Iran Friday condemned Israel's air raids in Syria, saying they had been launched on "invented pretexts". "Iran firmly condemns the attacks by the Zionist regime on Syrian territory," foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said, cited by semi-official news agency ISNA. "The...

By  Elizabeth Tsurkov (The Forward)- Israel’s bombing campaign against dozens of Iranian, Hezbollah and Syrian Army targets across Syria last night was the most extensive Israeli operation in Israel in over 40 years. Through these strikes, Israel is signaling to Tehran that it...

Bahrain's foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid al-Khalifa, on Thursday backed Israel's right to "defend itself" after the Israeli military said it struck dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria overnight. "As long as Iran has breached the status quo in the region and invaded countries...

Syria's foreign ministry said on Thursday that Israel's latest move towards "direct confrontation ... indicates the start of a new phase of aggression against" Damascus. "This aggressive conduct by the Zionist entity ... will lead to nothing but an increase in tensions in the region,"...