Biden warns Iran against attacking Israel: Top developments amidst rising tensions

A day after Biden said that he expected Iran to attack Israel "sooner, rather than later", the US President warned the former against conducting any violent attack against the latter. "We are devoted to the defense of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed," he said on Friday. (Image credit: AFP)

Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. According to media reports citing sources, 17 Indians are among the 25 crew members of the cargo ship 'MSC Aries'. (Image credit: AP)

Iran will bear the consequences if it choses to escalate the tensions in the region, Israeli military said on Saturday, adding that the Israeli military is on high alert. "Iran will bear the consequences for choosing to escalate the situation any further rear admiral Daniel Hagari said in a statement. (Image credit: ANI)

An adviser to Iran's supreme leader said that Israel is panicking over a possible retaliatory response from Iran after a strike in Syria which killed members of its Revolutionary Guards. "It has been a week that the Zionists are in complete panic and are on alert," Yahya Rahim Safavi, senior adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency. (Image credit: Reuters)

In a stark warning, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Wednesday that Israel "must be punished and it shall be," labeling the airstrike as an assault on Iranian territory. (Image credit: Reuters)

In light of the prevailing tense situation between Iran and Israel, India issued a travel advisory to Indian citizens asking them to not to travel to these countries. Canada too warned its citizens to avoid all travel to Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.(Image credit: AFP)