Israel planned a much bigger attack on Iran but scaled it back after intense pressure from its allies: report

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, June 25, 2023.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on June 25, 2023.

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China's scenarios for invading Taiwan could be altered following Iran's failed attack on Israel, report says

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Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles, potentially capable of sinking a U.S.

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An explosion occurred at a military base in Iraq, reports say

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A group gather in Palestine Square in the Iranian capital Tehran, staging a demonstration to support Iran's drone and missile attacks on Israel on April 15, 2024.
A group gather in Palestine Square in the Iranian capital Tehran, staging a demonstration to support Iran's drone and missile attacks on Israel, on April 15, 2024.

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Female combat soldiers embrace each other while listening to a survivor's story at the Nova memorial site in Re'im, Israel.
Israeli soldiers.

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Israel seems to have stuck to small drones when it hit Iran — suggesting it wanted only a minor retaliation

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People waving Palestinian and Iranian flags.
Iranians waving Palestinian and Iranian flags during an anti-Israel demonstration in Tehran, Iran, on Friday.

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Israel's limited attack on Iran was to send a message that it can penetrate Iranian defenses whenever it wants, experts say

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People walk on the streets of Tehran as they continue their daily lives after the explosions heard in Isfahan on April 19, 2024.
People on the streets of Tehran, Iran, continue their daily lives after explosions are heard in Isfahan on April 19, 2024.

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Inflation could see a resurgence in 2025, BlackRock strategists warned.

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Oil disruption fears in the Middle East are getting real after reports of an Israel strike on Iran

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Israel strikes Iran, according to multiple reports

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Iranians are waving Iranian flags and a Palestinian flag while one of them is holding a portrait of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Quds Force, in celebration of Iran's IRGC UAV and missile attack against Israel, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on April 14, 2024.
Iranians are waving Iranian flags and a Palestinian flag while one of them is holding a portrait of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of
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