Tag: Iran

Russia's President Putin tells his people to prepare for nuclear war; US President Obama threatens a "massive cyber attack" on the Kremlin. Half the world hangs between.

Israeli subs can hit anywhere in Iran should the need arise, including with nuclear warheads.

Three Iranian citizens were caught abroad with Israeli passports during Yom Kippur.

Arad was lost on a mission over Lebanon, captured by the Shiite group Amal and handed over to the Hezbollah.

Neither Republican nor Democratic candidate offered realistic solutions for the escalation of the Syrian civil war, just north of Israel's border.

The EJC expected the European Parliament to draw a red line for Iran at its call to annihilate Israel.

Overall, the debate veered to the Iran deal four times, and Gov. Pence was not able to turn any of them into a knockout, or even a win on points.

The attempt to interrogate Lauder suggests police are sitting on solid suspicions against the prime minister, since the permission to detain a foreign dignitary of Lauder's stature likely required the consent of AG Avihai Mandelblit.

Israel discovered some important secrets in 5776, but some serious challenges face her in 5777.

IAEC director Ze'ev Senir warned international nuclear scientists that Syria and Iran are destabilizing the region through non-state actors.

At least 100,000 children have had no safe drinking water for 3 days in Aleppo.

The Prime Minister's office released a laconic statement saying, "Netanyahu presented to Trump Israel's positions on regional issues related to its security and discussed with him Israel's efforts to achieve peace and stability in our region."

The Syrian war has worsened, with another massacre taking place in Aleppo after another US-Russian ceasefire falls apart.

Iran is again threatening Israel, saying it will "turn Tel Aviv and Haifa to dust" pending mistakes by the "Zionist regime."

Netanyahu played down "all kinds of background noise and disinformation about the agreement."

"This district is literally Ground Zero and our representative supported the Iran Deal? Is no one paying attention," Rosenthal queries.

A group of UNIFIL soldiers were rushed to a field hospital in southern Lebanon after their vehicle blew up when it hit a landmine while on patrol.

It's not clear who is firing the mortar shells that land in northern Israel, since there are so many different actors in Syria.

The administration agreed to pay the $400 million it conceded it owed Iran, plus payment of an additional $1.3 million in interest on that amount.

The US and Iran did not draft a written settlement agreement or any other formal documentation of the cash transfers, and Iran directed the Iran-US Tribunal at the Hague that it not record the settlement of its claim.

As the Israeli Air Force was hitting Syrian Army positions, the other side launched two S-200 (SAM) ground-to-air missiles from Damascus.

The synagogue, named Koresh - Mishkan Shalom l'yotzei Iran (Cyrus - abode of peace for Iranian newcomers), is named after the Persian king who allowed Babylonian Jews to return to Israel after the first Exile.

Earlier this week, the public learned that the entire $1.7 billion had been transferred to Iran in cash, like some illicit deal--which it was.

The strike was in response to a Syrian mortar that hit Israel on Wednesday.

For the record, Iran now believes there are three Satans: the Great Satan (US), Little Satan (Israel), and Puny Satan (Saudi Arabia).

The reports all agree that Assad's allies are massing near Israel's border with Syria. What's unclear is which enemy it is.

Iran regains international status and power as Britain re-installs an ambassador in Tehran, and accepts an Iranian ambassador in London.

Peres continued his full schedule prior to Monday's procedure and over the weekend participated in an economic conference on Lake Como, Italy.

Israeli military forces targeted Syrian artillery launchers in retaliation for an attack that struck the Golan Heights earlier in the day.

The Trump campaigned quickly took advantage of the report, with a statement by retired Army General Michael Flynn, who said, "It’s now clear President Obama gave away the store to secure a weak agreement that is full of loopholes."