Tehran hit little in its attack on Israel

nbcnews.com JERUSALEM — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel hit anything there, a tacit…

What we know so far about apparent Israeli attack on Iran

euronews.com Despite calls for moderation from G7 leaders, it appears that Iran and Israel have shifted from a proxy war to direct confrontation. The tit-for-tat air strikes between the…

Israel hit Iran with a half-ton supersonic 'Rampage' missile, report says

businessinsider.com An illustrative image of an Israeli fighter jet firing a "Rampage" air-to-ground missile. Israeli Military Industries Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries Israel used a…

'Like Toys, Not Drones': Iran Continues Mocking Israel's Attack As Contrasting Narratives Emerge

zerohedge.com 'Like Toys, Not Drones': Iran Continues Mocking Israel's Attack As Contrasting Narratives Emerge Iran has continued mocking Israel's limited attack which happened in the…

Iran's foreign minister downplays drone attack, says Tehran investigating

investing.com WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) -Iran's foreign minister on Friday said Tehran was investigating an overnight attack on Iran, adding that so far a link to Israel had not been…

Israeli Security Chief Slams 'Lame' Attack On Iran, Deepening Division Among War Leaders

zerohedge.com Israeli Security Chief Slams 'Lame' Attack On Iran, Deepening Division Among War Leaders Days ago, The Wall Street Journal featured a headline that underscored Israel's war…

Major War Just Narrowly Averted & Biden Already Mulls $1BN+ In New Arms For Israel

zerohedge.com Major War Just Narrowly Averted & Biden Already Mulls $1BN+ In New Arms For Israel President Biden is mulling his first new major arms sales to Israel since the…

Bond Yields Have Hit “the Danger Zone”

investorplace.com A “targeted” counterattack last night… the 10-year Treasury yield is a problem for stocks… home sales fall thanks to expensive mortgages… silver might shine more than gold…

Why Israeli and Iranian officials downplayed apparent retaliatory strike in central Iran

pbs.org There is an uneasy calm across the Middle East after both Israeli and Iranian officials had muted responses to Israel's apparent retaliatory strike in central Iran. The…

Iranian foreign minister says it will not escalate conflict and mocks Israeli weapons as ‘toys that our children play with’

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article Iran's foreign minister on Friday refused to acknowledge that…

Israel and Iran’s conflict enters a new, dangerous phase

vox.com A crowd carrying a model of Iran’s first-ever hypersonic missile, Fattah, past a mosque during a gathering to celebrate the IRGC UAV and missile attack against Israel, in…

The Morning Risk Report: Wall Street Steered Billions to Blacklisted Chinese Companies, House Probe Finds

createsend.com Good morning. A congressional investigation found that Wall Street used billions of dollars of American retirement savings and other investments to buy shares in index funds…

Why the Israel-Iran conflict isn't a reason to worry about a third World War

msnbc.com The tit-for-tat strike that had analysts and world leaders wringing their hands in worry that a World War III would fire up in the Middle East finally happened Thursday,…

Why Is The US Stock Index Hitting New Lows?

watcher.guru The US Stock Index is currently projecting red, pointing towards fear as the overall market momentum turns sour. The primary reason why the stock market indices are…

WATCH LIVE: White House holds briefing after Israel strikes Iran overnight

pbs.org White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing on Friday as reports are made of an apparent Israeli drone attack near a major air base and nuclear…

China responds after Israel strikes Iran

newsweek.com China has spoken out on Israel's airstrike against Iran, a widely anticipated attack that had raised fears of open war between the nations. "China opposes any act that leads…

Israel Launches Retaliatory Strike on Iran, But Scope Appears Limited

youtube.com As Israel maintained official silence on Friday’s retaliatory attack on Iran, its analysts and officials weighed in on whether the scale of the assault was a sign of…

Israel hits Iran with retaliatory airstrike

theweek.com Israel carried out an airstrike inside Iran early Friday, U.S., Israeli and Iranian officials said. The limited attack was "intended to signal to Iran that Israel had the…

Stock market today: Indexes edge lower as investors assess Israeal's strike on Iran

aol.com None US stocks edged lower on Friday as investors assessed Israel's strike against Iran. • None The missile strike was limited and is seen as symbolic and could serve as an…

Apparent Israeli attack drones near Iranian base and nuclear site activates air defenses

pbs.org DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An apparent Israeli drone attack on a major air base near the central city of Isfahan activated Iranian air defenses early Friday. The…

Blinken Says US Wasn't Part of Israeli Strikes on Iran

youtube.com Israel reportedly struck back at Iran on Friday morning, hitting a military site in a drone operation that was limited in scale and seemed to cause little damage. Iranian…

Israel’s retaliation

reason.com Israel attacks Iran: Overnight, Israeli forces attacked near Isfahan, Iran, in retribution for Iran's barrage of drones and missiles that hit Israel roughly a week ago. This…

