Biden Returns to White House as Israel Braces for Iran Response

-- President Joe Biden is heading back to the White House to consult with his national security team about the Middle East as Israel restricted public life in preparation for a possible attack by Iran or its proxies.Risk-Addicted Wall Street Funds Are Shaken as Bad News Piles Up

Speculation about a weekend attack on Israel has mounted as Biden said Friday he expected Iranian retaliation “sooner rather than later.” Potential scenarios included an unprecedented drone and missile strike on Israeli territory, Bloomberg reported. Tehran signaled to Western countries that it would retaliate in a “calibrated” manner to avoid an all-out regional conflict, the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times reported.

Indian officials said 17 Indian nationals, two Pakistanis, a Russian and an Estonian are aboard the vessel and the government is in touch with Iran via diplomatic channels to secure their release. The head of the IRGC’s naval forces, Alireza Tangsiri, said on Tuesday that Iran has the option of blocking the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions with Israel but has chosen not to.

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