Israel’s ongoing military strikes on Iran—code-named “Rising Lion”—were the result of years of preparation and mark just the beginning of what’s to come, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli said in an interview with Eye for Iran.
Israel’s strikes on Iran recall the surprise attack on Egypt in 1967, but in aim and execution they more closely resemble the recent campaigns against Hamas and Hezbollah that targeted leadership and capabilities to force strategic paralysis.
A senior Israeli security official told Iran International that Tehran must sign a nuclear deal or face further attacks that could end its rule, adding that Iran could avoid the Israeli attacks if it was honest in US talks.
Israel’s surprise airstrikes on across Iran—confirmed to have killed several senior officials—have triggered a wave of intense reactions from Iranians, experts and politicians ranging from celebration to alarm over the risk of war.
A senior Israeli official told Iran International that leaders' homes and not civilians were targeted in airstrikes in Tehran, as Iranian state media announced the death of the Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he did not want Israel to attack its arch-foe Iran while there was still hope for a nuclear deal with Washington but warned a 'massive conflict' in the region was possible.
Iranian state media began releasing images of what it said were documents related to Israel's nuclear program obtained by Tehran and said they demonstrated collusion between the United Nations nuclear agency and arch-foe Israel.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday criticized a resolution passed by the UN nuclear watchdog’s board of governors against Tehran’s nuclear activities, saying that Iran will continue its uranium enrichment and remain defiant in the face of Western pressure.
A senior Israeli official has warned that Israel is ready to launch a military strike on Iran if the next round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington, set for Sunday in Oman, fail to yield results.
Iran has begun equipping a third secure uranium enrichment facility and fully upgrading its Fordow site with advanced centrifuges, senior officials said Thursday, following the International Atomic Energy Agency finding Tehran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations.
The UN nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Thursday formally declaring Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations for the first time in almost 20 years.
US President Donald Trump said he is growing increasingly doubtful that Iran will agree to halt uranium enrichment as part of a renewed nuclear deal with Washington, while reaffirming his commitment to preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
The European Union warned on Wednesday that Iran’s continued production of highly enriched uranium—now theoretically exceeding nine weapon-grade quantities—is pushing the Middle East toward a potential nuclear proliferation crisis.
An exiled opposition group on Tuesday accused Tehran of operating a covert nuclear weapons program in the Semnan desert, an assertion that has not been independently verified.
As the sixth round of nuclear talks approaches and earlier hopes of a breakthrough fade, some in Tehran are quietly promoting a limited interim agreement to defuse tensions and avert a deeper crisis.
The top US military commander in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday that Iranian weakness offers Washington a historic opportunity to advance its interests but a vulnerable Tehran may seek deterrence in nuclear weapons.
Republican advocates of a harder line on Iran are increasingly clashing with US President Donald Trump's more non-interventionist MAGA movement over nuclear talks with Tehran, Politico reported on Tuesday.
Iran said it will respond firmly to any politically motivated or unlawful action against its nuclear program, as Western powers push for a non-compliance resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors meeting in Vienna.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran is involved in negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire and the release of hostages between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
An Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites may push Tehran toward pursuing a bomb, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi told Israeli news channel i24News.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council issued a warning on Monday that any Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities will be met with a direct response targeting Israel’s concealed nuclear infrastructure.
Democratic lawmakers on the sidelines of the Trump administration's high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran largely hope for their success but lament being cut out of a process playing out behind closed doors.