The G7 has called for a ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza, while calling Iran's strikes on Israel a "serious threat to regional stability" in the Middle East.

Iran has slammed the leaders of the G7 for their support of Israel as "biased and irresponsible", amid deepening fears of an escalating regional conflict.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned this week at the Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit that Israel cannot act with "impunity" and "crossing [Iran's] red lines" will be met with a "decisive response."

We are not looking for war, it is Israel that forces us to react, he says

Israel has banned U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, accusing him of failing to condemn Iran’s missile attack and supporting anti-Israel forces.

'The answer is no,' Biden replied to reporters when asked if he would endorse retaliation following Iran's launch of approximately 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday.

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned Iran's missile attack on Israel Wednesday, but said the international community must do everything it can to help avoid a bigger regional war.

UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Antonio Guterres called Wednesday (Oct 2) for an end to the "sickening cycle of escalation" in the Middle East, while specifically condemning Iran over its latest missile attack after facing harsh criticism from Israel. The secretary-general was speaking at an emergency meeting o

UN chief calls for end to Middle East escalation, condemns Iran's missile attack, Israel's response. Diplomatic tensions rise.

Israel said it was because Antonio Guterres had not "unequivocally" condemned Iran's missile attack on Israel.

The G7 have condemned Iran’s attack and are set to address Prime Minister Netanyahu on a potential response.

President Masoud Pezeshkian insisted Wednesday that Iran was "not looking for war" but pledged a stronger response if Israel retaliates for its missile attack.

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration says there is a significant difference between Israeli actions that have expanded its war against the Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah and Iran’s retaliatory missile attack against Israel, which it condemned as escalatory. In carefully calibrated remarks, officials across the administration are defending the surge in…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned Iran's missile attack on Israel Wednesday, but said the international community must do everything it can to help avoid a bigger regional war.

President Joe Biden has voiced opposition to any strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites in response to Tehran’s missile attack on Israel. When asked by reporters on Wednesday whether he would back such retaliation, Biden stated “the answer is no”. Biden’s comments come a day after Iran fired some 180 ballistic missiles at Israel, its second attack on the country since April. Iran’s most recent attacks on Israeli military sites have come in response to the assassination of key Iran-allied figures, including Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Iran would “pay” for the strike, which reportedly did not cause any serious casualties in Israel but killed one Palestinian in the occupied West Bank. Analysts warned Israel may seize the chance to launch attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities, a target its leaders have long eyed. “The risk of an [Israeli] attack on the nuclear program is particularly high because Iran’s defensive shield Hezbollah is on…

President Joe Biden says he won't support an Israeli attack on sites related to Tehran’s nuclear program in response to Iran’s missile attack on Israel.

Israel has gone tough against the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, António Guterres, by declaring him persona non grata (unwanted). The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Israel Katz, announced this in a statement on Wednesday. The statement said Guterres has been banned from entering Israel. Recall that Naija News reported that Iran fired nearly […]

Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz, said Guterres' failure to call out Iran made him persona non grata in Israel.

Israel bars UN Secretary-General for not condemning Iran's missile attack, emphasizing defence of citizens and national dignity.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned Iran’s missile attack on Israel Wednesday, but said the international community must do everything it can to help avoid a bigger regional war. Exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon over the last year erupted into broader violence in the last week as Israel ramped up […]

Israel orders evacuations in 20 areas in Lebanon, declares UN chief ‘persona non grata’

Trudeau is condemning Iran's missile attack on Israel, but says the international community must do everything it can to avoid a bigger regional war.

UNITED NATIONS: The United States warned Iran at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday (Oct 2) against targeting it or Israel as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the "deadly cycle of tit-for-tat violence must stop" in the Middle East. "Time is running out," he told the council.