A senior Iranian official said Monday the U.S. and Israel, "cannot do a damn thing," to stop Tehran from advancing its nuclear program after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Israeli officials.

Iran said on Monday that U.S. and Israeli threats against it were a blatant violation of international law and that they could not "do a damn thing" to hurt Tehran. The comments came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met U.

U.S. intelligence warns that Israel is likely to launch a preemptive attack on Iran's nuclear program by midyear, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing multiple intelligence reports. Such an attack would set back Iran's nuclear program by weeks or months while escalating tension in the region and risking a wider conflict,

Iran has accused Israel of disrupting flights from Tehran to Beirut after an Iranian plane was denied permission to land in Lebanon’s capital. Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Friday that Israel had threatened a passenger plane carrying Lebanese citizens from Tehran “which caused a disruption in the country’s normal flights to Beirut airport”.

Israel's defense minister confirmed that the jets were meant to send "a clear message: Those who threaten to destroy Israel and attack Israel, it will be their end." Newsweek has

A general from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps lashed out at Israel and the U.S. during military exercises, setting the stage for a new attack on the Jewish state.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's threat was the latest indicator that Israel is considering a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

Israel's foreign minister said a "reliable military option" needed to be on the table to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons as U.S. President Donald Trump steps up pressure on the Islamic republic and as Iran prepares for a possible Israeli attack.

Israeli-Iranian enmity stretches back decades through a history of clandestine wars and attacks by land, sea, air and cyberspace.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is kicking of a Mideast tour in Israel on Sunday as Arab leaders reel from President Donald Trump's proposal to transfer the Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip to other countries and redevelop it under U.

The moment is ripe for President Trump to focus on aligning Arab powers with the U.S. and Israel around the common goal of containing Iran, according to former national security officials who attended a major international weapons show here last week.

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united front on Sunday against their common enemies, threatening to “open the gates of hell” on Hamas and “finish the job” against Iran.