Is there a peaceful way forward for Israel and Iran?

theweek.com Israel attacked Iran overnight in what appears to be a retaliatory strike after weeks of escalating tensions between the two nations. US officials confirmed to CBS News that…

"Eye For An Eye, A Tooth For A Tooth": Only Hamas Wants Bigger War As Iran, Israel Signal Strikes 'Done'

zerohedge.com "Eye For An Eye, A Tooth For A Tooth": Only Hamas Wants Bigger War As Iran, Israel Signal Strikes 'Done' There has been no Iranian response against Israel for the overnight…

Israel downgraded by S&P on risk of military escalation with Iran

fortune.com Israel’s long-term credit rating is being downgraded by S&P, which cited the risk of military escalation with Iran. It is the second major U.S. credit ratings agency to do…

Iran, allies respond to Israel's "attack"

newsweek.com Iran and its Lebanese Hezbollah partners appear to be dismissing the significance of Israel's reported overnight strike on targets inside the country, as the world again…

Israel's long-term credit rating is downgraded by S&P, 2nd major US agency to do so, citing conflict

aol.com Israel's long-term credit rating is being downgraded by S&P, which cited the risk of military escalation with Iran. It is the second major U.S. credit ratings agency to do…

Iran fires at apparent Israeli attack drones near Isfahan air base

asia.nikkei.com An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan, an…

Iran map reveals how close Israeli strikes were to hitting nuclear sites

newsweek.com Israel's retaliatory strikes inside Iran appeared to target nuclear sites on Friday, warning of increased dangers amid the ongoing shadow war between the two regional powers…

Bitcoin jumps to $65,000: Why traders are shrugging off Iran-Israel clash before the halving

dlnews.com Bitcoin is hovering at almost $65,000 with a 5% increase since yesterday as markets react to retaliation in the Middle East. Reports of an attack on an Iranian military base…

Israel seems to have stuck to small drones when it hit Iran

businessinsider.com A man rides a motorbike past a billboard depicting Iranian ballistic missiles in service in Tehran on April 19, 2024. -/AFP via Getty Images An Israeli strike hit Isfahan in…

A camera-free courtroom gives Trump the upper hand

cjr.org Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is underway, but the only way the public is finding out about it is through secondhand accounts. Journalists are assiduously relaying…

Oil prices get short-lived boost from attack on Iran

aol.com Oil prices jumped overnight after explosions were reported near the Iranian city of Isfahan, but those gains dissipated Friday as officials sought to play down the latest…

Bitcoin slides below $60,000 after reports of Israeli missile strike on Iran

theglobeandmail.com Cryptocurrencies fell heavily and bitcoin broke below $60,000 on Friday in a rush out of risky assets following reports of an Israeli missile strike on Iran. Bitcoin BTJ24…

Israel's limited attack on Iran was to send a message that it can penetrate Iranian defenses whenever it wants, experts say

businessinsider.com People on the streets of Tehran, Iran, continue their daily lives after explosions are heard in Isfahan on April 19, 2024. Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images Israel…

Fog of Escalation: Israel Strike on Iran Sort-of Open Thread

nakedcapitalism.com Normally I would put up a post on such an important event as Israel (according to US sources) delivering on its promise to strike Iran in retaliation for Iran’s retaliation…

Tehran plays down reported Israeli attacks, signals no further retaliation

investing.com DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated…

Oil prices slip after spiking earlier on reported Israeli attack on Iran

theglobeandmail.com Oil slipped on Friday after prices spiked earlier on reports that Israel had attacked Iran as market fears of a major escalation to hostilities in the Mideast appeared to…

Stock market today: Gold and oil spike and US futures drop after Iran comes under fire

aol.com None Stocks are set to open in the red on Friday as markets reacted to Israel's apparent strike on Iran. • None Brent crude oil prices also shot up before paring gains. US…

Israel and Iran: All-out war, or measured retaliation?

cnbc.com Iran and Israel, regional arch-foes, are trading attacks and threats — the latest of which saw Israel launch a "limited military strike" on Iran in the early hours of Friday…

Oil prices jump about 3% after explosions reported in Iran

fortune.com Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 3.5% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights. Tensions in the Middle East…

Bitcoin Briefly Falls Under $60,000 As Middle East Conflict Escalates

unchainedcrypto.com Bitcoin briefly plunged to a low of $59,698 late on Thursday night as US officials confirmed that Israel had carried out military operations in Iran. The price of the…

Iran fires air defenses after spotting drones as reports of attack from Israel swirl

fortune.com Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones, which were suspected to be part…

Oil prices jump on escalating tensions in the Middle East

cnn.com Oil prices jumped on Friday while Asian markets tumbled, with global investors worrying about an escalation in conflict in the Middle East after explosions were reported…