Israel coordinates Syria air strikes with the US
Israel secretly coordinates with the US on many of the air strikes it carries out in Syria, current and former US officials told The Wall Street Journal in a report published on Thursday.
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Iran digging vast tunnel network south of Natanz nuclear facility
Israeli and American intelligence officials have been watching each day as Iran digs a vast tunnel network just south of the Natanz nuclear production site, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
Gantz calls for US-led military build-up against Iran
Israel will act anywhere in the world to protect its citizens, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned on Tuesday, as security agencies remained on high alert over Iranian plans to kill or abduct Israelis visiting Turkey.
US: Iran escalating tensions as satellite images show preparations for rocket launch
Iran appeared to be readying for a space launch Tuesday as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad, just as tensions remain high over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Israeli tourists in Turkey taken to safety amid Iran terror threat
A group of Israeli tourists in Istanbul Turkey had to be taken to safety in a bullet-proof vehicle Monday after a tip-off that an Iranian terrorist cell was waiting to kill or kidnap them from their hotel, the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) reports. Turkish MIT intelligence agents had recently arrested a number of Iranians who they believed were planning shooting and kidnapping attacks on Israeli tourists in Turkey, JNS reports.
Iran using proxy militias to force Christians out of Middle East
A Christian advocacy organization has reported that Iran is using proxy militias to force Christian communities out of Middle Eastern countries and develop Islamic supremacy in the region, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Iran to turn off 27 UN nuclear surveillance cameras, “tense situation”
The head of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stated Thursday that Iran is removing 27 surveillance cameras from its nuclear sites, in a move that may kill off all hope of reviving the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
Iran: Pastor and two Christian women jailed for leading house churches
A pastor and two Christian women in Iran have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from 6 to 10 years because they are leaders of house churches, Article 18 reports. Iran’s Islamic regime considers Christianity a threat to its power, and has had Christian leaders imprisoned on false charges of violating national security and of disseminating anti-government propaganda.
Strange Military Deaths In Iran As Tensions Rise
Iran has announced the deaths of two military aerospace workers, the latest in a series of mysterious deaths in the strict Islamic nation underscoring mounting internal turmoil.
Iran says it’s starting up new centrifuges, claims IAEA ‘hostage to Zionist regime’
Amid global tensions with the West over its nuclear activity, Iran’s atomic agency chief announced that it has begun injecting gas into newly installed advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges.
Bennett: Iran dangerously close to nukes; may get there soon if no Western pressure
As tensions between Iran and the West ramped up this week, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned in an interview published Saturday that Tehran was drawing “dangerously close” to producing nuclear weapons.
Iran Extends Nuclear Facilities Violating Deal, Report Shows
Tensions rose Thursday between Iran and the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog after revelations that Tehran is installing advanced IR-6 centrifuges in a cluster at an underground enrichment plant.
Iran proxies engaged in ‘invisible jihad’ against Christians in Middle East, report warns
Iran’s proxy militias are engaged in an “invisible jihad” against Christians in the Middle East and are having success in their efforts to push out and reduce the numbers of Christians, according to a new report.
UN Watchdog Condemns Nuclear Traces In Iran
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has condemned Iran after finding nuclear material at three undeclared sites amid concerns the Islamic nation will soon have atomic weapons.
Iran Removes Two IAEA Surveillance Cameras From Nuclear Facility
Iran removed two surveillance cameras of the International Atomic Energy Agency from one of its nuclear facilities on Wednesday, state television reported, a move that is likely to raise tensions with the UN nuclear watchdog.
Israel makes dramatic upgrades to military plans to attack Iran
In face of Iran’s continued development of a nuclear capability, the Israeli Air Force has developed a new capability to be able to fly its F-35 stealth fighter jets from Israel to the Islamic Republic without requiring mid-air refueling.
Iran Train Derailment Kills Many, Injures Dozens
At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured after three train carriages derailed between the towns of Mashhad and Yazd, Iranian state media reported Wednesday.
Iran Pastor 10 Years In Jail After Losing Appeal
An Iranian pastor has lost his appeal against a ten-year jail term for running a “house church” at his home in Iran’s capital, Tehran, trial observers confirmed Tuesday.
UN Atomic Agency chief: Iran “very close” to crossing nuclear threshold, “it’s going to happen”
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has stated it is now inevitable that Iran will indeed cross the uranium enrichment threshold necessary to produce several nuclear bombs, the Jewish National Syndicate (JNS) reports. International Atomic Energy Agency Director Rafael Grossi gave his assessment Monday at the IAEA’s Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, which will run until June 10.
Iran threatens to ‘raze Tel Aviv and Haifa’ amid revenge attack concerns
Iran has threatened to “raze Tel Aviv and Haifa” amid concerns that it is planning attacks on Israeli nationals and targets abroad, the Iranian state news agency reported Tuesday.