With Iran's proxies weakened, vehicles with missiles, artillery parade streets, black-clad women carry rifles; Pezeshkian lauds Aoun’s election, says Lebanon unity will ‘defeat’ Israel

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Thousands of fighters linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps paraded with heavy weapons and vehicles through the streets of Tehran on Friday showing their readiness to face "threats"."We also want to show that the Basij are ready to confront all threats from enemies of the Islamic revolution,

Israel's military has been put on high alert amid warnings that Iran could be preparing for a huge attack with Tehran thought to be preparing to strike beore Donald Trump takes office

Israel’s military says it has carried out new airstrikes in Yemen against what it said were Houthi rebel targets. Its statement Friday said fighter jets struck “on the western coast and inland Yemen,” a day after the Houthis launched three drones at Israel.

For weeks, Iranian officials have downplayed the fall of their ally in Syria. But an important general has offered a remarkably candid view of the blow to Iran, and its military’s prospects.

Israel blew up an Iran sponsored Syrian missile factory after its elite commandos raided it last September. The missiles posed an existential threat to Israel amid its war against Tehran's proxies.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday welcomed the election of his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun after the country went more than two years without a head of state, saying unity will "defeat" Israel.

Weeks before Trump's inauguration, Iran is preparing for potential threats to its nuclear facilities – and for the possible domestic reaction.

Israel has significantly weakened Iran and its proxies in the Middle East in the aftermath of Hamas's Oct. 7 terrorist attack but several of the conflicts are continuing with no clear end in sight.

Israel will probably hold interest rates for an eighth consecutive time, as the central bank anticipates more inflationary pressure stemming from a multi-front war against Iran-backed militias.