An Israeli offer to send aid following a deadly earthquake, which is estimated to have killed more than 500 people, on the Iran-Iraq border has been rejected by Iran, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. The offer was made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he spoke by videoconference...

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A German forum that seeks to promote business deals with Iran, featuring politicians and government bodies, has come under fire by human rights experts for turning a blind eye to the Islamic Republic’s illicit nuclear activities, sponsorship of terrorism, and oppression of the Iranian people. Benjamin Weinthal reported in The...

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In the latest episode of ‘Tipping Point’, The Israel Project’s weekly podcast, Lt.-Col. Jonathan Conricus,  the new head of the international media branch at the IDF spokesperson’s unit, discussed the fragile situation on the Syrian border, the prospects of war with Hezbollah, and the significance of the Hamas-Fatah reconciliation. Addressing...

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A recently announced ceasefire deal brokered between the United States, Russia and Jordan “does not meet Israel’s unequivocal demand” that neither Iranian nor any allied forces including Hezbollah be allowed near Israel’s border, Reuters reported Sunday. Israel’s regional cooperation minister, Tzachi Hanegbi said that the deal “does not meet Israel’s...

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Defenders of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as the Iran nuclear deal is known, have argued that Iran’s aggression was intentionally not addressed by the deal. For example this week, Federica Moghereni, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy said, “The Iran deal has been...

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A missile that was shot down last week as it approached Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport had Iranian “markings,” the top United States Air Force official said, supporting Saudi charges, the Associated Press reported Thursday. “There have been Iranian markings on those missiles,” Lt. Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, who commands the Air...

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Speaking about Saturday’s resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani blasted Saudi Arabia for what he called its “unprecedented” meddling in Lebanese politics, charging that it had forced Hariri to step down, Iran’s semi-official PressTV news reported Wednesday. In remarks directed at Saudi Arabia at a...

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Saad Hariri’s resignation as prime minister of Lebanon and his denunciation of Iran and its client, Hezbollah, for coming “to control the seams of the state and has the final and decisive say in the affairs of Lebanon and the Lebanese,” was an acknowledgment that “Lebanon is an Iranian satrapy run by...

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Lebanon’s prime minister resigned Saturday in a surprise announcement broadcast from Saudi Arabia, blasting Iran for meddling in his country and indicating that his life was in danger, The New York Times reported. Saad Hariri, who was appointed prime minister last December by Michel Aoun, Lebanon’s Hezollah-allied president, broadcast his statement on...

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Iranian involvement in the Syrian conflict has gradually escalated since the beginning of the uprising in the country in 2011. As the result of international sanctions against Damascus and the drastic weakening of the Syrian economy, Iran has financially propped up the country by granting at least $4.6 billion in credit lines, as...

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