Mossad Documents Contradict Israel PM's Iran Bomb Claim

The Guardian: Leaked cables show Netanyahu’s Iran bomb claim contradicted by Mossad

Gulf between Israeli secret service and PM revealed in documents shared with the Guardian along with other secrets including CIA bids to contact Hamas

Binyamin Netanyahu’s dramatic declaration to world leaders in 2012 that Iran was about a year away from making a nuclear bomb was contradicted by his own secret service, according to a top-secret Mossad document.

It is part of a cache of hundreds of dossiers, files and cables from the world’s major intelligence services – one of the biggest spy leaks in recent times.

WNU Editor: The Mossad leaked document on Iran's nuclear program is here.

More News On Mossad Documents Contradicting Israel PM's Iran Bomb Claim

Mossad contradicted Netanyahu on Iran nuclear programme -- Al Jazeera
Report: Mossad Was Less Alarmed Than Israel Premier on Iran -- ABC News/AP
Israel PM 'differed' with Mossad on Iran, says report -- BBC
Leaks contradict Israel's claim Iran was close to bomb -- AFP
Israeli spy agency broke with Netanyahu on Iran threat — report -- Washington Times
Benjamin Netanyahu claim on Iran nuclear bomb was contradicted by Israel intelligence agency Mossad: report -- New York Daily News
Leaked Mossad cables reveal agency's 'true' assessment of Iran's nuclear program -- i24 News
Mossad contradicted Netanyahu on Iran nukes, says report -- Ynet News
Netanyahu's claims on Iran nuclear program contradicted Mossad findings – leaked docs -- RT
Sorry, Al Jazeera: A Leaked Mossad Cable Doesn’t Reveal Netanyahu Lied to the UN -- John Allen Gay, National Interest

Israeli Intelligence Minister: Iran Is Not Compromising On 7 Key Nuclear Issues

The Iran nuclear program’s heavy-water reactor at Arak, one of the sticking points in nuclear talks with world powers. Photo: Nanking2012 via Wikimedia Commons.

JNS: Israel’s Steinitz says Iran not compromising on 7 of 8 nuclear issues

(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Iran is refusing to compromise on seven out of the eight key points in its nuclear negotiations with the P5+1 powers, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said Thursday.

Steinitz said that if the two sides are indeed close to reaching a deal, it means the West will be conceding on a number of central issues. According to Steinitz, the eight key points on the agenda in the nuclear talks include the number of active centrifuges, reducing the uranium stockpile, dismantling infrastructure, research and development of advanced centrifuges, the Arak heavy-water reactor, the Fordow enrichment facility, ballistic missile development and militarization of the nuclear program, and the duration of the nuclear agreement.

Update: Minister warns of potential action against Iran -- Times of Israel

WNU Editor: He forgot to mention Iran's refusal to permit international inspectors to inspect Iran's nuclear facilities that are located on its military facilities.

Is Iran Threatening To Assassinate Israeli PM Netanyahu's Sons And The Sons Of Other Israeli Leaders?

Mashregh News, a website linked with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, ran this photo depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s sons Yair and Avner in a sniper’s crosshairs. (Image source: Mashregh News)

Times of Israel: Iranian site suggests targeting PM’s sons in response to Syria strike

News network affiliated with Revolutionary Guards also threatens sons of Ehud Olmert, Ariel Sharon

WNU Editor: I guess this is Iran's way of saying that they will now cross a "red line" .... after they had accused Israel of crossing a "red line". Either way .... with these threats and warnings escalating .... tensions between Israel and Iran are now higher today than they have been in a long time.

