Tag: Israel-Iran Tensions
IDF chief of staff warns Iran attacking Israel will prove ‘very costly endeavor’
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi issued a stern warning to Israel’s enemies and particularly Iran on Monday, saying the Jewish state is well-prepared to strike back “be it near...
IDF reveals: Iranian Quds Force’s Unit 840 behind Golan Heights bombing attempt
The Iranian Quds Force’s Unit 840 was responsible for the roadside bombs discovered by Israeli forces on Tuesday in the southern Golan Heights, the Israeli military revealed on Thursday. According to the Israel Defense Forces, the...
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...
IAEA: Iran lacks sufficient uranium for nuclear bomb
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director Rafael Grossi told the Austrian daily Die Presse on Saturday that Iran still lacks enough enriched uranium to produce a nuclear bomb.
This, said Grossi, is in spite of the fact...
Iran’s chief rabbi: Israeli government doesn’t care about Judaism
The chief rabbi of Iran’s Jewish community, Yehuda Gerami, criticized the Israeli government on Sunday, denying any connection between Judaism and Zionism and claiming there was “total freedom of religion” in Iran.
In a Hebrew-language...
Iran to execute alleged US-Israel spy
Iran announced on Tuesday that it will execute a suspected spy for the U.S. and Israel who relayed to those nations information regarding the location of former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Gen. Qassem...
US court finds Iran and Syria liable for Palestinian attacks in Israel
A U.S. court ruled that Iran and Syria are liable for compensation because of their role in aiding Palestinian terror attacks in Israel that wounded or killed Americans.
Judge Randolph D. Moss in the U.S....
Iranian leader issues cartoon showing ‘final solution’ of Jewish state
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a cartoon this week showing the “final solution” of the State of Israel, or annihilation similar to what the Nazis attempted to do to the European Jewish...
Danon calls on international leaders to ‘speak out’ against Iranian aggression
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon was steadfast on Wednesday about the Jewish state’s support for renewing the U.N. arms embargo on Iran.
“Our position is very clear: We support the call of...
Bennett says Israel is seeing ‘first signs’ of Iran rethinking its Syria strategy
Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday that Israel has seen signs that Iran is considering decreasing its presence in Syria.
“I can inform you that we have identified first signs of Iran loosening...