Tag: Israel

Netanyahu comes bearing a matchstick

In Washington, it’s all Iran all the time Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu hopes he is coming to a very different Washington this week. From his...

Indian police arrest man over Israel car bombing

New Delhi police said Wednesday they had arrested a man in connection with last month's bomb attack on an Israeli diplomat's car, which Israel...

Netanyahu tells Obama Israel is ‘master’ of own fate

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Barack Obama on Monday that Israel must remain the “master of its fate” in a firm defence...

Obama seeks to calm Israeli fears over nuclear Iran

US President Barack Obama and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu go into key talks on the Iranian nuclear stand-off on Monday, with each publicly seeking...

Israel says N. Korea nuclear deal no model for Iran

Israel’s deputy foreign minister on Thursday said that a North Korean pledge to suspend nuclear tests in exchange for US aid should not be...

‘All options’ on table on Iran: Israel president

Israeli President Shimon Peres warned on Thursday that the Jewish state is keeping “all options” on the table on the issue of Iran’s nuclear...

Israel under huge pressure to avoid Iran attack

Israel is coming under increased pressure from Washington and Europe to hold off from attacking Iran over its disputed nuclear drive and allow time...

Britain warns Israel over military action against Iran

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Sunday that Israel would not be "wise" to attack Iran over its disputed nuclear programme, saying it should...

Militants’ rocket hits Gaza home

A rocket fired at Israel on Saturday by Palestinian militants instead hit a house in the Gaza Strip, but there were no casualties, witnesses...

Iran deploys warships to the Mediterranean

Iranian warships entered the Mediterranean after crossing the Suez Canal on Saturday to show Tehran’s “might” to regional states, the navy commander said, at...

Top US aide heads to Israel for talks on Iran, Syria

US National Security Advisor Tom Donilon will travel to Israel on Saturday for talks with senior Israeli officials on a range of issues, including...

On the trilateral summit

Three’s not a crowd The trilateral summit between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran has helped in bringing the three Islamic neighbours and stakeholders in the region...

Iran, Hezbollah ‘plotting new anti-Israeli attacks’

Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia are planning to carry out new anti-Israeli attacks around the world, a senior Israeli official involved in counter-terrorism warned...

Iran, Hezbollah ‘plotting new anti-Israeli attacks’

Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah militia are planning to carry out new anti-Israeli attacks around the world, a senior Israeli official involved in counter-terrorism warned...

Iran ‘exaggerating’ nuclear advances: Barak

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday accused Iran of “exaggerating” progress on its disputed nuclear programme a day after Tehran unveiled what it...

The Iranian nuclear crisis

And Israel’s deadly diplomacy Analyses of the events surrounding the Iranian nuclear crisis have tended to focus on the military dimension to the exclusion of...

Israel diplomat attack by ‘well-trained’ operative: India

A bomb blast that badly wounded an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi was a terrorist attack by a highly-trained operative, the Indian government said...