Spotlight on Iran (June 13-19, 2024)
The traditional pilgrimage ceremonies to Saudi Arabia as part of Eid al-Adha were exploited by Iranians to chant slogans against Israel and the United States; Acting Iranian Foreign Minister visited Iraq and met with senior Iraqi government officials and senior officials in the Kurdish region in northern Iraq; Iran’s mission to the UN stressed Iran’s commitment to continued support for the Houthis; The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for carrying out four attacks against Israel. The IDF Spokesperson reported the interception of a suspicious aerial target approaching from the east; The Houthis continued to report attacks against civilian and military vessels in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. Two ships were severely damaged in the strikes - one of them sank and the other is in danger of sinking.
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