Matan Hirsch was contacted through a fake Instagram profile operated by Iranian intelligence agents

Iranian envoy to UN atomic agency says Islamic Republic will start enriching at previously unseen levels by next week

Jerusalem seeking to deescalate situation in Persian Gulf after Natanz blast, series of maritime assaults, official tells New York Times

Early reports say vessel in Gulf of Oman incurs minor damage, no injuries; Iran had threatened retaliation over attack on Natanz nuclear site blamed on Israel

Shin Bet, Mossad say Iranian agents are using fake Instagram accounts to draw Israelis overseas with business offers, romantic propositions

Jerusalem appears to be wading deeper into a water fight with Tehran in the Red Sea, while remaining vulnerable in the Persian Gulf, with no guarantees the US will dive in to help

Whatever the damage at enrichment facility, Amos Yadlin says Iran has the knowledge to push its nuclear program forward; 2nd analyst says Tehran may soon lash out at Israel

State TV broadcasts grainy still shots of MV Saviz on fire and with a tall column of smoke rising into the sky; doesn't give cause of explosion

Jerusalem said to have told US it hit the Saviz vessel, reportedly a covert Revolutionary Guard base, in response to attacks on Israeli vessels

Defense minister refuses to comment on specific case; remarks come after US official attributes mine attack on alleged Revolutionary Guard ship directly to Israeli naval commandos