Tag: Israel-Iran Tensions
‘US, Israel stepping up deterrence campaign against Iran’
U.S. and Israeli officials have made multiple threats in recent weeks regarding the possibility of a joint strike on Iran's nuclear program. According to experts spoken to by JNS, these declarations are part of...
Iran’s president threatens to ‘destroy Haifa and Tel Aviv’
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday threatened to “destroy Haifa and Tel Aviv” in response to the “smallest action” taken by Israel against the regime in Tehran, the Iranian government’s semi-official Mehrs news agency reported.
The remarks...
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to visit Israel
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Thursday, amid reports that Jerusalem could be readying a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The Pentagon chief arrived in Amman, Jordan on Sunday for...
Argentina asks Qatar to arrest high-ranking Iranian official
Mohsen Rezai, Iran’s vice president for economic affairs, is wanted by Argentine prosecutors for alleged involvement in planning the July 18, 1994, terrorist attack on the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association, or AMIA, which killed...
What Iranian officials told the Palestinian Islamic Jihad chief in Tehran
Even before Israel’s “Operation Breaking Dawn” in Gaza was launched on Aug. 5, Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary-General Ziyad al-Nakhalah was in Tehran to meet with top regime officials and military commanders.
Nakhalah traveled to Iran...
Israel watches warily as Russia, Iran build stronger ties
Underscoring the warming ties between the two countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Iran on Tuesday. This was the third time since the start of the year that Putin has met with his...
When it comes to Iran, Israel’s defense establishment seeks least worst option
The Israeli defense establishment’s senior officers have a range of views on the question of whether a return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran will cause more harm than good. The professional debate...
Israel and US to sign ‘Jerusalem Declaration’ solidifying strategic partnership
Ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s arrival on Wednesday for his first visit to Israel as president, to be followed by a visit to Saudi Arabia, senior Israeli officials speaking with reporters on background...
Israel said to be considering allowing Iranian oil to reach Syria
Israel is reportedly weighing the option of allowing Iranian oil to reach Syria as part of an unofficial and highly unusual agreement with the United States and Iran, Israeli media reported on Sunday.
The fuel...
Iranian foreign minister to visit Turkey amid tensions over terror plots
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was scheduled to visit Turkey on Monday, according to a statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
Amir-Abdollahian’s visit comes on the heels of Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s visit to...