Prime Minister Netanyahu said Iran is using talks with world powers only to stall for time in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Israel plans to reopen the Kerem Shalom crossing, which it closed following last week’s rocket attack from Gaza. Senior Israeli official Moshe Yaalon reiterated that Israel is closely watching the situation in Syria.
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The Congress approved the establishment of a “truth commission” with Iran to supervise the ongoing judicial inquiry into the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. Critics cited Iran’s strong commercial links with Argentina; the Iranian defense minister is one of the suspects in the inquiry.
Security forces killed two al Qaeda fighters in Abu Ghraib and detained an al Qaeda commander in Ninewa and two more fighters in Fallujah. US officials said Iraq is permitting Iranian aircraft to fly to Syria using Iraqi airspace.
According to Hossam Taleb Yaacoub, a Hezbollah member arrested last July in Cyprus, Hezbollah is “collecting information about the Jews…everywhere in the world.”
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Wathiq al Batat, the leader of the newly formed Mukhtar Army, a Shia militant group, threatened to attack the Mujahideen-e-Khalq, an Iranian terrorist group. Camp Liberty, where MEK is sheltering, has come under rocket attacks over the past few weeks.
Palestinian security sources say IRGC personnel are currently in Gaza helping Palestinian terror groups to develop long-range missiles. Today’s report comes just over a month after Hamas reportedly tested improved missiles.
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Armed Salafists shot at National Guard troopers at a checkpoint in Sidi Bouzid, then fled to a mosque and continued shooting; one Salafist was killed in the gunbattle and two policemen were injured. Security forces clashed with armed groups in Hasi El Frid in Kasserine province, and arrested 13 suspects after finding a weapons cache […]
Nigeria’s claims that an Iran-backed cell was planning attacks on US and Israeli interests as well as former Nigeria officials were rejected by Iran. The allegations were “made up as the result of the ill will of the enemies of the two countries’ good relations,” according to Iran’s deputy foreign minister.
Police arrested three men in Torrelavega and Madrid who had infiltrated a Spanish NGO to spy on Iranian dissidents and report back to Iran. One of the suspects worked at the Iranian Embassy.
In Cyprus, Lebanese-Swedish dual citizen Hossam Taleb Yaacoub admitted to being a member of Hezbollah and helping the terror group in Europe.
The head of public security said Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were responsible for setting up a terrorist cell in Bahrain. The cell allegedly planned to assassinate public figures and attack government buildings, but was broken up and its members arrested on Feb. 17.
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The government approved the deployment of some 330 troops to Mali; up to 180 of them will participate in the European Union training mission. Two Iranian men were charged in Frankfurt state court with smuggling dozens of German-made motors to Iran for its Ababil III drone, which is used for both surveillance and attacks.
Omar al Chechen is a key leader in the Muhajireen Brigade, a jihadist group that fights alongside the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant against the regime of President Bashir al Assad.
Prime Minister Netanyahu is looking to form a broad coalition “to promote an agreement with the Palestinians.” Netanyahu said North Korea’s recent nuclear test shows that “sanctions alone will not stop” Iran’s nuclear program. An Arab-Israeli and two Palestinians were charged with preparing terror attacks during Operation Pillar of Defense.
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Security forces broke up a terrorist cell. Eight nationals with links to Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon were arrested.
Hezbollah’s leader Nasrallah warned Israel not to attack Lebanon and said Hezbollah doesn’t need Iranian weapons. The warning followed an Israeli attack on a convoy carrying weapons to Hezbollah.
Hassan Shateri, who was recently killed in Syria, served as a senior official in the IRGC. He also had close ties with Hezbollah, a group he greatly aided during his time in Lebanon.
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The exact relationship between the Canadian suspect and the operative who planted the bomb and was killed in the blast is currently unclear.
An official from Iran’s foreign ministry denied that Iranian officials, including the current Defense Minister tied to the 1994 AMIA bombing in Argentina, will be questioned as part of the recently established “truth commission” with Argentina.
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