Iran’s key global allies, Russia and China, have also condemned Israel’s strikes. They have previously shielded Tehran from punitive resolutions at the UN Security Council.

COLUMN. Israel not only maintained a strategic partnership with the shah's regime for three decades, but also gave decisive support to the Islamic Republic of Iran in its war against Iraq, writes Jean-Pierre Filiu in his column.

It wasn’t long ago that supporters of burgeoning ties between Israel and Arab countries were promoting Dubai as the epicenter of regional harmony. Israeli influencers were moving to the dazzling Emirati city,