The first meeting between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was postponed on Thursday overshadowed by deadly bombings in Afghanistan.
A former Iranian inteliigence minister has warned that all Iranian officials are at risk of being killed by Mossad, the external Israeli intelligence agency, which has infiltrated Iran.
The new Israeli government is alarmed by the victory of Ebrahim Raisi as Iran’s president, saying that he is fully committed to Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and regional policies.
Israel's defense minister visiting Washington to seek more US security support, sounded a cautious tone on issues related to Iran, avoidign criticism of US policy to enagage with Tehran.
Benjamin Netanyahu said that the greatest threat to Israel would be a nuclear Iran and that it would thwart Iran's atomic program at any cost, even if it led to friction with the United States.
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard, IRGC, commander has said Israeli Jews have to pack and return to where they came from, as a vectory by Palestinians is near.
Iran's chief of armed forces general staff has warned of attacks on Israel, implicitly saying incidents in recent days were also operations directed against Israel.
An Israeli newspaper reported that the government is revisiting its military plans to counter Iran amid uncertainty about the policies of the incoming Biden administration.