The pace of military escalation in the Middle East is accelerating as the confrontation between Iran and Israel enters its third week, with intensified missile and drone exchanges and rising tensions spilling across the Gulf, amid faltering diplomatic efforts. In a major development, Israel claimed that it had killed Iran’s top security chief Ali Larijani, […] The post Israel announces killing of Larijani as Iran vows ‘crushing strikes’ first appeared on Dailynewsegypt .