US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin considered the Iranian attack on Israel yesterday evening, Tuesday, a "blatant aggression", noting that he had a phone call with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Galant after the attack. Austin wrote on "X": "I spoke today with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant after Iran's blatant aggression against Israel. We praised our joint protection of Israel from about 200 missiles launched by Iran, and pledged to remain in constant contact, and expressed deep condolences to the families affected by the horrific/terrorist/shooting in Israel yesterday, according to his claim. Earlier, the Israeli army announced that Iran had fired about 180 missiles at Israel, confirming that most of them were intercepted and one person was killed. Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Related Articles
Arab League deplores Oman shooting incident
The Arab League condemned on Tuesday the gun incident took place in the al-Wadi al-Kabeer neighborhood in Oman’s capital, Muscat, that killed and wounded some persons, including a police man.
In a statement, the Cairo-based League affirmed full solid…
Erdogan discusses with Haniyeh efforts to calm the situation in Gaza
Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed, by telephone, with the head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, developments in the war on the Gaza Strip and the efforts made for a ceasefire.
Erdogan said in a post on the ‘X’ p…
Macron calls for halting arms shipments to Israel
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called for halting arms shipments to Israel namely the weapons employed against Gaza.
Macron in remarks to France Inter radio said priority should be on reaching a political solution and stopping the shipm…