Controversy-courting German Nobel literature laureate Gunter Grass published a poem Wednesday in which he accused Israel of plotting Iran's annihilation and threatening global security.
Defense minister says strike not within weeks but can also not wait years, demands Iran surrender 20 percent-enriched uranium, close underground Fordow facility.
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced on Tuesday that the court does not have jurisdiction to investigate Palestinian Authority allegations over the 2008-2009 Gaza war.
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations called on the Palestinian Authority "to display serious leadership and engage in negotiations rather than help organize potentially violent activities that yield nothing," in a reference to the planned “Global March on Jerusalem” which it said "fizzled."
Belgium remains a "friend of Israel" with which it maintains "frank and cordial" diplomatic relations despite some occasional points of disagreement in particular on the "settlement policy," a Belgian official told a local Jewish leader.
Israel and the European Union have finalized negotiations on a comprehensive aviation agreement during a final round of negotiating in Tel Aviv last week.
Former U.S. Ambassador to U.N. John Bolton says the leak about Israeli activities in Azerbaijan was orchestrated by the administration, not a rogue source • Israeli sources tell Time magazine that the Mossad has been curtailing its covert operations in Iran by “dozens of percent.”
White House statement says there is enough non-Iranian oil supply worldwide to move forward with sanctions on Iran's oil exports passed by U.S. Congress last year.
Ahmadinejad praises cooperation between two countries in meeting with Erdogan in Tehran; Turkish PM reiterates support of Iran's right to a peaceful nuclear program.
