Israel on Wednesday received the INS Magen, the country's&nbsp;first Sa'ar 6 warship amid tensions with Iran.

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The INS Magen arrived from Germany to a tumultuous reception by Israel's navy.

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Israel has ordered four Sa'ar 6 warships which is set to be operational in the next two years, reports said. The naval vessel is built by Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. The other vessels are set to arrive by end of next year.

The naval warship will reportedly be fitted with anti-missile batteries, sensors and other weapons as it guards Israel's coast, gas rigs and shipping routes. The "offensive and defensive systems" is set to give the Israeli Navy a potent weapon.

The warship is reportedly the first to arrive in Israel in 26 years after Sa’ar 5-class INS Hanit was delivered in 1994. It has a sophisticated radar system which can detect aircraft as well as low-flying cruise missiles at sea level.&nbsp;

Tensions between Israel and Iran have escalated recently after the assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh who was shot in his car in the open as Iranian authorities blamed Israel.

Fakhrizadeh was known to be "mastermind of Iran's nuclear programme" and even Israel PM Netanyahu had talked about him.

In 2007, Fakhrizadeh was targeted with UN sanctions along with other "persons involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities" for Iran.

Amid the arrival of INS Magen, Israel's Defence Minister Benny Gantz had frozen a probe into the purchase of German submarines built by ThyssenKrupp amid corruption charges. 
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Israel on Wednesday received the INS Magen, the country's first Sa'ar 6 warship amid tensions with Iran. Watch: The INS Magen arrived from Germany to a tumultuous reception by Israel's navy.

Israel on Wednesday received the INS Magen, the country's first Sa'ar 6 warship amid tensions with Iran. Watch: The INS Magen arrived from Germany to a tumultuous reception by Israel's navy. Also Read: Iran writes to UN asserting 'right to defend' itself against Israel Israel has ordered four Sa'ar 6 warships which is set to be operational in the next two years, reports said. The naval vessel is built by Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. The other vessels are set to arrive by end of next year. The naval warship will reportedly be fitted with anti-missile batteries, sensors and other weapons as it guards Israel's coast, gas rigs and shipping routes. The "offensive and defensive systems" is set to give the Israeli Navy a potent weapon. The warship is reportedly the first to arrive in Israel in 26 years after Sa’ar 5-class INS Hanit was delivered in 1994. It has a sophisticated radar system which can detect aircraft as well as low-flying cruise missiles at sea level. Tensions between Israel and Iran have escalated recently after the assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh who was shot in his car in the open as Iranian authorities blamed Israel. Fakhrizadeh was known to be "mastermind of Iran's nuclear programme" and even Israel PM Netanyahu had talked about him. In 2007, Fakhrizadeh was targeted with UN sanctions along with other "persons involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities" for Iran. Amid the arrival of INS Magen, Israel's Defence Minister Benny Gantz had frozen a probe into the purchase of German submarines built by ThyssenKrupp amid corruption charges.

German-made Sa'ar 6 warship arrives in Israel amid Iran tensions

Iran has jailed two people including a <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/sold-oil-from-tanker-released-by-gibraltar-iran-245692">British dual national </a>for ten&nbsp;years for spying for Israel and another two years for receiving illegal payments, the judiciary said on&nbsp;Tuesday.

Anousheh Ashouri, a woman with British and Iranian citizenship, got ten&nbsp;years in prison for feeding information to Israel's Mossad spy agency, judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said.

She was also handed a two-year prison sentence for receiving $36,600&nbsp;in illicit funds from Israel and ordered to pay the same amount in fines.

Ali Johari, an Iranian national, got 10 years for various espionage offences&nbsp;including "widespread connections with Mossad... and meeting with various elements linked to the Zionists," Esmaili said, quoted by the judiciary's website.

Johari had been in contact with operatives in India, Laos and Sri Lanka, among other countries, and also travelled to "occupied lands", the judiciary added.

He had been in the process of "getting citizenship from this country", said Esmaili, in an apparent reference to Israel.

Johari also received two years for accepting illicit funds and was ordered to pay that unspecified amount in fines, said Esmaili.

Ashouri is the latest Iranian national with a Western passport to be detained in Iran.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian project manager with Thomson Reuters Foundation, has been held in Tehran since 2016 on sedition charges, a case that has caused major tensions with the United Kingdom.

Other Iranian dual nationals jailed in Iran include Iranian-American Siamak Namazi and his father Baquer, who are serving 10-year sentences for espionage in a case that has outraged Washington.

And last month Iran confirmed the arrest of French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, 60, without giving any details on the case. 
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Iran has jailed two people including a British dual national for ten years for spying for Israel and another two years for receiving illegal payments, the judiciary said on Tuesday.

Iran has jailed two people including a British dual national for ten years for spying for Israel and another two years for receiving illegal payments, the judiciary said on Tuesday. Anousheh Ashouri, a woman with British and Iranian citizenship, got ten years in prison for feeding information to Israel's Mossad spy agency, judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said. She was also handed a two-year prison sentence for receiving $36,600 in illicit funds from Israel and ordered to pay the same amount in fines. Ali Johari, an Iranian national, got 10 years for various espionage offences including "widespread connections with Mossad... and meeting with various elements linked to the Zionists," Esmaili said, quoted by the judiciary's website. Johari had been in contact with operatives in India, Laos and Sri Lanka, among other countries, and also travelled to "occupied lands", the judiciary added. He had been in the process of "getting citizenship from this country", said Esmaili, in an apparent reference to Israel. Johari also received two years for accepting illicit funds and was ordered to pay that unspecified amount in fines, said Esmaili. Ashouri is the latest Iranian national with a Western passport to be detained in Iran. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian project manager with Thomson Reuters Foundation, has been held in Tehran since 2016 on sedition charges, a case that has caused major tensions with the United Kingdom. Other Iranian dual nationals jailed in Iran include Iranian-American Siamak Namazi and his father Baquer, who are serving 10-year sentences for espionage in a case that has outraged Washington. And last month Iran confirmed the arrest of French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, 60, without giving any details on the case.

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