Its attacks have forced shippers to re-route cargo to longer and more expensive journeys around southern Africa and stoked fears of the Israel-Hamas war spreading and destabilizing the Middle East.
"This is again hopefully a source of encouragement for these countries to take the necessary courageous step," Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Mohammad Mustafa said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the US and Saudi Arabia were very close to concluding a set of agreements on nuclear energy, security and defense cooperation.
Throughout these seven months of war in Gaza, and in the years leading up to October 7, there have been forces at work in the region that have amounted to a kind of Hamas lobby.
As Washington works on restoring calm in Gaza through a hostage deal that would achieve a ceasefire, Blinken said, a moment of choice was approaching for Israel.
The fruits of several calamitous decisions can be seen today, as Iran has successfully attacked Israel on seven fronts in pursuit of the Jewish state’s destruction.
Qassem Saqlawi, a Hezbollah commander responsible for coordinating rocket and missile fire at Israel from Lebanon's coast, was eliminated by Israeli forces.
Regardless of what Western analysts think about Iran's international relations, Iran has secured close ties throughout the Middle East and Asia under President Raisi.
According to Monday overnight Iranian reports, Russia has dispatched two Tabriz advanced aircraft, three helicopters, and 50 professional mountain rescue personnel.
It isn't expected that presidents should go missing or be involved in crashes. However, historically, a number of important political and military leaders have met their end in crashes.
This does “nothing” for regime change, said Dr. Meir Javedanfar, an Iranian lecturer at Reichman University, as he explained that the impact would largely be domestic.
New details emerged about Ghahremani who is being held in Kermanshah Central Prison in Western Iran. Ynet reported about the postponement of Arvin Nathaniel’s execution until next month.
While apologists of the regime expressed hope for Raisi’s well-being, others implied that the regime itself was behind an assassination attempt, and many others expressed joy at the unconfirmed news.
While Israeli leaders seek to do something about the Hezbollah threat, politicians cannot decide on a 'day after' plan for Gaza, which hampers the ability to come up with a plan for Hezbollah.