More News On Reports That Iran Is Threatening To Assassinate The Children Of Israeli Leaders

Iranian website suggests Tehran targets sons of Netanyahu -- i24 News
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Site Threatens Netanyahu's Sons -- Arutz Sheva
Iranian website: Netanyahu's sons are targets for assassination -- Israel Hayom
Iranian Website Puts Netanyahu’s Sons in Crosshairs -- The Blaze
Iranian Website Mashark Lays Out Plans To Kill Netanyahu's Sons -- IBTimes

Iran Warns Israel That They Have 'Crossed The Line'

Reuters: Iran says Israel crossed 'red lines', vows to respond: IRNA

WNU Editor: Iran is saying that they told the U.S. to communicate their "threat" to Israel .... but the U.S. is saying that no threat to Israel was delivered in the latest round nuclear talks between US and Iranian official .... US says it did not pass Israel Iran warning of ‘consequences’ (Times of Israel). as to Israeli reaction .... they are expecting the worse .... Ya'alon: Iran and Hezbollah seek to start war (Middle East Monitor)

More News On Iranian Warning Israel That They Have 'Crossed The Line'

Iran told U.S. Israel has breached redline by killing general in Syria -- Tehran Times
Iran Says It Sent Warning to Israel via US Officials -- NYT/AP
Iran warns US of 'consequences' for Israeli attack -- AFP
Iran Says It Warned Israel Via U.S. Officials -- Radio Free Europe
Iran Tells US Israel Will Face 'Consequences' for Golan Strike -- Arutz Sheva
Vowing to respond, Iran says Israel crossed 'red lines' with Syria attack -- Jerusalem Post
Iran warned US of 'consequences' for killing general -- Al-Monitor
Iran warns of 'consequences' for Israeli attack -- Middle East Monitor

Update: Israel issues their own warning to Hezbollah via through Russia .... Israel Warns Hezbollah Via Russia: Back Off Our Border and Interests Abroad (The Algemeiner).

Report: Iranian General Was Targeted By Israel In An Air Strike Because His Cellphone Was Still On

The funeral of #Allahdadi,one of the prominent commander of #IRGC who died in #Kuneytra attack of #Israel. pic.twitter.com/bcNomdRk6A
— Melahat Fındık (@Melahatfindik) January 21, 2015

Jerusalem Post: Report: Iranian general was killed in Israeli strike because he didn't turn off his phone

Lebanese news outlet reports on findings of the Hezbollah investigation into the airstrike that killed 11.

WNU Editor: I guess the "now deceased" Iranian Revolutionary Guard General Mohammed Allahdadi did not read (or believe) in NSA leaker Edward Snowden's warnings .... Edward Snowden: Apple iPhone with Secret iFeature Allows Government to Spy on You (Tech Times).

WNU Editor: Hat Tip to Mattathias for this link.

Iran Vows To Retailiate Against Israel After Last Weeks Airstrike

Lt.-Gen. Hossein Salami

Times of Israel: Iran vows to attack Israel from West Bank

Deputy head of Revolutionary Guards says Tehran to ‘open new fronts’ in response to strike that killed Iranian general

Update: IRGC Commander Ensures of Retaliation against Israel's Sunday Air Raid (Fars news Agency)

WNU Editor: Same old .... same old.

Update #2: The Iranians are not the only ones who feel pressured to retaliate .... Hezbollah Is Under Serious Pressure After Israeli Strike (Reuters)

Israeli General: Iran And Hezbollah Are Planning A Joint Invasion Of Northern Israel

Daily Mail: Iran and Hezbollah are planning 'imminent' joint invasion of Israel's northern Galilee region according to 'high level intelligence'

* Israel carried out airstrike on convoy in Syria on Sunday killing 11 people
* Among them were commanders from Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah
* Today Israeli general warns they were likely planning attack on Galilee
* Israel moving troops to region after Tehran warned of 'crushing response'

Update: Are Israel and Hizbollah on the brink of war? -- Raphael D. Marcus, King's College London/The Telegraph

WNU Editor: Questions and speculations on why a top Iranian General was with Hezbollah fighters in the Syrian Golan Heights are going to be debated among pundits/Israeli Generals/and observers for the short term (I personally believe that they were there to coordinate operations against Syrian rebels and not to attack Israel). But the outcome of this strike is now predictable, heightened tensions and a need for Hezbollah/Iran to retaliate. My prediction .... if it was not for the Syrian civil war and Hezbollah's deep involvement in it .... they would be launching mortar and missile strikes against northern Israel right now. But because they are involved in Syria's bloody and brutal civil war, and they are facing growing resentment within Lebanon itself .... I expect Hezbollah to hold back from any major strike .... for now. As for what Iran may do .... they are also in a quandary. The war against the Islamic State and supporting Syrian President Assad is their primary military focus right now .... not launching retaliatory raids against Israel. But they will have to respond to maintain their credibility among their supporters in the region ... so expect something in the days/weeks/months ahead.

