PLO Central Council to Convene Next Month to Discuss Revoking Recognition of Israel

The Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization—the dominant body in the Palestinian Authority that considers itself the lone voice of the Palestinian people—will convene next month to discuss the possibility of nullifying the 1993 Oslo Accords by withdrawing recognition of Israel’s right to exist. Such an eventuality would also likely lead to an end […]

Zarif, Lavrov Discuss Syria, JCPOA by Phone

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed a range of issues, including peace efforts in Syria and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov before leaving Tehran for New York for a meeting on international peace. The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Zarif and […]

The Arab League (again) Agrees to Rescue the Palestinian Economy

Monthly safety net agreed to again but there’s still no guarantees [Ramallah] The Arab League has again reaffirmed its commitment to providing a financial safety net to the cash-starved Palestinian Authority. At an emergency meeting of its member states in Cairo on Sunday, the umbrella organization of Islamic nations agreed to allocate $100 million U.S. […]

Iran, Pakistan Reaffirm Resolve to Boost Ties

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran and Pakistan issued a joint statement after Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s landmark visit to Tehran, highlighting the two side’s determination to enhance political and economic relations. – Politics news – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and the visiting prime minister of Pakistan issued the joint statement on Monday, stressing that the […]

‘A whole new phase of confrontation’: New Revolutionary Guards head shows Iran readying for conflict

Published time: 22 Apr, 2019 18:59 Edited time: 23 Apr, 2019 07:00 Tehran’s appointment of a hardline new commander of its Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) could signal that Iran is preparing for conflict with the US, former Pentagon analyst Michael Maloof has told RT. Brigadier General Hossein Salami, 58, will replace Mohammad Ali Jafari as […]

US severs Iran’s oil export lifeline. A hawkish new Revolutionary Guards chief prepares payback

The US placed its Middle East forces on high alert on Monday, April 22, before announcing the cancellation of waivers that allowed 8 countries to buy embargoed Iranian oil. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an unprecedentedly tough statement. “We are going to zero across the board. We’ll continue to enforce sanctions and […]

North Korea’s Kim will go into Putin summit needing a win

By ERIC TALMADGEApril 23, 2019 TOKYO (AP) — When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin for their first one-on-one meeting, he will have a long wish list and a strong desire to notch a win after the failure of his second summit with President Donald Trump. But it’s not […]

IRAN SHRUGS OFF US OIL THREATS: ‘WE WILL SURPASS A MILLION BARRELS A DAY’

Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission head Heshmatullah Falahatpisha says Iran will get around the US pressure. BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN  APRIL 23, 2019 10:48 1 minute read.     b Malta-flagged Iranian crude oil supertanker “Delvar” is seen anchored off Singapore March 1, 2012. Western trade sanctions against Iran are strangling its oil exports even […]

NASRALLAH: ISRAELI HOME-FRONT NOT PREPARED FOR WAR

“I personally eliminate any possibility for a Zionist war on Lebanon.” BY ANNA AHRONHEIM  APRIL 23, 2019 10:42 2 minute read.     b Supporters of Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah display Hezbollah flags during a rally marking the 11th anniversary of the end of Hezbollah’s 2006 war with Israel, in the southern village of Khiam, […]

Russia issues stern warning to US over intent to invade Venezuela

By News Desk -2019-04-23 The Russian Ministry of Defense issued a stern warning to the U.S. administration over their intent to militarily intervene in Venezuela. Russian Vice Minister of Defense, Colonel General Alexander Femin, said on the sidelines of the VIII International Security Conference that U.S. military aggression against Venezuela will have negative consequences for Washington. […]

Bernie Sanders: Israel now run by Netanyahu’s ‘racist government’

Democratic presidential hopeful insists he is ‘100 percent pro-Israel’ at town hall event; says if elected he would be more sympathetic to Palestinian concerns By ERIC CORTELLESSA Today, 6:18 am  13 622shares US Senator Bernie Sanders responds to a question during a town hall meeting in Jackson, Mississippi, April 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) WASHINGTON — […]

Give Trump’s Peace Deal A Chance

David HazonyApril 17, 2019 We know little about the coming plan for Middle East peace being offered by the Trump Administration, but the pre-emptive strikes against it have begun. “Dead on arrival” is a phrase we’re hearing a lot these days. It’s odd: If the White House is trying to resolve the century-long conflict between […]