An Israeli minister defended French far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella after investigative website Mediapart published allegations that he made antisemitic comments in private messages from 2013. Bardella, 31, has denied the claims and announced he is suing Mediapart over the allegations.
Yossi Cohen, former head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, disclosed that Israeli spies had visited Iran's Fordow nuclear facility 'many times' to study the site. Cohen made the revelation at a conference, calling a previous bombing of the facility the 'fulfillment of all dreams.'
Iran's parliament approved the general principles of legislation that would criminalize interviews and communications with media outlets deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, including US or Israeli media and outlets financed by either country, with potential prison terms up to 30 years.
