TEHRAN (FNA)- Former CIA Chief Michael Hayden said that it would be a bad idea for Israel to launch an attack on Iran. (Former head of Military Intelligence) Amos Yadlin thinks it's (Israel's successful attack on Iran) possible, I think differently. I do not think that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intelligence can claim with certainty where everything ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon have ordered the army to continue preparing for a possible military strike on Irans nuclear facilities at a cost of at least 10 billion shekels ($2.89 billion) this year, despite the talks between Iran and the West, according to recent statements by senior military officers. Three ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Israel on Thursday of attacking his country's nuclear facilities, saying Israel will "rue the day" if it does. "Israel knows very well what the response would be. Israel knows well our regional capability," he told CNN's Fareed Zakaria. "When it comes to practice, the Israelis cannot do that. If they do such ...

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) Yaakov Amidror, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus former national security adviser, said on Sunday that Israel can stop Irans nuclear program militarily and can do it on its own. Amidror said the Israeli Air Force has been conducting very long-range flight, all around the world in preparation for a potential strike on Iran,...

Fearing the independence and stability of the Islamic Republic in the Middle East, the Israeli regime seeks Irans destruction, a political commentator tellsPress TV. In an interview with Press TV on Thursday, Mark Glenn, an American author and journalist, described Iran as the only stable Middle Eastern country, which as opposed to other regional ...

Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani has scoffed at Israels war rhetoric against the Islamic Republic, saying the Israeli regime is making a mistake by threatening military action. This is the Zionist regimes [of Israel] stupidity to raise the issue of an attack on Iran, Larijani said in the northwestern Iranian city of Orumiyeh on ...

The resumption of ties between Iran and the US will further isolate the Israeli regime, says the secretary general of Irans Society for the Defense of the Palestinian Nation (SDPN). The positions adopted by the Zionists against the Islamic Republic of Iran clearly show that they are angry with Irans pacifist stances and the global support for such ...

A senior Iranian lawmaker says Tel Avivs threat to attack Iran is a political bluff, stressing that the Israeli regime does not have the capability to strike Iran. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly session on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened unilateral military action against Iran to dismantle the Islamic ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the success of the upcoming talks between Iran and world powers in Geneva will severely undermine efforts underway by warmongers and extremists against peaceful resolution of the country's nuclear issue. If Geneva nuclear talks successful, efforts of many hardliners and those who want to go to ...

Irans Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has scoffed at Israels warmongering threats against the Islamic Republic, saying the Israeli regime is too weak to dare make such a brazen move. [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahus recent aggressive reaction and warmongering remarks shows the Islamic Republic of Irans political success ...

(Reuters) - A U.S. official sought to reassureIsraelthis week on PresidentBarack Obama'sdetermination to curb Iran's disputed nuclear program, as the clock ticks on a threatened Israeli pre-emptive strike. The visit by Rose Gottemoeller, acting U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, was seen by her Israeli hosts ...

Do you remember South Lebanon? All of Lebanon is now South Lebanon. These were the words of a senior Israeli official in a closed-door meeting in Jerusalem on Tuesday, just hours before Israel warplanes attacked a truck convoy suspected of carrying advancedweapons systemsfrom Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon. It wasnt hard to figure out that something ...

JERUSALEM Israels departing defense minister, Ehud Barak, said that the Pentagon had prepared sophisticated blueprints for a surgical operation to set backIrans nuclear programshould the United States decide to attack a statement that was a possible indication that Israel might have shelved any plans for a unilateral strike, at least for now. In ...

Outgoing defenseminister says he's confident U.S. has plan for military operation in case diplomatic efforts fail; senior Iranian official says Iran would consider an attack on Syria like on attack on itself. Outgoing Defense Minister Ehud Barak says he is confident the U.S. has a plan for a 'surgical operation' against Iran, which would only be used ...

In mySunday column, I predicted that 2013 will bring another round of brinkmanship withIranover itsnuclear program. The United States and its allies will pressTehranto stop enriching uranium, Iran will say no,Israelwill warn that its patience is running out, and sabers will be rattled all around. Among those who agree areDennis Ross, who wasPresident ...

JERUSALEM: Chuck Hagel, the nominee for the next US defence secretary, will seek to rein in Israel over any attempt to carry out a unilateral strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, Israeli observers believe. Hagel's nomination by US President Barack Obama must still be confirmed by the US Senate, but the prospect of the former senator assuming ...

A senior Iranian defense official said that the Islamic Republic can now target thousands of enemy bases, the Fars News Agency reported on Monday. Iran has now reached a point of progress that can target 2,000 enemy bases within a range of 2,000 km, said General Morteza Qorbani, senior adviser to the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces. Last ...