The Islamic Republic of Iran today is a Shiite Islamic republic with a Sunni minority under a theocratic regime which is ruled by President Hassan Rouhani since 2013. Historically, it is home to some of the world's oldest civilizations including the Persian empire. Since the 1979 Islamic revolution Iran has become more and more conservative.
An Israeli military spokesman said on Saturday that Israel would retaliate, following last week's missile attack by Tehran, "when the time is right."
The official told CNN that the Biden administration hopes to see "Some wisdom as well as strength...but as you guys know, no guarantees."
Iran's top diplomat is in Lebanon, but what does that mean for the current conflict in the Middle East?
“Israel has a compelling need, even an imperative, to respond. I think that no sovereign nation on Earth could fail to respond,” Barak said.
Hezbollah has refrained from officially appointing a successor to Nasrallah, possibly to avoid making his replacement a target for an Israeli assassination, they said.
Amidror said, “They didn’t leave us a choice. They are acting now as if they can do whatever they want.”
Democrats chairman Yair Golan said that the missile attack was a "declaration of war" but said that Israel should not be hasty.
It also issued a veiled threat to the United States, stressing that “Regional states and the Zionists’ supporters are advised to part ways with the regime.”
"We do not now see other aerial threats from Iran...So we issued instructions to [the Israeli populace] leave safety areas."
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin's visit to Iran highlights growing ties between the two nations, as they deepen economic cooperation and strengthen their anti-Western alliance.
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