Lawmakers on Capitol Hill also have been quickly pushing forward legislation that would financially punish the Islamic Republic and its leaders.
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Congressional leaders discussing Iran oil sanctions
That legislation could increase crude prices by as much as $8.40 a barrel, which would add 20 cents per gallon for gasoline if the sanctions were passed into law and enforced.
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Netanyahu brushes off calls for restraint, saying Israel will decide how to respond to Iran’s attack
Israel’s allies have been urging the country to hold back on any response that could spiral.
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Israel says it will retaliate against Iran. These are the risks that could pose.
Israel’s war cabinet has spent the last two days debating their next move. Here are some considerations key to their decision.
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U.S. works to prevent an escalation across Mideast as Biden pushes Israel to show restraint
The effort to encourage Israel to show restraint mirrored ongoing American efforts to curtail Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, which is now in its seventh month, and to do more to protect civilian lives in the territory.
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Israel hails ‘success’ in blocking Iran’s unprecedented attack. Biden now seeks diplomatic response
Iran launched the attack in response to a strike widely blamed on Israel on an Iranian consular building in Syria earlier this month which killed two Iranian generals.
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Booms, sirens heard in Israel after Iran launches ballistic missiles, drones in unprecedented attack
U.S. forces downed some of the Iran-launched drones flying toward Israel, according to defense officials.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes a container ship near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Israel
The seizure followed a suspected Israeli strike this month on an Iranian consular building in Syria that killed 12 people, including a senior Guard general.
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Israel threatens to strike Iran directly if Iran launches attack from its territory
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated early Wednesday a promise to retaliate against Israel over the attack on its consulate in Damascus earlier this month.
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Israel pulls troops from one city. But clearing Hamas from Rafah is still a goal
Regional tensions have threatened to draw the Middle East into a wider conflict as Israel’s war against Hamas marks six months.