Washington, July 10 (IANS) Israeli intelligence recently warned the United States that Iran had devised a fresh plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal and CNN, hours after which Trump publicly said he was Tehran’s “number one” assassination target while defending his administration’s military campaign against Iran.The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the Israelis recently shared intelligence with Washington indicating that Iran was c…
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Jerusalem, July 10 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call with US President Donald Trump, during which the two agreed to continue coordination between their countries “on various fronts,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.During the call on Thursday, Trump briefed Netanyahu on US actions in the Gulf, the statement said, without elaborating, Xinhua news agency reported.Meanwhile, Netanyahu raised the “severity” of remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
Jerusalem, July 9 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel would not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons and would expand domestic arms production to reduce dependence on foreign purchases.”Our policy is clear: with an agreement or without an agreement, Iran will not have nuclear weapons,” Netanyahu said at an air force pilots’ graduation ceremony.If the United States and Israel had not launched the strikes on Iran, “Iran would have armed itself,” he said, …
Jerusalem, July 6 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed back against US Vice President J.D. Vance’s remarks that the US is Israel’s “only powerful ally” by highlighting ‘tremendous’ support from India. In an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu described India as a “friend” of Israel and pointed out the immense support he receives from Indians on social media platforms. He also described US President Donald Trump as the “greatest friend” that Israel has in the White House.Whe…
Washington, July 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Saturday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could visit the White House as early as next week, while asserting that the Israeli leader “knows who the boss is” as the two allies seek to reset ties strained by differences over Iran and the wider Middle East.”We get along very good. [Netanyahu] knows who the boss is,” Trump told Axios in a brief telephone interview on Saturday, referring to himself.According to the report, Trump sai…
Tel Aviv, July 4 (IANS) Reena Pushkarna, celebrity chef, restaurateur and founder of the Tandoori restaurant chain in Israel, and Chairperson (Convenor) of the Israel Chapter of the Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP), heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for remaining “the same simple personality” despite rising to the top office in India. Recalling her personal experience of cooking for and serving the Prime Minister during his visit to Israel, Pushkarna told IANS that she first met h…
Jerusalem, June 29 (IANS) The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) said Monday that it has struck three Hezbollah command centres in southern Lebanon in response to Hezbollah violations of the ceasefire agreement.It also said that Israeli forces struck and dismantled a launcher used by Hezbollah.In an earlier statement, the IDF said it had destroyed an underground Hezbollah tunnel in southwestern Lebanon, Xinhua news agency reported.The tunnel, more than 200 metres long and 25 metres deep, contained hund…
Jerusalem, June 28 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the US-mediated framework agreement signed Friday between Israel and Lebanon paves the way to ending the conflict and eventually reaching a peace agreement between the two countries.Speaking at a press conference on Saturday in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said that “this agreement strengthens Israel and Lebanon, and weakens Iran and Hezbollah. This is a sign of things to come.”He added that under the agreement, the United Sta…
Jerusalem, June 27 (IANS) Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on Saturday that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have instructed the Israeli military to prepare for an extended stay in the “security zone” in southern Lebanon, signalling a prolonged military presence despite international calls for withdrawal. In a video statement released by his office, Katz said the army “will continue to station forces in the security zone in southern Lebanon, including the Shqeif area, and w…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack at Modi government over its position on the Gaza conflict, alleging that its “stony silence” and “inaction” are not just morally reprehensible but also inexplicable from a national interest perspective. In an opinion article published in The Indian Express, Gandhi argued that India’s present approach has distanced the country from its long-standing foreign policy tr…