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Satellite images reveal the first visual evidence of Iran's missile strike, highlighting airbase damage.
Story by John Varga & Rudi Kinsella

A commentator has suggested that Iran might feel compelled to accelerate its nuclear ambitions to create a bomb as a deterrent against Israel, following intensified Israeli military actions.

Recent weeks have seen Israel expand its offensive, striking hard at Hezbollah in Lebanon, an important Iranian ally and a group labelled a terrorist organisation by the UK, US, and other Western countries.

As Israeli strikes persist in Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is determined to diminish the threat from the Shia militants.

Hezbollah has traditionally been seen by Iran as a safeguard against any Israeli assault on its nuclear facilities. Should Israel launch an attack, Hezbollah would be expected to respond with its substantial cache of 150,000 rockets supplied by Iran.

Yet, with Hezbollah's leadership nearly obliterated, including its top figure Hassan Nasrallah, Iran might judge that it can no longer count on its partner for deterrence.

Writing for the Telegraph, Adam Blomfield stated: "Iran may feel that, given it is no longer able to rely on Hezbollah as a nuclear insurance policy, it has no choice but to race for the bomb."
Iran sparked fears of an all-out war in the Middle East by launching a revenge attack on Israel, launching over 100 missiles into the country
By Steve Frank

The Israeli Defense Forces claimed that Iran fired missiles into Israel in what may have been a retaliatory strike.

Reports indicate that over 100 missiles were launched into Israel from Iran, but the actual number of missiles launched remains unclear.

Photos show missiles exploding over Jerusalem after Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted them. Others made it to Tel Aviv, where a building was reportedly damaged.

Minutes before the attack, the U.S. reportedly sent out warnings to shelter in place, with the warnings reaching Israeli phones and playing on national television just before the missiles hit.
By James Mackenzie, Maya Gebeily and Maayan Lubell

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Israel's elite units launched limited ground raids into Lebanon on Tuesday, as arch-foe Hezbollah fired missiles at Tel Aviv, with the U.S. warning it had indications Iran may be preparing to enter the fray with a ballistic missile attack on Israel.
The tit-for-tat escalation following weeks of intense Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon raised concerns of a broader Middle East conflagration sucking in both Iran and the United States.
Spencer Kimball

U.S. crude oil prices rose 4% on Tuesday, as the White House warned of a possible imminent attack by Iran against Israel.

White House and Defense Department officials told NBC News that the U.S. “has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel.”

“We are actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack. A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran,” a senior White House official told NBC.
By MJ Lee, Arlette Saenz, Jennifer Hansler, Pauline Lockwood and Niamh Kennedy, CNN

CNN — The White House on Tuesday said the US believes Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel.

“The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel. We are actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack. A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran,” a senior White House official said in a statement.

The US is prepared to do whatever it can to help Israel intercept anything Iran directs its way, similar to how the US offered its assistance in April, when Iran launched a wave of drones and missiles towards Israel — the vast majority of which were successfully intercepted, a US official said.

The US anticipates that the forthcoming attack from Iran against Israel could be similar in scope and scale to the one in April, a US official told CNN.
German authorities have arrested a Chinese national accused of passing information on a major air freight hub to a man who is suspected of spying for China
By The Associated Press

BERLIN -- German authorities have arrested a Chinese national accused of passing information on a major air freight hub to a man who is suspected of spying for China, prosecutors said Tuesday.

The woman, identified only as Yaqi X. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested in the eastern city of Leipzig on Monday, federal prosecutors said in a statement. She is suspected of working for a Chinese intelligence service, providing information on flights, freight including military equipment and passengers.

The suspect works for a company that provides logistical services at sites including the Leipzig/Halle Airport, prosecutors said. The airport handles both passengers and freight but is known principally as a cargo hub.
By HT News Desk

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah reportedly died in a shocking manner during an Israeli airstrike on September 27. According to Israeli news outlet Channel 12, Nasrallah may have suffocated from toxic gases inside his secret bunker after it was demolished by 80 tons of “bunker-busting” bombs.
By Nectar Gan, CNN

Hong Kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping reiterated his pledge to achieve “reunification” with Taiwan on the eve of Communist China’s 75th birthday, as Beijing flexed its military might in the run-up to the national holiday.

At a state banquet celebrating the founding of the People’s Republic on Monday, Xi used his address to underscore his resolve to achieve the “complete reunification of the motherland.”

“It’s an irreversible trend, a cause of righteousness and the common aspiration of the people. No one can stop the march of history,” he told the thousands in attendance at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, according to state-run news agency Xinhua.

China’s ruling Communist Party claims Taiwan as its own, despite having never controlled it, and has vowed to “reunify” with the self-governing democracy, by force if necessary.

But many people on the island view themselves as distinctly Taiwanese and have no desire to be part of Communist China.

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