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1:19 a.m. ET, April 19, 2024 Iran’s air defense downs 3 drones, official says, as state media reports no large-scale strikes From CNN’s Adam Pourahmadi and Hamdi Alkhshali Iranian air defenses shot down three drones Friday, according to a Tehran official, as state media said no large-scale strikes or explosions had been reported following blasts […]
Oil prices surged nearly 4% and US stock futures fell sharply Thursday evening amid reports of explosions in Iran. In recent trading, US oil prices climbed 3.7% to $85.80 a barrel. Brent crude, the world benchmark, gained 3.4% to $90.13 a barrel.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech on July 5, 2023. Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images/File Israel, aided by its allies, dodged a bullet Sunday. To be more precise, 60 tons of explosives aboard more than 350 Iranian projectiles, some bigger than a family car, failed to dodge Israel’s defenses. Yet Israel, in defiance of US […]
11:34 p.m. ET, April 16, 2024 Analysis: Can Netanyahu avoid triggering a regional war? From CNN’s Nic Robertson Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech on July 5, 2023. Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images/File Israel, aided by its allies, dodged a bullet Sunday. To be more precise, 60 tons of explosives aboard more than 350 Iranian […]
By Francesca Gillett BBC News 39 minutes ago Image caption, Israel’s military displays what it says is an Iranian ballistic missile retrieved from the Dead Sea The United States and the European Union say they are looking at imposing further sanctions on Iran, after its attack on Israel at the weekend. US Treasury Secretary Janet […]
2:40 p.m. ET, April 16, 2024 Iran “seems to be business as usual” after closing nuclear facilities on Sunday, IAEA chief says From CNN’s Raja Razek Rafael Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency director general, appears on CNN on Tuesday, April 16. CNN After Iran closed its nuclear facilities on Sunday for “security considerations,” Rafael Grossi, […]
Four U.S. officials told NBC News they expect an Israeli response to Iran’s attack to be limited in scope and most likely to involve strikes on Iranian forces and their proxies outside Iran. “Tensions are high, and either party’s next moves are hard to predict, but all the significant signs point toward an easing of […]
U.S. officials expect a possible Israeli response to Iran’s attack over the weekend to be limited in scope and most likely involve strikes against Iranian military forces and Iranian-backed proxies outside Iran, four U.S. officials told NBC News. The U.S. assessment is based on conversations between U.S. and Israeli officials that happened before Iran fired […]
Iran launched an unprecedented retaliatory attack on Israel over the weekend that included hundreds of missiles and drones launched primarily from its own soil, but also by Iran-backed groups in several other countries. Virtually everything fired at Israel was intercepted before entering the country’s territory, according to the Israel Defense Forces, which reported “very little […]
US stock futures rose Monday as worries over the fallout from Iran’s attack on Israel eased, allowing focus to return to earnings season and inflation risks to rate-cut hopes. S&P 500 (^GSPC) futures added 0.4%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average (