Middle East

Hundreds gather in Baghdad to celebrate passage of new law, which parliament statement calls "a true reflection of the will of the people."

The tanker, renamed Lana on March 1 and flying the Iranian flag since May 1, has remained near Greek waters since then. It was previously Russian-flagged.

According to WSJ, "he recruited agents to carry out operations globally, including in Colombia and Cyprus, mostly against Israeli targets but also aimed at people from other countries viewed as hostile by Iran."

Iranian official tells local media an "industrial accident" is the cause of a blast at one of the installations at the military compound in Parchin. Cause of the explosion remains unclear, several reports allege a drone strike hit the base.

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and visiting Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu hold a a joint press conference in Jerusalem.

Tehran is said to have circulated the sensitive information among senior officials involved in its nuclear program between 2004 and 2006 to prepare cover stories and falsify records.

Mourners took the streets of Tehran, punching the air with their fists and chanting “Death to Israel.”

Senior Israeli analyst Brig. Gen. Yossi Kuperwasser explains that assassination of Col. Hassan Sayad Khodaei in Tehran struck a "major blow" to the Iranian regime, exposing its vulnerability.

It is unclear if the two incidents are related, although Israel has in the past been accused of assassinating senior Iranian figures as part of its effort to derail Iran's nuclear program.