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Maj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi, head of the Iranian Army. (Screen capture)
Iran threatens to ‘annihilate’ Israel, as Hezbollah boasts of reach of rockets
By TOI staff
Head of Iranian army says his forces working to ensure collapse of Israel within 25 years; Hassan Nasrallah says his missiles can hit any target in Israel
Satellite images of the T-4 base in Syria before and after an airstrike on April 9 (Screenshot/Channel 10)
April 22, 2018, 11:55 pm
Satellite photos indicate precision of raid on Iranian military base in Syria
Iran and Russia have blamed Israel for the strike, which Israel has not confirmed; report says attack was limited to arsenal of Iranian weapons stored at T-4
By TOI staff
Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during the Tehran Security Conference in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2018. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
April 22, 2018, 5:49 pm
As tensions rise, Zarif says he doesn’t believe Iran heading to war with Israel
Iranian foreign minister blames Israel for escalation, saying Jerusalem repeatedly violated Syrian territory under 'smokescreen' of US support
By TOI staff and AP
Maj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi, head of the Iranian Army. (Screen capture)
April 21, 2018, 7:15 pm
Iran threatens to ‘annihilate’ Israel, as Hezbollah boasts of reach of rockets
Head of Iranian army says his forces working to ensure collapse of Israel within 25 years; Hassan Nasrallah says his missiles can hit any target in Israel
By TOI staff
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman is seen during a visit to border between Israel and the Gaza Strip on July 5, 2016. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry/Flash90)
April 20, 2018, 8:25 pm
As Iran threatens Israel, Liberman says ‘we have never been so ready’
In menacing speech, Iranian general Hossein Salami warns 'hands are on the trigger and missiles are ready'; tweets US and UK won't save Israel
By TOI staff
Vice commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, Hossain Salami, threatens Israel in an address in Tehran, Iran, April 20, 2018. (YouTube screenshot)
April 20, 2018, 1:20 pm
Iranian general warns all Israel air bases ‘within reach,’ no escape but the sea
In menacing speech, Hossein Salami says US and UK won't save Israel; Netanyahu: We hear the threats, the IDF and security forces are ready
By TOI staff
Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during the Tehran Security Conference in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2018. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
April 20, 2018, 12:59 pm
Iranian FM warns of ‘unfavorable measures’ if US pulls out of nuke deal
Zarif criticizes Europeans for not pressuring Trump to abide by US commitments
By TOI staff
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
Israeli and American F-15 and F-16 fighter jets fly alongside one another over southern Israel in May 2017. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
April 17, 2018, 8:23 pm
Israel’s F-15 jets stay on alert at home, rather than at drill in the US
Plans shelved for fighter jets to take part in international exercise as IDF braces for Iranian revenge over last week's attack on air base in Syria
By TOI staff
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
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
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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves part of an Iranian drone downed in Israeli airspace on February 10, 2018, during a speech on the third day of the 54th Munich Security Conference (MSC) held at the Bayerischer Hof hotel, in Munich, southern Germany, on February 18, 2018. (Screen capture)
April 14, 2018, 3:36 am
Attack drone revelation shows grave, immediate, adjacent threat to Israel: Iran
Netanyahu has vowed to prevent Iran from establishing a military presence in Syria. But Tehran is getting bolder, and Russia may make Israel's challenge even more complex
By David Horovitz
The remains of an Iranian drone that was shot down by the Israeli Air Force after it penetrated Israeli airspace on February 10, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 13, 2018, 8:40 pm
Iranian drone shot down in northern Israel in February was armed with explosives
Thwarted attack was first direct Iranian targeting of Israel; drone was sent from T-4 base in Syria, where 7 Iranians were killed in alleged devastating Israeli airstrike this week
By Alexander Fulbright
Ali Shirazi, liaison for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the elite Quds Force (screen capture)
April 12, 2018, 5:50 pm
Iran official threatens to destroy Israel if it continues ‘childish game’
Amid escalating war of words after alleged Israeli air strike in Syria, Ali Khamenei's liaison to Quds Force says: 'Given the excuse, Tel Aviv and Haifa will be razed'
By TOI staff
Iranian pro-government supporters burn the Israeli and US flags during a rally Mashhad in support of the regime after authorities declared the end of the recent protests, on January 4, 2018. (AFP Photo/Tasnim News/Nima Najafzadeh)
April 11, 2018, 7:10 pm
After airstrike in Syria, an Israeli proxy war with Iran looms
Jerusalem continues to thwart Tehran's efforts to entrench itself in Syria, and analysts are predicting the 'worst war the region has seen in decades'
By Raphael Ahren
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