With just more than a week to go before Election Day, the contest continues to hinge on the states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina.
Polling between the two candidates in all seven states remains incredibly tight, suggesting the race could be one of the closest in American history.
(October 25, 2024)
The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that the death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon since last October has risen to 2,634, News.Az reports citing foreign media.
A ministry statement said 41 people were killed and 133 others injured in nationwide Israeli attacks on Thursday, raising the number of injured to 12,252.
The health ministry in Gaza said on Saturday that at least 42,924 people have been killed in the year-long war between Israel and Palestinian militants.
(October 23, 2024)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday „now is the time“ to end the conflict in Gaza, and urged Israel to avoid further escalation with Iran.
The airstrikes “should be the end of this direct exchange of fire between Israel and Iran,” a senior US administration official said after the attacks.
Earlier, security sources said the loud sounds heard by some people in the vicinity of Tehran were due to the activation of air defense systems.
Iran’s official IRNA news agency cited a security source as saying on Saturday morning some of the sounds heard in the capital were caused by “defense activity in Tehran.”
The news agency said there were no reports of incidents that required assistance and that the situation at Mehrabad International Airport and the Imam Khomeini International Airport was “normal.”
IRNA said Iranian air defenses “successfully shot down adversarial targets in the airspace around Tehran province.”
Footage shared online captured what appeared to be interceptions over the Iranian capital.
Das erste Foto bezieht sich auf „Explosion in der Raffinerie in Teheran“ und das zweite Foto bezieht sich auf „Bombenanschlag auf Beirut“.
Das Video hat nichts mit Israels Angriff auf den Iran zu tun. Der Film handelt von den israelischen Angriffen auf Beirut in den vergangenen Tagen.
“The kingdom affirms its firm position in its rejection of the continued escalation in the region and the expansion of the conflict that threatens the security and stability of the countries and peoples of the region,” the Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement.
Former rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia have repaired relations in recent years, while the kingdom‘s attempts to normalise its relations with Israel have largely collapsed since the beginning of the war on Gaza in October 2023.
The United Arab Emirates, which normalised relations with Israel in 2020, also condemned the attack on Iran and voiced „deep concern“ for the „repercussions on regional security and stability“.
Pakistan also condemned the attack, branding it „a dangerous escalation in an already volatile region“, while Malaysia said it was a “clear violation of international law.“
The source informed Shafaq News Agency that the missile landed on an open dirt field in the Makishifa area of Samarra district in the early hours of the morning, with no injuries reported.
Specialized teams have yet to determine the missile’s type or its origin, according to the source, who noted that an investigation into the incident has been opened.
“Nearly at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, the Israeli enemy launched an air missile aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan and Lebanese territories, targeting some military sites in the southern and central regions.” a Military source told SANA.
The source added that the army air defenses intercepted the missiles and downed most of them, indicating that work is still underway to verify the effects of the aggression.
The statement, released hours after the attacks, confirmed that the two servicemen lost their lives while defending Iranian soil. The Army has promised to release further information regarding the incident as soon as possible.
The servicemen were identified as Hamzeh Jahandideh and Mohammad Mehdi Shahrokhifar.
Iran‘s National Air Defense Headquarters has announced the successful interception of attacks on military sites in Tehran, Khuzestan, and Ilam provinces in the early hours of Saturday.
While acknowledging “limited damage” to certain locations, the headquarters asserted that the attacks were successfully repelled. The full extent of the damage is currently under investigation.
• Israel launched direct strikes against Iran Saturday morning, in a high-stakes retaliation to Tehran’s ballistic missile barrage earlier this month. The Israeli military said it hit “precise” military targets and an Israeli military source told CNN the strikes did not include energy infrastructure.
• Iran has said it is “entitled” to defend itself following the attacks. Iranian media appears to be downplaying the strikes, saying military sites in three provinces were hit, but damage was “limited.” The army, though, has said two soldiers were killed.