Israel On High Alert For Retaliatory Attacks After Military Strike On Hezbollah Fighters And Iranian General

Hezbollah members and supporters carry the coffin of Lebanon's Hezbollah commander Mohamad Issa, known as Abu Issa, during his funeral in Arab-Salim on Jan. 20. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Reuters

Jerusalem Post: IDF closes road near Lebanon, bracing for possible reprisal by Hezbollah

WNU Editor: It appears that this was the reason for this weekend's Israeli missile strike .... Israelis kill Iranian general plotting missile base (The Times).

More News On Israel Being On High Alert After This Weekends Airstrikes That Killed Hezbollah Commanders And An Iranian General

Israel on high alert for possible Hezbollah retaliation after strikes on fighters -- FOX News/AP
Israel Braces for Hizbullah Retaliation -- The Media Line
Israel Boosts Golan Defenses as Hezbollah Buries Strike Dead -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Israel Deploys Iron Dome Batteries, Braces for Hezbollah Retaliation -- Sputnik
Roadway near border with Lebanon closed -- YNet News
South Lebanon bids farewell to Hezbollah fighters -- Daily Star
Israel unaware killed Iranian general was in Hezbollah convoy in Syria -- The Guardian
Israeli security source: We didn't know Iranian general was at site of Syria strike -- Haaretz/Reuters
Israel didn't target Iranian general in strike, says security source -- YNet News
Israel didn't target Iranian general in strike - source -- Reuters
Israel Denies Targeting Iranian General Killed in Syria Air Strike -- Algemeiner
Iranian general 'not intended target' in Israel strike, says Israeli security source -- Al Bawaba
Israel's attack on Hezbollah is a case of shoot first, ask questions later -- The Independent
Syria attack endangers Israel's tacit understandings with Iran -- Haaretz
Iran Promises ‘Crushing Response’ to Israeli Strike -- Washington Free Beacon

Update: A Top Iranian General Was Killed Along With 6 Top Hezbollah Officials By An Israeli Airstrike In The Golan Heights

The Revolutionary Guards said Gen Allah-Dadi had been killed while defending the people of Syria

BBC: Iran general died in 'Israeli strike' in Syrian Golan

WNU Editor: Apparently this General was coordinating Iran's support of the Assad regime in the Syrian civil war .... so his lost is a hist for Iran/Hezbollah/and the Syrian regime. There are also conflicting reports that 6 Iranian soldiers were also killed along with the 6 Hezbollah officials. It would not surprise me if this report is true .... I am sure that this Iranian General had a contingent of Iranian bodyguards, especially if he was traveling in what has been a war-zone since the start of the Syrian civil war. Israel (in the meantime) is preparing for blow-back .... Israel braces for early payback for deaths of Hizballah officers, Iranian general on Golan. (Debka)

Previous Post: Israeli Airstrike Kills Six Senior Hezbollah Figures In Syria

More News On A Top Iranian General Being Killed Along With 6 Top Hezbollah Officials By An Israeli Airstrike In The Golan Heights

