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Reformist Iranian politician, Mahmoud Sadeghi. (CC BY-SA 4.0, Mzzvsdgh/Wikimedia)
April 21, 2018, 2:47 pm
Iran MP slams Revolutionary Guards’ treatment of environmentalists
Mahmoud Sadeghi criticizes recent crackdown which included arrest of 7 members of Persian wildlife group
By AFP
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addressing a crowd of hundreds of thousands in Tehran on the 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on February 11, 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube)
April 21, 2018, 11:43 am
Rouhani slams officials’ ‘vow of silence’ in face of domestic protests
Not referring to Revolutionary Guards by name, Iranian president says local leaders being pressured to keep quiet by 'supervisory bodies,' avoid response to popular demonstrations
By AFP
Thousands of people gather in a mall in Mashhad, Iran, to listen to a concert, leading some of them to dance on April 17, 2018. (Screen capture: Twitter video)
April 19, 2018, 5:22 pm
Iran arrests culture ministry official over public dance
Young boys and girls 'undermine public decency' during music performance in shopping mall in northeastern city of Mashhad
By AFP
Site of earthquake near Bushehr, Iran on April 19, 2018. (Screen capture: USGS National Earthquake Information Center)
April 19, 2018, 12:10 pm
Iran quake, at least 5.5 in magnitude, strikes near nuclear power plant
Temblor epicenter 100 kilometers east of Bushehr; state media says no damage caused in sparsely populated area
By Nasser Karimi
A Russian-made Tor missile defense system. (Vitaly V. Kuzmin/WikiMedia/CC BY-SA 4.0)
April 18, 2018, 12:33 pm
Report: Israel targeted advanced Iranian air defense system in Syria strike
Jerusalem conferred with Washington before launching April 9 attack, which killed at least seven Iranian troops, Wall Street Journal reports
By Judah Ari Gross
A map of Syria, provided to Israeli media, April 17, 2018, shows the approximate locations of five bases that Israel believes to be controlled by Iran. These are Damascus International Airport; the Sayqal air base; the T-4 air base; an airfield near Aleppo; and a base in Deir Ezzor. Their exact locations on the map are not entirely accurate. The Sayqal base, for instance, is located east of Damascus, not south of it as it appears on the map.
April 17, 2018, 3:06 pm
Bracing for Iran missile or drone strikes, IDF reveals Iranian targets in Syria
As tension mounts after alleged bombing of Iranian air base in Syria, Israel issues map showing five Tehran-controlled bases in Syria
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli Air Force jets train for Israel's 70th Independence Day flyover in Jerusalem on April 17, 2018 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 17, 2018, 2:42 pm
Looking forward: 7 things to know for April 17
As Israel prepares to mark its 70th Independence Day, local media outlets highlight the struggles and achievements that characterize the Jewish state today
By Adiv Sterman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Keren Hayesod Annual World Conference at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on April 16, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 17, 2018, 1:34 am
Israel ‘more powerful’ than ever, says PM, responding to Iran threats
After Tehran warns Israel will 'regret' alleged raid on its base in Syria, Netanyahu says Jewish people will 'defend ourselves against any threat'
By TOI staff
A photo released by Iranian media reportedly shows the T-4 air base in central Syria after a missile barrage attributed to Israel on April 9, 2018. (Iranian media)
April 16, 2018, 9:12 pm
Israel tries to dissociate itself from claim of responsibility for Syria raid
Hours after NYTimes' Tom Friedman quotes Israeli official acknowledging attack on 'Iranian targets' last week, columnist updates article with IDF objection
By TOI staff
Iranian environmentalist Kaveh Madani gives a Ted Talk in June 2015. (Screen capture/ YouTube)
April 16, 2018, 7:39 pm
Iranian environmentalist, symbol of expat return, quits
Kaveh Madani, who returned to Iran from UK teaching post, resigns from environment department amid mounting pressure from hardliners
By AFP
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting of his Yisrael Beytenu party at the Knesset on March 12, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 16, 2018, 4:14 pm
Liberman: Israel won’t accept Russian curbs on its activity in Syria
Defense minister says 'direct friction' with Moscow averted despite strike on Iranian base, adds that 'all options are on the table'
By Michael Bachner and TOI staff
A photo released by Iranian media reportedly shows the T-4 air base in central Syria after a missile barrage attributed to Israel on April 9, 2018. (Iranian media)
April 16, 2018, 1:15 pm
IDF official said to confirm attack in Syria: ‘First strike on Iranian targets’
Senior source reportedly admits strike on airbase to NY Times, says drone incursion into Israel 'opened new period'; Iran: Israel will regret actions, we'll respond 'at right time'
By TOI staff
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem April 15, 2018. (AFP/Gali Tibbon)
April 15, 2018, 2:21 pm
Netanyahu praises West for Syria strike, urges similar policy against Iran
PM tells British counterpart that the same mindset regarding Assad's chemical weapons should be applied to prevent 'terrorist states' from acquiring nuclear abilities
By TOI staff and Agencies
This image provided by the Department of Defense was presented as part of a briefing slide at the Pentagon briefing on Saturday, April 14, 2018, and shows a photo of a preliminary damage assessment from the Him Shinshar Chemical Weapons Bunker in Syria that was struck by missiles from the U.S.-led coalition in response to Syria's use of chemical weapons on April 7. (Department of Defense via AP)
April 15, 2018, 11:13 am
Mission accomplice: 7 things to know for April 15
The joint strike on Assad over the weekend will end up helping the regime and doesn't do US ally Israel any favors, the press predicts
By Joshua Davidovich
Syrian soldiers inspect the wreckage of a building described as part of the Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) compound in the Barzeh district, north of Damascus, during a press tour organised by the Syrian information ministry, on April 14, 2018. (AFP / LOUAI BESHARA)
April 14, 2018, 11:16 pm
Large explosion reported at Iranian base in Syria
Arabic-language media say unidentified jet struck weapons depot near Aleppo; Hezbollah denies blast was aerial strike, following raids on regime targets by US, Britain, France
By TOI staff
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