DUBAI, ‌Jan ​7 (Reuters) - ‌Iran executed ​a ‍man ​accused ​of spying ⁠for ‌Israel, the ​Student News ‌Network ‍reported on ⁠Wednesday, ​naming the defendant as Ali Ardestani.

Israel’s and Iran’s defenses are still vulnerable after the June war, so why is their leaders’ rhetoric so bellicose? The rationale for renewed hostilities still exists, but both governments also have an interest in deflecting dissent.

Israel also checking if removal of Maduro will make action against Iran regime possible. The Jerusalem Post has received multiple indications that the US is considering some intervention in the ongoing Iran protests.

Israel is obligated to prepare for the possibility of attacking very soon," said the former defense minister. Former defense minister Benny Gantz on Monday became the most senior Israeli official to date to explicitly call for Israel to topple the Iranian regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

We will not allow Iran to rebuild its ballistic missile industry, and we will certainly not let it restart its nuclear program"

Officials said that leaders were in survival mode amid anti-government protests and the prospect of again coming into the cross hairs of Israel and the United States.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran any attack on the Jewish state “will be met with a very harsh response.”

Israel is shifting its focus from Iran’s nuclear program to its missile capabilities ahead of Netanyahu’s talks with Trump. Iranian media see this as a pretext for a new war, while analysts say the push reflects effort to extract new concessions from a weakened Tehran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel would not allow arch-foe Iran to restore its ballistic missile programme, just days after US President Donald Trump issued a similar threat.

Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, the Iranian judiciary's media outlet Mizan reported on Wednesday, naming the defendant as Ali Ardestani.

The report, which cited diplomatic sources, stated that Netanyahu called Putin to deliver the message to Iran after a recent rise in tensions between Tehran and Jerusalem.