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In this photo taken on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, and released by the official news agency of the Iranian Oil Ministry, SHANA, allege to show the scene of damage by two missiles that allegedly struck the Iranian oil tanker Sabiti, in the Red Sea. (SHANA via AP)
October 16, 2019, 4:51 pm
Iran blames alleged tanker attack on Israel, US and Saudis
Senior MP says Tehran will present UN with ‘abundant documents’ showing ‘certain governments’ were behind last week’s explosions on ship in Red Sea
By TOI staff and Agencies
A man holds the apparent remains of an anti-tank missile that was fired by the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, near the northern moshav of Avivim, September 1, 2019. (David Cohen/Flash90)
September 1, 2019, 11:11 pm
Iran praises Hezbollah missile attack on IDF targets
Deputy head of Lebanese terror group claims strike forced ‘new rules of engagement’ on Israel; UNIFIL says it violated UN resolution
By TOI staff and AFP
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2017. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
August 20, 2019, 6:13 am
Top Iranian security official says Tehran should not have signed nuclear deal
Ali Shamkhani, military adviser to Khameni, says Trump administration policies are endangering Israel, warns of proxy war if conflict breaks out
By TOI staff
In this file photo taken on February 25, 2009, Iranian technicians walk outside the building housing the reactor of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, in the Iranian port town of Bushehr, 1,200 kilometers south of Tehran. (Behrouz Mehri/AFP Files/AFP)
June 25, 2019, 5:51 pm
Iran says it will abandon further nuclear deal commitments on July 7
Warning comes weeks after Tehran suspended some pledges under 2015 pact in response to US sanctions
By AFP
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2017. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
June 18, 2019, 12:59 am
Iran claims it discovered, busted a CIA spy network
General says ‘videos and confessions’ will be published at a later date, boasts Tehran and its allies have formed an ‘international anti-spying network’ against US
By TOI staff
Screen capture from video of Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. (YouTube)
March 3, 2019, 12:29 pm
Iranian official: Israel feels threatened as US defense strategy ‘stalls’
National Security Council secretary Ali Shamkhani says Israel concerned by threats from without and within; adds that ‘humiliated citizens’ of US Mideast allies will rise up
By TOI staff and AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a televised statement after a meeting of his ruling Likud party in Ramat Gan on February 21, 2019. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
February 24, 2019, 2:18 pm
Netanyahu: Iran lying when it claims Israeli strikes in Syria have no effect
PM says he will continue to act to prevent Iranian entrenchment; top Iranian security adviser had boasted ‘we’ve accomplished more than 90% of our objectives’ in Syria
By TOI staff
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2017. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
February 23, 2019, 6:08 pm
Iran: Despite Israel’s efforts, ‘we’ve achieved over 90% of objectives in Syria’
Top official warns of imminent ‘major upheaval’ in upgrading deterrence capabilities against Jewish state
By TOI staff
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2017. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
February 5, 2019, 3:58 pm
Iran threatens to ‘teach Israel a lesson’ if strikes on Syria continue
Senior security official in Tehran says ‘calculated measures’ will by used as a deterrent to prevent further attacks on ally
By TOI staff
Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami, the new head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (YouTube screen capture)
February 1, 2019, 12:54 am
Top Iranian general: We can destroy Israel ‘in three days’
Amid rising tensions between IDF and Iranian forces in Syria, IRGC deputy leader says Jewish state ‘will not find enough graves to bury their dead’
By TOI staff
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2017. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
January 29, 2019, 12:22 pm
Iran threatens Israel with ‘inferno,’ vows to improve missile accuracy
Top security official says Tehran won’t increase missile range due to its ‘defensive doctrine’; boasts that Hezbollah tunnels were an ‘absolute disgrace’ to Jewish state
By Michael Bachner
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2017. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
January 22, 2019, 1:11 pm
Iranian security official: We’ll remain in Syria as long as we’re asked to
Member of Tehran’s Supreme National Security Council says his country’s involvement comes at request of Damascus, is aimed at saving innocent lives
By Stuart Winer
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2017. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
September 27, 2018, 4:29 pm
Iran warns Israel will face ‘sorrow, penitence’ for striking its forces in Syria
Tehran’s national security official’s comments come after IDF targeted arms depots in strike that led to Syria downing Russian plane, crisis in Israel-Russia ties
By AP and TOI staff
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2017. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
June 2, 2018, 3:48 pm
Iran, Syria deny existence of Iranian military presence in country
Denials by senior officials from both countries come amid reported Israeli-Russian agreement to remove Iran-backed troops from border area
By TOI staff
Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri delivers a speech during a military parade marking the 36th anniversary of Iraq's 1980 invasion of Iran, in front of the shrine of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, on September 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
May 7, 2018, 9:41 pm
Iran’s military chief warns it will respond to Israel, eventually
Mohammad Bagheri says the power and strength of the Islamic Republic will deter any enemies from attacking
By TOI staff
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