In first reference to protests, Iran says Israel 'will be toppled by the wind'
"A new identity crisis has emerged in the spider's web. Of course, this is only one of the deep crises in Israel," Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani says.
Iran & The Gulf
Saudi deal with Iran worries Israel, shakes up Middle East
One of Netanyahu's greatest foreign policy triumphs remains Israel’s US-brokered normalization deals in 2020 with four Arab states, including Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. They were part of a wider push to isolate and oppose Iran in the region.
Iran behind cyber attack on Technion institute, Israel says
The institute's website went down in early February and students were asked to log off. The hackers demanded a ransom of 80 bitcoins, which is equivalent to $1,747,971.
'Are we forbidden from defending ourselves?', Netanyahu asks IAEA chief
"Rafael Grossi is a worthy person who made an unworthy remark," Israeli PM says after head of nuclear watchdog voices concern over Israel's efforts to counter Iran.
Report: Israeli officials alarmed as Iran seeks missile systems from Russia
Sources say the development could narrow the IDF's window for a potential strike on Tehran's nuclear program. Moscow is yet to confirm whether such a transfer will take place.
Israel to open embassy in Turkmenistan, closest to Iran
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is expected to travel to Turkmenistan soon to inaugurate the mission, to be located just 12 miles away from the Islamic Republic. The move is intended to send a message to Iran that Israel is a present and growing influence in the region.
Israel criticizes Brazil, asks to undock Iranian warships
“Brazil should not grant any prize to a malign state," Foreign Ministry says after South American country allows Tehran access to Rio de Janeiro port.
Iran's president orders probe of poisoning at girls' schools
Hundreds of girls at around 30 schools have been sickened since November, with some winding up in hospital beds. Officials initially dismissed the incidents, only acknowledging the scope of the crisis in recent days.
IAEA confirms Iran on verge of weapons-grade enrichment, Pentagon sounds alarm
The report described inspectors discovering on Jan. 21 that two cascades of IR-6 centrifuges at Iran's Fordo facility had been configured in a way “substantially different” from what had been previously declared.
Iran calls 84% uranium enrichment claim 'conspiracy'
The comments by Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesman for Iran's civilian nuclear program, sought to portray any detection of uranium particles enriched to that level as a momentary side effect of trying to reach a finished product of 60% purity – which Tehran already has announced producing.