WSJ: Iran drone strike targeted advanced weapons, achieved goals
Sources say a Defense Ministry site was targeted, hitting a building in four different areas with precision strikes.
Iran & The Gulf
After alleged Israeli attack on Iran, Russia warns of regional turbulence
"Such destructive actions could have unpredictable consequences for peace and stability in the Middle East," Moscow's Foreign Ministry said.
Officials to NYT: Mossad behind strike on Isfahan
According to the report, the quadcopter attack on the city – known as a hub for Iran's missile development project – was designed to shore up Israeli security rather than disrupt Iranian support of Russia's war in Ukraine.
Iran says drone attack targets defense facility in Isfahan
Tensions also remain high with neighboring Azerbaijan after a gunman attacked that country's embassy in Tehran, killing its security chief and wounding two others.
'Preventing Iran from breaking out to bomb by military means increasingly difficult'
The Institute for National Security Studies says Israel faces three main challenges in 2023: the Iran nuclear program, the threat of deterioration in the special Israel-US ties, and the risk of a flare-up in the Palestinian arena.
EU says it cannot brand Iran's Guards as terror group before court ruling
Relations between EU member states and Tehran have deteriorated as efforts to revive nuclear talks have stalled.
Report: US mum after report on Malley meeting Iranian official
Biden's nuclear negotiator Rob Malley reportedly met with Iranian ambassador to UN. State Department refuses to confirm meeting, says the US had its channels to communicate messages to the Iranian side.
Is EU poised to designate IRGC as terror group?
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says she supports blacklisting the IRGC, saying Iran's crackdown on protesters is "atrocious and horrible and they are trampling over fundamental human rights."
Report: Anti-regime Iranian cleric makes secret visit to Israel
According to i24NEWS, the mullah "met with officials close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."
Iran condemned for 'barbaric, callous, cowardly' execution of British-Iranian
“By using physiological and psychological methods, they broke my will, drove me to madness and forced me to do whatever they wanted,” former high-ranking defense ministry official Ali Reza Akbari said in an audio several days before his execution. “By the force of gun and death threats they made me confess to false and corrupt claims.”