Tag: Iran
The IDF’s new Iran and Strategy Directorate takes the big picture approach
The Israel Defense Forces recently formed Strategy and Third Circle Directorate (a reference to countries in Israel’s third-circle periphery with Iran being the focal point) represents a new approach to assessing and preparing for...
Arabs states draw closer to Israel to counter non-Arab powers Turkey and Iran
The decision by three Arab states to make peace with Israel can be credited both to efforts by the Trump administration and the recognition by these Sunni states that their security would improve against...
Biden administration will likely seek to make its own stamp on Mideast, say experts
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s yet-to-be-confirmed victory over incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump has ushered in a flurry of questions in Israel over what a Biden-Harris administration would look like and how it would differ...
Facebook uncovers Iranian operation supporting anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel
Facebook announced on Thursday that it has removed a network of Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to Iran that sought to promote and support protests in Israel against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In its “October 2020...
Iran eyes US presidential elections, devising strategies on how to approach winner
Despite some of its public statements, the Iranian regime is clearly hoping for a victory by former U.S. vice president and current presidential Democratic candidate Joe Biden, though this doesn’t mean that Iran will...
Khamenei: Iran’s US policy won’t change, regardless of election results
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the result of the U.S. presidential election would not alter the country’s policy towards America.
“Our policy towards the United States is clearly set and...
Iran has ‘more to lose than to gain’ from Azerbaijan victory
As Iran moves military forces to its border with Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic is watching the progress being made by Azerbaijani forces in their conquest of areas of Nagorno-Karabakh with mounting concern.
This comes despite...
Khamenei tweets: Why a crime to deny Holocaust?
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tweeted on Wednesday asking why it’s a crime to doubt the Holocaust, though it is permitted to insult the prophet Muhammad.
“The next question to ask is: Why is...
Iran and Armenia: Mutual support is a threat to Israel
The recent attack on Azerbaijan’s residential areas in the territories occupied by Armenia for the last 26 years has quickly spiraled away from the central claims of Baku about its national sovereignty and territorial...
Netanyahu, Putin discuss Iran, Syria and COVID-19
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday morning to discuss regional security issues, the Prime Minister’s Office reported.
The conversation between the two leaders focused on...