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This image grab taken from a UGC video posted on social media on April 13, 2024, shows Iran's Revolutionary Guards rappelling down onto a container ship, MSC Aries, near the Strait of Hormuz. (Video screenshot)
October 28, 2025, 3:20 pm
Iran demands Israel’s richest man pay $170m fine after it seized cargo ship linked to him
Tehran, which intercepted Aries in April 2024, charges shipping magnate Eyal Ofer with ‘financing terrorism’ over connection to firm that holds title to vessel operated by Geneva-based MSC
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative image: Money laundering (iStock)
August 19, 2025, 11:25 pm
Israeli-founded AI startup raises $60m to help governments fight financial fraud
IVIX’s software leverages artificial intelligence to help regulators spot money-related crimes, such as money laundering, sanctions evasion and tax non-compliance
By Sharon Wrobel
Founders of US-Israeli cyber unicorn Wiz from left to right: VP Product Yinon Costica, CEO Assaf Rappaport, CTO Ami Luttwak, and VP R&D Roy Reznik. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv)
April 3, 2025, 1:27 am
41 Israelis make Forbes billionaires club; Wiz founders double fortunes
Miriam Adelson is richest Israeli on annual list; Musk regains top spot with a net worth of $342 billion; Springsteen, Schwarzenegger, Seinfeld new on the list
By Sharon Wrobel
Yemeni security forces stand guard during a pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel rally in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa on April 26, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)
April 30, 2024, 6:29 am
Houthis attack Israel-linked ship in Indian Ocean, 2 US warships in Red Sea
Latest attacks on international shipping by Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels also target a second commercial vessel
By Reuters and ToI Staff
This image made from a video provided to The Associated Press by a Mideast defense official shows a helicopter raid targeting a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz on April 13, 2024. (AP Photo)
April 27, 2024, 5:27 pm
Iran says crew of Israel-linked ship has been given consular access, set for release
In call with Portuguese counterpart, Iranian FM says ‘humanitarian issue of the release of the ship’s crew is of serious concern,’ without giving timeline for their return
By Agencies
This image grab taken from a UGC video posted on social media on April 13, 2024, shows Iran's Revolutionary Guards rappelling down onto a container ship, MSC Aries, near the Strait of Hormuz. (Video screenshot)
April 17, 2024, 5:10 pm
Crew of ship seized by Iran are safe though still captives, says operator MSC
Swiss-headquartered company reports it is working with Iranian authorities to secure release of 25 people on board MSC Aries, seized by Revolutionary Guards last week
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This image made from a video provided to The Associated Press by a Mideast defense official shows a helicopter raid targeting a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz on April 13, 2024. (AP Photo)
April 13, 2024, 12:42 pm
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes Israeli-linked ship with 25 crew near Strait of Hormuz
Video shows commandos rappelling from helicopter onto Portugal-flagged MSC Aries in Gulf of Oman, off Emirati port Fujairah; vessel associated with Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Group
By AP and ToI Staff
Wiz's offices in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
April 3, 2024, 10:50 pm
Wiz founders earn way into billionaires club, bumping up Israelis on rich list
Founders of cybersecurity unicorn and co-founder of Monday.com make it onto the Forbes 2024 billionaires ranking, taking the list of Israelis with the highest net worths to 36
By Sharon Wrobel
In an undated photo released by Zodiac Maritime, the tanker Central Park is seen. Attackers seized the tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Aden, Yemen, on November 26, 2023, authorities said. (Zodiac Maritime via AP)
November 26, 2023, 6:05 pm
Israel-linked ship attacked off Yemeni coast, after 2 similar cases claimed by Houthis
22 crew members — none of them Israeli — were on board at time of attack, US defense officials say; no group has come forward to claim responsibility
By Agencies and ToI Staff
From the exhibit of 'Alberto Giacometti: Beginning, Again,' at Tel Aviv Museum of Art's Eyal Ofer Pavilion, May 6 – October 7, 2023 (Courtesy Yanai Yehiel)
May 5, 2023, 7:17 am
A sculptor’s view of humanity launches reimagined Tel Aviv museum pavilion
Tel Aviv Museum of Art inaugurates $5 million annex named for Eyal Ofer with major exhibit of Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti’s work
By Jessica Steinberg
A screenshot of video showing the Campo Square oil tanker. (YouTube screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 17, 2023, 9:43 pm
Tanker owned by Israeli reportedly attacked by Iranian drone in Arabian Sea
Operator says Campo Square lightly damaged when hit by an airborne object, denies report Iranian naval vessels involved in attack last week
By ToI Staff
Idan Ofer with his late father Sammy Ofer. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
October 14, 2021, 1:01 am
Pandora Papers: Teddy Sagi, Idan and Eyal Ofer named in latest documents
Billionaire Idan Ofer purportedly used a 50-meter yacht owned by a company based in the Virgin Islands to secure a 15 million euro loan from Credit Suisse in 2015
By ToI Staff
This Jan. 2, 2016 file photo shows the Liberian-flagged oil tanker Mercer Street off Cape Town, South Africa. (Johan Victor via AP)
August 3, 2021, 4:01 am
US, UK know Iran attacked oil tanker, but are unlikely to strike back
Blinken promises a ‘collective response,’ but any military reaction will have to come from Israel
By Lazar Berman
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens as he gives a joint press conference with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, following a meeting of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group, at the Fiera di Roma, in Rome, as part of Blinken's three-nation tour of Europe, on June 28, 2021. (ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP)
August 2, 2021, 11:24 pm
Blinken vows ‘collective response’ to Iran over hit on tanker with Israel ties
Secretary says US coordinating with UK, Israel, Romania and others on response to deadly attack; Johnson says Tehran will have to face consequences of its ‘outrageous’ actions
By AFP and Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh during a press conference in Tehran, on February 22, 2021. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
August 2, 2021, 5:03 pm
Iran warns it will respond to any action over deadly tanker attack
Tehran dismisses UK, US comments linking it to drone strike; Britain summons Iranian ambassador over incident
By AFP and ToI Staff
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