Iran threatens ‘crushing response’ against Israel

JERUSALEM – The failure of nearly four years of U.S. President Joe Biden’s foreign policy looks as though it was being brought into sharp relief Sunday, as a combination of direct verbal Iranian threats, as well as the initial signals of preparations for a ballistic missile strike being detected, brought the Middle East one step closer to an all-out regional war.

Ever since Israel responded to Iran’s Oct. 1 ballistic missile strike, in which 181 projectiles were fired at the Jewish state ...