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Defense Minister Benny Gantz reveals the location of an alleged Iranian drone base in southern Iran during a speech at Reichman University on November 23, 2021. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
November 23, 2021, 12:23 pm
Gantz exposes Iran drone bases, says Tehran tried to fly TNT into West Bank via UAV
Defense minister again threatens military strike if diplomatic efforts to halt Iran’s nuclear program fall through
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Gen. Hossein Salami, left, and the Guard's aerospace division commander Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh talk while unveiling a new drone called 'Gaza,' in an undisclosed location in Iran, in a photo released on May 22, 2021. (Sepahnews of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, via AP)
October 29, 2021, 8:04 pm
US slaps sanctions on Iran drone commander behind attack on Israeli-linked ship
Saeed Aghajani and two companies helping IRGC build unmanned vehicles put on Treasury blacklist; he had been named by Gantz in August as person planning and carrying out attacks
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinians carry a demonstrator wounded during clashes with Israeli soldiers along the Gaza border, on Saturday, August 21, 2021. (Credit: Hassan Islayeh)
August 25, 2021, 10:59 pm
US holds Hamas responsible for Gaza unrest, Israeli official says
Border violence continues during Bennett’s first trip to White House, where he intends to stress his desire to maintain calm, refusal to freeze settlement building
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi (center) at the scene of shooting attack in Tapuah Junction, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, on May 3, 2021. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
August 25, 2021, 5:01 pm
As Bennett meets Biden, IDF ramps up plans for strike on Iran’s nuke program
Military, defense minister believe a credible threat of an Israeli attack on Tehran’s nuclear facilities is only way US will be able to negotiate better deal with Islamic Republic
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks to foreign diplomats at a briefing, August 25, 2021. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
August 25, 2021, 2:41 pm
Gantz says world needs a ‘Plan B’ to the faltering Iran nuclear deal
At briefing to some 60 foreign diplomats, defense minister says Iranian leadership approved deadly attack on Israeli-linked oil tanker, and drone was launched from Iran’s territory
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: People wearing protective face masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus stand inside a train in Tehran, Iran on July 8, 2020. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)
August 15, 2021, 4:25 am
Hacker group, not Israel, behind cyberattack on Iran’s train system – report
Cybersecurity company Check Point names opposition group Indra, which it says inflicted ‘nation-state-level damage’ in July assault
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks with military officials in the IDF northern command, on August 10, 2021. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
August 10, 2021, 10:44 pm
Gantz, Herzog threaten Israel will step up responses if Iranian attacks continue
Defense minister says Israel willing to help Lebanon, but won’t suffer crises leaking into its territory; president says those who harm Israel ‘will feel our might’
By Emanuel Fabian
Dana Stroul, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, testifies before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on August 10, 2021. (Screen capture; YouTube)
August 10, 2021, 10:11 pm
Pentagon denies official said attack on Israel-linked ship came from Yemen
Deputy assistant secretary of defense appeared to say drones that hit Mercer Street were launched from wartorn country, but later clarification says this was not the case
By ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks off, after speaking during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, August 2, 2021. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)
August 9, 2021, 9:39 pm
Blinken vows no ‘impunity’ for Iran over deadly attack on Israel-linked tanker
US secretary of state tells UN Security Council explosion that hit MT Mercer Street is part of a pattern of ‘provocative behavior’ and those responsible must be held to account
By AFP
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a media conference in Brussels, June 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)
August 8, 2021, 9:39 pm
European Union says evidence ‘clearly points to Iran’ in deadly attack on tanker
Josep Borrell condemns ‘unlawful attack’ on Israel-linked Mercer Street vessel; Tehran continues to deny allegations
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this image provided by Maxar Technologies, the oil tanker Mercer Street is seen off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on August 4, 2021. (Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies via AP)
August 7, 2021, 2:06 pm
Iran rejects ‘baseless’ G7 accusations over fatal attack on Mercer Street tanker
‘It is not a new thing that the Zionist regime would design such conspiracies,’ claims Iranian spokesperson after foreign ministers say Tehran is threat to international peace
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
Lebanese soldiers stand next to a truck carrying a multiple rocket launcher after confiscating it, in the southern village of Shouayya, on August 6, 2021 (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)
August 7, 2021, 8:46 am
Sensing a shift in power dynamic, Iran steps up shadow war with Israel
A seemingly emboldened Tehran may be upping its aggressive posture in the region in order to press its nuke talks position and test new leaders in Washington and Jerusalem
By Lazar Berman
Illustrative: Tugboats are moored next to the Israeli-linked tanker MT Mercer Street, off the Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates, on August 3, 2021. (Karim Sahib/AFP)
August 6, 2021, 8:30 pm
G7 countries condemn attack on Mercer Street tanker off Oman, blame Iran
Lapid praises response, insisting Tehran a global problem, not just an Israeli one; Gantz thanks Lloyd Austin for US leadership in effort, which was needed to bring Japan onboard
By AP and Jacob Magid
Children ride a swing as the Israeli-linked tanker MT Mercer Street is seen off the port of the Gulf Emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, on August 3, 2021. (Karim Sahib/AFP)
August 5, 2021, 10:07 pm
UN Security Council to discuss deadly tanker attack blamed on Iran
Britain expected to raise issue at Friday meeting, over a week after a suspected Iranian drone strike amid ongoing shadow war on the seas
By ToI Staff and Agencies
President Ebrahim Raisi, center, waves to journalists as he is surrounded by group of lawmakers after taking his oath as president at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, on Thursday, August 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 5, 2021, 10:01 pm
After Gantz threatens attack, Iran warns Israel: ‘Don’t test us’
‘ANY foolish act against Iran will be met with a DECISIVE response,’ tweets spokesman for Tehran’s foreign ministry
By AFP and ToI Staff
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