Iran's IRGC confirms killing of its general in Syria’s Golan -- Press TV (Iran)
Iran confirms general killed in Syria strike attributed to Israel -- YNet News
Tehran: Iran general killed in Israeli airstrike in Syria -- Salon/AP
Iranian general killed in Israeli attack -- Al Jazeera
Iran denounces Israeli 'terror' strike in Golan Heights, confirms general killed -- Daily Star
Hezbollah to Bury Dead; Iran General Among 7 Killed in Syria -- NYT
Iranian general, son of ex-Hezbollah leader, killed in Israeli airstrike in Syria -- RT
Hezbollah gears for funeral as Iran condemns Israel strike -- Bloomberg Businessweek
'Hezbollah will find it hard to show restraint after Golan attack,' top Israeli ex-general says -- Jerusalem Post
Israel on alert for possible Hezbollah retaliation to Golan Heights missile strike -- Jerusalem Post

Update: This is not surprising .... Intense Coverage in Arab Media of Golan Airstrike on Hezbollah (The Tower)

Iran Claims To Have Foiled An Israeli Plot To Assassinate A Key Iranian Nuclear Scientist

Colonel Baqeri, an IRGC commander. Press TV

Times of Israel: Iran claims it foiled Israeli hit on nuke scientist

WNU Editor: Is this report from Iran true ... I do not know. But I do know that when it comes to announcements from Iran .... always be skeptical.

More News On Iranian Claims In Foiling An Israeli Plot To Assassinate A Key Iranian Nuclear Scientist

Security Commander: Attempt to Assassinate Iranian N. Scientist Foiled by IRGC -- FARS News Agency (Iran)
IRGC thwarted Israeli terror attack on nuclear scientist: Colonel -- Press TV (Iran)
Israeli terror attack on Iranian nuclear scientist thwarted: colonel -- Tehran Times
Iran: We foiled Mossad attempt to assassinate nuclear scientist -- Haaretz
Iran claims to save nuclear engineer from Israeli assassination -- YNet News
Iran: We thwarted Mossad attempt to assassinate nuclear scientist -- Jerusalem Post
Iran accuses Israel of killing nuclear scientists -- i24 News
Iran ‘thwarts Mossad attempt to assassinate nuclear scientist’ -- RT

Report: Israel Reconsiders Military Action Against Iran

Exclusive: Cornered But Unbound By Nuclear Pact, Israel Reconsiders Military Action Against Iran -- Jerusalem Post

Israeli official cites "sunset clause" in proposed comprehensive deal, which guarantees Iran a path into the nuclear club and may corner Israel into war.

WASHINGTON – Historic negotiations with Iran will reach an inflection point on Monday, as world powers seek to clinch a comprehensive deal that will, to their satisfaction, end concerns over the nature of its vast, decade-old nuclear program.

But reflecting on the deal under discussion with The Jerusalem Post on the eve of the deadline, Israel has issued a stark, public warning to its allies with a clear argument: Current proposals guarantee the perpetuation of a crisis, backing Israel into a corner from which military force against Iran provides the only logical exit.

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More News On Reports That Israel Is Reconsidering Military Action Against Iran

Israel threatens to strike Iran over nuclear deal, experts say it's a 'diplomatic card' -- Al Bawaba
Concerned about nuclear pact, Israel weighs action against Iran: Jerusalem Post -- CNBC
Iran's Nukes - Israel Reconsiders The Use of Force -- CP
Israeli strike threat only a ‘diplomatic card’ against Iran -- Times of Israel
Netanyahu: Israel Following Iranian Nuclear Program Talks 'With Concern' -- Sputnik
Netanyahu: Israel worried by Iran talks, no deal is better than a bad deal -- Haaretz

Iranian General Threatens A Surprise Attack Against Israel For Sending An Israeli Drone Into Iranian Air Space

Photo: Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami. Tasnim News Agency

Iranian General Threatens Surprise Attack on Israel -- Washington Free Beacon

IRGC general: Iran 'will not give a diplomatic response'

Iranian military leaders on Tuesday vowed that Tehran would take military action against Israel in response to an alleged Israeli drone that was shot down in Iran on Sunday.

Iran “will not give a diplomatic response,” but will air its grievances with Israel on the “battlefield,” senior Iranian generals were quoted as saying on Tuesday.

“Our response to this aggression will not be diplomatic, we will retaliate in the battlefield, but will not necessarily announce it,” Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the Lieutenant Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was quoted as saying during a ceremony on Tuesday meant to commemorate “martyred” Iranian military personnel.

