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The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has said it carried out a strike on the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel.

Global prices for crude oil jumped by as much as 3.5% shortly after Israel carried out a series of strikes on Iran in the early hours of Friday.

International ratings agency S&P Global downgraded Israel’s long-term credit rating on Thursday, citing the risk of a military escalation with Iran.

PARIS: Here are some international reactions Friday after Israel’s reported attack on the Iranian province of Isfahan, where it has…

An IRGC official has warned that if Israel takes action against Iran’s nuclear facilities, it will definitely face “tit-for-tat” retaliation against the regime’s nuclear centers with advanced weapons.

The sound of explosions have been heard near the central Iranian city of Isfahan and Tabriz in the country’s northwest after air defense systems fired at “suspicious objects” early Friday. 

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the shooting down of three Israeli quadcopters by the country’s air defense over the central city of Isfahan caused no damage or injuries.

The US officials denied reports that Washington had given a green-light for an operation in Rafah if Israel declined to strike Iran in retaliation for its April 13 attack

According to local sources, a radar station located at a military site along a highway connecting the towns of Qarfa and Izraa was disabled in the attack

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian added that prior to the attack, Tehran said that it would not target US military infrastructure in the Middle East “except in a situation where the United States wants to take military measures in support of Israel”