Iran’s missile attack on Israel: Tensions and global repercussions

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) missile attack on Israel on April 13-14, 2024, has escalated tensions in the Middle East and will possibly lead to a regional war. The result of this attack was to achieve at least two objectives: (1) to respond to the criticism of Iran’s supporters regarding the IRGC’s inaction … Read more

Israeli attack on Iran damaged Iranian air defenses without detection

Iran’s S-300 air defense in Isfahan, which protects its key Natanz nuclear site, was destroyed without detection by long-range missiles fired from outside Iranian air space, sources and multiple satellite imagery posts confirmed by Saturday. The New York Times, Fox News, and other foreign reports said that Israel undertook the attack, though Jerusalem has … Read more

Tehran plays down Israeli attacks, signals no further retaliation

Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation – a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war. The limited scale of the attack and Iran’s muted response both appeared to signal … Read more

Islamic Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollah commanders evacuated from Syria

Iran is currently preparing for a potential Israeli retaliation against its territory or proxies following Tehran’s Sunday missile attack on Israel, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Wednesday. As part of these preparations, Iran has allegedly removed senior Hezbollah and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from Syria.  This comes amid US and European … Read more

IDF decides how, but not when it will counter-strike Iran

The IDF has decided how it will counter-strike Iran and its proxies but has not yet settled on the timing; multiple sources told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. Because the timing is still variable and because of all the necessary complex preparations, the current decision could change. However, the very development of a decision … Read more

Despite IRGC killing and fiery rhetoric, Iran will not attack Israel

Tensions between Israel and Iran are increasing following the assassination of Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior member of the Quds Force of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Meanwhile, Arab media sources are still trying to understand possible ways the Islamic Republic will react. Ali Nouri Zadeh, a commentator on Iranian affairs, was … Read more

Iran simulates destruction of Israel Air Force’s Palmahim air base

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a simulation of destroying Israel’s Palmahim Air Base on Monday, Iranian state media Tasnim reported. The IRGC celebrated “Guards Day,” the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution 45 years ago, by blasting ballistic missiles at a simulation version of one of Israel’s bases for the Israel Air Force. … Read more

Iran says it executes four ‘saboteurs’ linked to Israel’s Mossad

Iran executed on Friday four people, including a woman, whom it accused of being “saboteurs” with links to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, the Mizan news agency affiliated to the judiciary said. The executions took to five the number of people put to death this month in a decades-long shadow war that has seen Iran … Read more

Iran’s latest threat on Israel: An arsenal of nuclear weapons – analysis

A report leaked by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday revealed that Iran has again sped up – or tripled – its pace of 60%-uranium enrichment at least as of late November. This reality places before Israel and the West a challenge more ominous than anything out of Gaza or Lebanon. The … Read more