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More News On Iran Threatening  Israel Over The Shoot-Down Of An Israeli Drone In Iran

Iran Pledges Practical Response to Israel Drone Agression -- Tasnim
IRGC Vows to Retaliate Israeli Spy Drone Aggression -- FARS News Agency
Iran threatens military action in response to “Israel spying operation” -- Trend
Israel drone tracked upon entry into Iran: IRGC Cmdr. -- Press TV

My Comment: This is interesting .... according to Jordanian intelligence .... the Israeli drone that was shot down in Iran originated from Saudi Arabia.

Iran Vows To Arms The Palestinians In The West Bank After Shooting Down An Israeli Drone Near The Natanz Uranium Enrichment Site

The Revolutionary Guards said its forces shot down the stealth drone as it approached the Natanz nuclear enrichment site, 50 miles south of the capital, Tehran. Daily Mail

Iran 'Will Arm Palestinians' After Israeli Drone Downed -- The Telegraph

Tehran pledges to "accelerate" arming Palestinians in West Bank after airing footage of 'Israeli drone' it claims to have shot down over Iran.

Tehran will "accelerate" arming Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in retaliation for Israel deploying a spy drone over Iran, which was shot down, a military commander said on Monday.

"We will accelerate the arming of the West Bank and we reserve the right to give any response," said General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, commander of aerial forces of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, in a statement on their official website sepahnews.com.

The warning comes a day after the Guards said they had brought down an Israeli stealth drone above the Natanz uranium enrichment site in the centre of the country.

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Update: Iran vows to send arms to West Bank in response to drone -- Jerusalem Post

My Comment: As if Iran needed an excuse in the past to arm Israel's enemies.

Iran Shows Off The Israeli Drone That They Claim They Shot Down Near A Key Nuclear Enrichment Site

Iran Shows Off 'Israeli Drone' That It Claims It Shot Down Near Nuclear Site -- Daily Mail

* The stealth drone was shot down as it approached Natanz nuclear site
* Comes as Iran negotiates with world powers over its nuclear programme
* Israel hasn't ruled out taking military action against Iran's nuclear facilities

Iran claims to have shot down an Israeli drone near a nuclear site.

The Revolutionary Guards said its forces shot down the stealth drone as it approached the Natanz nuclear enrichment site, 50 miles south of the capital, Tehran.

A statement released by the Guards said its forces fired a missile at the drone, but did not say when it shot down the drone or how they knew it was Israeli.

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Update #1: Iran displays Israeli drone downed near nuclear facility -- RT
Update #2: Iran TV shows off allegedly downed Israeli drone -- Al Arabiya

My Comment: No visible markings. A lot of charred debris. pieces here and there. Yup .... it must be an Israeli drone.

Iran Says It Shot Down Israeli Drone Over Its Natanz Nuclaer Plant

Israeli Spy Drone Downed Near Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Plant – Report -- RT

Iran says their Revolutionary Guards have shot down an Israeli spy drone trying to penetrate the "nuclear off-limits area" of the Natanz nuclear site, the ISNA news agency reported.

"The downed aircraft was of the stealth, radar-evasive type and it intended to penetrate the off-limit nuclear area in Natanz... but was targeted by a ground-to-air missile before it managed to enter the area," ISNA said, citing a statement by the Revolutionary Guards.

Iran's forces fired a missile at the drone as it neared its uranium enrichment facility in Natanz, more than 300 kilometers south of Tehran.

The statement did not say when the drone was downed, nor did it elaborate on how the Guards knew the drone was from Israel.

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Update #1: Iran says it downed Israeli drone over nuclear site -- Global Post/AFP
Update #2: Iran: IRGC Downed Israeli Spy Drone near Natanz Nuclear Site -- Al Manar

My Comment: If it is an Israeli spy drone .... where did it come from? Israel is too far away to have been launched from there.

Update: Is Azerbaijan aiding Israel in its drone program?