Israel keeps warning about Iran's nuclear program and its aggressive regional policies, trying to influence the United States not to trust the Islamic Republic and make concessions.
Israel has blamed Iran for an attack on an Israeli-managed petroleum product tanker on Thursday off the coast of Oman that killed two crew members, while US and UK are investigating.
The chief of Israel's Mossad has offered the closest acknowledgment yet his country was behind recent attacks targeting Iran's nuclear program and a military scientist.
Outgoing intelligence chief Yossi Cohen claimed that Israel has a strong secret presence in Iran, after multiple incidents attributed to Israel have damaged key installations.