ABOARD THE INS EILAT — Israel’s prime minister has warned about the dangers of a nuclear Iran after touring an submarine believed capable of firing nuclear-tipped missiles. Benjamin Netanyahu also visited a missile ship that led the seizure earlier …
Read Original Story: Israeli PM warns about nuclear Iran on navy tour – The Associated Press
Following a three day peace forum in Jerusalem, Delaware Senator Ted Kaufman (D) says he’s optimistic about the prospects for peace. That optimism can be attributed in part to Iran. Not that Iran is trying to help, but Kaufman says the threat posed by …
Read Original Story: New optimism for Mid East peace? – WHYY
Shortly after the Israel Defence Forces claimed that it had captured a ship allegedly filled with Iranian weapons meant for the Hezbollah, Israeli Chief of General Staff Gabi Ashkenazi said Hezbollah had rockets with a 320-kilometre range that could …
Read Original Story: Irrespective of the provocations, there are natural obstacles to a new round … – GulfNews
By James Gundun – Washington DC ‘Israel is prepared to hold negotiations without precondition with the Syrians,’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proclaimed last week, shunning his usual rhetoric that Syria isn’t serious about peace. …
Read Original Story: Assad's Gauntlet: Engaging Syria – Palestine Chronicle
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (UPI) — Israeli photos depicting shipping documents pointing to an alleged Iranian arms delivery to Hezbollah are forgeries, Iranian media claims. The Israeli army in early November said it unloaded 36 containers of weapons at the …
Read Original Story: Israel faked Francop arms claims — Iran – United Press International
ABOARD THE INS EILAT — Underscoring Israel’s military might in the face of a perceived Iranian threat, Israel’s prime minister warned on Tuesday about the dangers of a nuclear Iran after visiting a submarine believed capable of firing nuclear-tipped …
Read Original Story: Israel PM warns about Iran on navy tour – The Associated Press
On November 3, 2009, Israeli naval forces intercepted an Antigua-flagged cargo ship approximately 100 miles off Israel’s coast. The ship, the Francop, was brought to the port of Ashdod and searched, leading to the discovery of some 500 tons of weapons …
Read Original Story: Iran in the Middle East Conflict – The Cutting Edge
November 16, 2009: The government is pressing Russia more, to get the S-300 anti-aircraft missiles that were ordered two years ago, delivered. There is more urgency to this because public, and government, opinion in Israel is turning more towards a …
Read Original Story: IRAN: We Know Nothing – Strategy Page
It was the largest shipment of Iranian arms ever intercepted by Israel, and the Israeli government was not about to pass up an opportunity to publicly expose Tehran’s deceptive activities. An Israeli naval commando operation conducted in the late hours …
Read Original Story: Iranian Arms, Israeli Vigilance and the Francop – The Faster Times
ON BOARD THE INS EILAT — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured a naval vessel on Tuesday, using the backdrop of his country’s military power to warn of the threat posed by the nuclear ambitions of arch-foe Iran. "The threat that Iran poses …
Read Original Story: Netanyahu warns of Iran threat from Israeli missile ship – AFP
