Today I made clear to Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian that Iran must not draw the Middle East into a wider conflict.

I am deeply concerned about the potential for miscalculation leading to further violence.

Iran should instead work to de-escalate and prevent further attacks.

🧵The US assesses that we are in a window where an Iranian response can happen possibly anytime between now to next week. 1/

#BREAKING German foreign ministry says German FM discussed tense Middle East situation with Iranian FM, German FM calls on all sides to act responsibly and exercise restraint, no one has interest in further regional escalation. -Reuters

🚨The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Iraq spoke today on the phone with Iran's foreign minister and discussed regional tensions. A source with direct knowledge said the Arab foreign ministers spoke to their Iranian counterpart after they received calls from…

Israeli FM Katz issues warning to Iran in Persian: 'If Iran attacks from its own territory, Israel will respond and attack in Iran,' Katz said. Meanwhile Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei warned again that Israel will punish for the attack on Iran's consulate in Damascus.

U.S. Government Transfers Captured Weapons

On Apr. 4, 2024, the U.S. government transferred over 5,000 AK-47s, machine guns, sniper rifles, RPG-7s and over 500,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces. This constitutes enough materiel to equip one UKR BDE…

US officials believe an Iranian attack on Israel would likely be carried out by multiple of its proxy forces in the region, rather than by Iran directly, sources familiar with the intel tell Natasha Bertrand & me.

Iran is wary of a dramatic escalation in conflict, sources said.

State spox says the reports are not true (that Iran has sent a message to US it would not retaliate for Israeli strike on Iran facility in Damascus if there is a ceasefire in Gaza.)

UNICEF estimates that at least 1,000 children in Gaza have had one or two of their legs amputated through the end of November. The gruesome scene of a kitchen amputation without anesthetic highlights the daily horrors of Israel’s ongoing bombardment. wapo.st/3U3OaHt

Amid threats by officials, Iranian state media publishes infographic of nine Iranian missiles that the Islamic republic claims are capable of reaching Israel.

A Gaza, environ 40 % des plus de 33 000 Palestiniens tués depuis le 7 octobre 2023 sont des enfants.

Israel military sacks senior officers over killing of aid workers in Gaza, as its inquiry finds strikes were “serious violation of commands' bbc.in/3vJfIZl

🧵New Amnesty International research shows a horrifying surge in executions in #Iran . In 2023, at least 853 people were executed, including protesters. Hundreds were executed for acts that should never result in the death penalty, including for drug-related offences.
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زادروز #احسان_یارشاطر (Yarshater, Ehsan)، ایرانشناس، استاد عالیقدر مطالعات ایرانی و زبانهای باستانی ایران، بنیان‌گذار و سرویراستار دانشنامۀ ایرانیکا فرخنده باد.

Munition dropped right through the World Central Kitchen logo

Breaking News: The nonprofit World Central Kitchen said it was pausing operations in Gaza and the region after seven of its workers were killed in an airstrike. nyti.ms/3TF8Eop