Tag: Israel-Iran Tensions
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...
Iranian cyber-attackers trying, and so far failing, to create panic in Israel
Iranian cyber-attackers targeting Israel have focused on trying to create panic; however, they have not activated advanced cyber-attack capabilities, say observers in Israel while cautioning that the hostile actors will continue to search for...
Turkish intelligence thwarts Iranian attack on ex-Israeli ambassador in Istanbul
Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and local police have foiled multiple Iranian attempts to kidnap and kill Israelis in Istanbul, including a former Israeli ambassador and his wife, the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News reported on Thursday.
The...