Iran blames Israel, vows to avenge Natanz attack * Nuke program ’set back 9 months’ * Gantz probes leaks * Bennett: Likud has my support * Ra’am : We won’t change charter

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, April 12, 2021 [Iran blames Israel for Natanz attack, vows to ‘take revenge on the Zionists’]( By [TOI staff]( [Nuclear official claims enrichment ongoing; Tehran claims person behind attack identified; FM Zarif says damage to centrifuges will lead to installation of more advanced versions]( [Natanz incident said to cause huge damage, set back Iran’s program by 9 months]( By [Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff]( [Ex-IDF intel chief after Natanz incident: Maximum pressure on Iran hasn’t worked]( By [TOI staff]( [Intel officials say Mossad behind Natanz power cut; Iran calls it ‘terrorism’]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Alleged Israeli cyberattack said to strike serious blow to Iranian atomic program; security cabinet to meet next week to discuss recent exchanges with Tehran]( [Ex-Mossad head: Political leaders want Iran sabotage attributed to Israel]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [Netanyahu to visiting US defense secretary: We won’t let Iran obtain nukes]( By [TOI staff]( [Following attack on Iran’s Natanz facility, which has been blamed on Israel, PM says US-Israeli cooperation is ‘crucial’ to combat threats facing both countries]( [Amid leaks, Gantz orders probe into ‘chatter’ on alleged Israeli strikes on Iran]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Defense minister requests attorney general look into intelligence officials quoted by Israeli, foreign press on strike at Iran’s Natanz nuclear site]( [Gantz: A future Iran nuclear deal can’t have ‘expiration dates’]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [After Natanz incident, EU warns against attempts to ‘undermine’ nuclear talks]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( Times of Israel Podcast [Daily Briefing Apr. 12 – The latest twist in the plot of a real-life ‘Tehran’]( By [TOI staff]( [Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today]( [Bennett says Likud can count on his party to back a right-wing government]( By [TOI staff]( [But Yamina leader warns he will do everything to prevent fifth elections, leaving open option of joining anti-Netanyahu bloc if PM fails to set up a coalition]( [Report: Netanyahu gives up hope of Smotrich joining a Ra’am-backed coalition]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu taps Likud fixer Miki Zohar to head key Knesset steering panel]( By [TOI staff and Raoul Wootliff]( [Courted by Likud, Ra’am adamant it will not back away from anti-Zionist charter]( By [Tal Schneider and Aaron Boxerman]( [Islamist party official says Netanyahu and Abbas have not spoken since election, calls reported overture for fresh Abbas speech to soften up Religious Zionism ‘very strange’]( Analysis [Lazar Berman]( [After Saviz strike, Israel may be in dire straits trying to battle Iran at sea]( [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]( [Satellite photo shows Iranian ship hasn’t moved since alleged Israeli hit]( By [TOI staff]( [Iran demands South Korea release billions in funds frozen under US sanctions]( By [AFP]( Top Ops [Molly Bernstein]( [Vaccines won’t be enough]( [In every community I visit with IsraAID, from Africa to Puerto Rico, I see the networks that bring people together. 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