Israel's military has been put on high alert amid warnings that Iran could be preparing for a huge attack with Tehran thought to be preparing to strike beore Donald Trump takes office

Iran's top diplomat said that Israel could spark a larger war if it decides to attack Tehran amid rising tensions between the countries.

Dermer said to leave Mar-a-Lago in November believing one of those two options likely, but others close to US president-elect believe he'll try for new nuclear deal before striking The post Report: Israel thinks Trump will back IDF strike on Iran nuke program or order US hit appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The Yemen-based rebels pose a lingering threat, and some security analysts argue that their patrons in Tehran should be in Israel’s crosshairs.

Tehran dominated much of the region through loyal armed groups; burned by Lebanon trauma, Israel moved away from that approach, but now leaders talk of alliances with minorities

Meanwhile, a political prisoner is sentenced to death again, a video of a novelist’s grave desecration sparks outrage against monarchists, and there are doubts Japan can mediate between Iran and US

As officials caution that ballistic missile and drone attacks from Yemen are likely to persist, Jerusalem is indicating that Thursday’s strikes are

Yemen’s Houthi rebels are stepping up their missile attacks, keeping up what could be the last major front in the Middle East wars.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani arrived in Tehran on Wednesday on an official visit for talks with Iranian officials. Sudani was welcomed upon arrival by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and offered an official reception at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran.

Israel's devastating campaigns against Iran's regional allies have severely weakened its arch-enemy's ability to project its power, but Yemen's Tehran-backed Huthi rebels remain a stubborn thorn in its side,

The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that dozens of its troops were flown into Syria in September to destroy an underground missile factory funded by Iran.Military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told journalists in an online briefing that "this precision-guided missile factory was dug in the side of a mountain underground in the area of Masyaf.

Iran's security chief Ali Akbar Ahmadian said a new group would emerge in Syria to fight Israel following the fall of president Bashar al-Assad, state media reported.