'ANY foolish act against Iran will be met with a DECISIVE response,' tweets the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry

Ultra-conservative cleric says Tehran will back diplomatic moves to end sanctions as he takes office with terror group leaders, senior EU official in attendance

But defense minister adds that what is needed is global mobilization against Tehran for its malign activities, as Islamic Republic is linked to recent maritime attacks

Ministers Gantz and Lapid tell envoys from countries on the UN Security Council that IRGC's Saeed Ara Jani is responsible for strike on Mercer Street

Defense minister tells envoys from UNSC members the time has come for tangible actions -- including military -- against Tehran as hardline president comes into office

EU disaster response group says assistance being sent to Italy, Greece, Albania and North Macedonia, which are all battling massive blazes

Envoy says members of top UN body must recognize destabilizing role IRGC playing in region, calls latest attack 'another instance of maritime terrorism' by Islamic Republic

‘They can't sit calmly in Tehran while igniting the entire Middle East — that’s over,’ PM says; Gantz, Lapid to brief Security Council reps on Iranian role in deadly drone assault

Defense minister warns that Tehran has 'hundreds' of UAVs in the Middle East that could be used in more attacks, says Jewish state will remove any threat to it

Defense Minister Gantz hails ‘important step,’ which he says will boost the economies of both Israel and the Palestinian Authority