Liberman: We cannot allow an Iranian ‘chokehold’ in Syria

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman arrives the weekly government conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 11, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman arrives the weekly government conference at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on March 11, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)

Defense minister remains coy on airstrike attributed to Israel’s military, but reiterates the country’s ‘red line’ against Iranian entrenchment in the region

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Top general says IDF gearing up for war in 2018

Illustrative. IDF artillery seen preparing to return fire into southern Lebanon following a Hezbollah strike on an IDF patrol that killed two soldiers in the northern Mount Dov region along the Israel-Lebanon border, January 28, 2015. (Israel Defense Forces)

Illustrative. IDF artillery seen preparing to return fire into southern Lebanon following a Hezbollah strike on an IDF patrol that killed two soldiers in the northern Mount Dov region along the Israel-Lebanon border, January 28, 2015. (Israel Defense Forces)

Head of military operations says neither side wants all-out conflict, but Assad’s victories in Syrian civil war are making it far more likely

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Waving piece of downed drone, PM threatens direct military action against Iran

‘Do you recognize this, Mr. Zarif?’ PM asks security confab attended by Iran FM, warns Tehran to ‘not test Israel’s resolve’

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Netanyahu to Putin: Nazis taught us evil must be uprooted before it gains power

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, Environmental Protection Minister Ze’ev Elkin, 2nd left, and Russian Chief Rabbi Berl Lazar, right, meet in Moscow, Russia, January 29, 2018. (Courtesy PMO)

Prime minister joins Russian leader on tour of Jewish Museum in Moscow ahead of meeting expected to focus on thwarting Iran

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After unrest, Tehran seeks control through ‘halal’ internet

In this file photo from September 17, 2013, Iranians surf the Internet at a cafe in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

In this file photo from September 17, 2013, Iranians surf the Internet at a cafe in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

With proliferation of smartphones, potential for protests has led regime to create Iranian version of China’s ‘Great Firewall’

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Taking Saudis’ side, Egypt warns Iran against regional ‘meddling’

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi participates in a meeting with a group of young people from around the world in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on November 7, 2017. (MENA via AP)

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi participates in a meeting with a group of young people from around the world in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on November 7, 2017. (MENA via AP)

Sissi says he does not war, but will not tolerate threats against Arab countries by Tehran or Hezbollah

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards vow to step up fight against Israel

An Iranian military truck displays a banner reading "Death to Israel" as it carries munitions during a parade marking the country's National Army Day, in Tehran, April 18, 2017. (AFP/Atta Kenare)

An Iranian military truck displays a banner reading “Death to Israel” as it carries munitions during a parade marking the country’s National Army Day, in Tehran, April 18, 2017. (AFP/Atta Kenare)

Responding to tough US approach to regime, Islamic Republic forces pledge to accelerate missile development, put up ‘relentless’ battle against Jewish state

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Iran tried obtaining missile, nuclear tech 32 times in 2016 — report

In this Dec. 29, 2016 file photo, released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), a long-range S-200 missile is fired in a military drill in the port city of Bushehr, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf, Iran. (Amir Kholousi, ISNA via AP, File)

In this Dec. 29, 2016 file photo, released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), a long-range S-200 missile is fired in a military drill in the port city of Bushehr, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf, Iran. (Amir Kholousi, ISNA via AP, File)

Fox News cites Germany intelligence assessments that claim Tehran used front companies to bypass international restrictions

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In combative UN debut, Trump comes out swinging against Iran, North Korea

US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd Annual UN General Assembly in New York on September 19, 2017. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)

US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd Annual UN General Assembly in New York on September 19, 2017. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)

US president blasts ‘murderous’ Tehran’s support for terror groups in the Middle East, condemns ‘Rocket man’ Kim Jong Un and his treatment of Jewish-American Otto Warmbier

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Iran pays $830 million to Hezbollah

SUPPORTERS OF Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah

SUPPORTERS OF Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah display Hezbollah and Lebanese flags in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley (photo credit: REUTERS)

Iran is also “the largest backer financially and militarily” to Hamas’s militant wing

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