search
Israeli strike on Syria
Russian S-300 air defense missile systems drive during the Victory Day military parade marking 71 years after the victory in WWII in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
October 19, 2018, 12:57 pm
Report: Russia sends Syria improved S-300 to counter Israeli strikes
S-300PM-2 batteries boast improved radar and communications, are intended to thwart IDF targeting of Iran-backed forces, Russian newspaper says
By TOI staff
Screen capture from video showing the delivery of Russian S-300 air defense missiles to Syria. (YouTube)
October 3, 2018, 11:52 am
Russia releases video showing delivery of S-300 air defense system to Syria
Footage shows nighttime operation in which rockets and launchers were unloaded from huge transport aircraft at Hmeimim air base
By TOI staff and Agencies
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, August 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 3, 2018, 12:45 am
US: Russian sale of S-300s to Syria ‘a serious escalation’
Ignoring Israeli protests against providing missile batteries to Damascus, Moscow says it has completed delivery of advanced air defense system
By TOI staff
In this illustrative photo taken on August 27, 2013, a Russian S-300 air defense system is on display at the opening of the MAKS Air Show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)
October 2, 2018, 9:54 pm
Russia completes delivery of S-300 air defense system to Syria
Ignoring Israeli protests against providing advanced missile batteries to Damascus, Moscow says Syrians will be able to use system in three months
By TOI staff and Agencies
An An-124 100 aircraft photographed in May 2010 at a Moscow Victory Day Parade. (Wikimedia, Sergey Kustov, CC BY-SA 3.0)
October 1, 2018, 8:32 pm
Russia using world’s largest military planes to deliver S-300 system to Syria
Moscow began delivery of the advanced anti-aircraft system over the weekend, despite Israeli objections
By TOI staff and Agencies
In this August 27, 2013, photo, a Russian air defense system missile system Antey 2500, or S-300 VM, is on display at the opening of the MAKS Air Show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, file)
September 29, 2018, 11:23 pm
Israeli official: S-300 delivery to Syria ‘a complex challenge’ for Israel
Senior official says Israel dealing with Moscow’s decision ‘in many ways’; Netanyahu had criticized the move to supply Assad regime with advanced defense system as ‘irresponsible’ 
By TOI staff and Agencies
In this August 27, 2013, photo, a Russian air defense system missile system Antey 2500, or S-300 VM, is on display at the opening of the MAKS Air Show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, file)
September 29, 2018, 12:38 pm
Netanyahu says Russian supply of S-300 missiles to Syria ‘irresponsible’
‘If someone shoots at our planes, we will destroy them,’ PM warns, but also stresses Jerusalem and Moscow are committed to avoiding clashes in ‘very crowded’ skies over Syria
By TOI staff and Agencies
The Russian Embassy on Hayarkon Street in Tel Aviv. (Google maps)
September 22, 2018, 8:38 am
Russian embassy in TA slams Trump for closing PLO mission, cutting UNRWA funding
Tel Aviv mission also calls for increased Israeli-Palestinian dialog, amid tensions with Jerusalem over Syrian downing of Russian spy plane during Israeli strike
By TOI staff
Anti-aircraft fire rises into the sky as Israeli missiles hit air defense positions and other military bases around Damascus, Syria, on May 10, 2018, following what the Israeli military said was an Iranian barrage of rockets against Israeli bases on the Golan Heights. (Syrian Central Military Media, via AP)
September 16, 2018, 9:40 am
Alleged Israeli strike said to target Iranian weapons delivery in Damascus
Missile attack at airport attributed to IDF reportedly causes ‘substantial’ damage to arms depots disguised as UN and DHL facilities
By TOI staff
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif listens during a meeting between the Iranian president and the North Korean foreign minister in the capital Tehran on August 8, 2018 (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)
September 3, 2018, 10:58 am
Iran’s Zarif arrives in Damascus for talks with Syrian leadership
Foreign minister expected to meet with Assad as well as Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem, as regime prepares for Idlib offensive
By TOI staff and Agencies
Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami. (Screenshot/YouTube)
August 26, 2018, 6:03 pm
In Syria, Iran’s defense chief says ‘no third party’ will limit its support
Amid pressure to pull out as civil war comes to an end, Tehran’s Amir Hatami vows to continue to aid Assad regime
By AFP
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran on June 4, 2018. (Screen capture: Press TV)
June 4, 2018, 10:11 pm
Iran’s top leader vows tenfold response to any attack
Khamenei says he ordered increase in country’s nuclear enrichment capacity, but won’t exceed limits set by 2015 deal
By TOI staff
Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya talks before a vote during a Security Council meeting, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
June 2, 2018, 1:47 am
Russia’s UN envoy ‘believes’ deal reached with Israel on Iranian border pullout
‘As far as I understand, the parties are satisfied,’ Vasily Nebenzya tells press about reported agreement for Tehran’s troops to withdraw from southern Syria
By TOI staff
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman meets with Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu, in Moscow, Russia on May 31, 2018. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
June 1, 2018, 4:59 pm
Russia OKs Israeli strikes on Iranian targets deep inside Syria — report
Arabic daily says deal between Moscow and Jerusalem includes removal of Tehran-backed forces from border area, protection for Syrian army
By TOI staff and Alexander Fulbright
An Israeli flag is seen placed on Mount Bental in the Golan Heights on May 10, 2018.( AFP PHOTO / JALAA MAREY)
May 10, 2018, 7:14 pm
Israel has the upper hand over Iran in Syria, but the ayatollahs won’t give up
Humiliated overnight, Tehran has the proven potential to stir up trouble via Hezbollah, in Gaza, and through terrorism
By David Horovitz
Load More