Deal of the Century: From the Golan to Judea and Samaria

April 24, 2019 1:06 pm Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump with senior White House adviser Jared Kushner at the start of a meeting in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Photo: Kobi Gideon / GPO. JNS.org – This coming June, upon the conclusion of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Trump […]

Lebanese minister: ‘If Israel bombards our airport, we will bombard its airport’

Lebanon’s defense minister threatens to strike Israel’s airport and oil facilities if the Jewish state attacks it, Lebanese media reports. “If Israel bombards our airport, we will bombard its airport. If it strikes our oil facilities, we will strike its oil facilities,” Elias Bou Saab says, during a tour of southern Lebanon, according to Hezbollah-affiliated […]

US has to ask IRGC to use Strait of Hormuz: Zarif

If the US wants to enter the Strait of Hormuz, they will have to talk to the IRGC forces protecting it, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has said. “We believe that Iran will continue to sell its oil. We will continue to find buyers for our oil and we will continue to use the Strait of Hormuz as a safe transit passage for the sale of our […]

U.S. IMPOSES NEW SANCTIONS ON HEZBOLLAH

The sanctions target two people and three firms that Washington accuses of being involved in schemes to help the armed Shi’ite group backed by Iran evade American sanctions. BY REUTERS APRIL 24, 2019 The US Treasury, moving to boost pressure on Hezbollah, imposed sanctions on Wednesday against two people and three firms that Washington accuses […]

Zarif warns US of “consequences” for stopping Iran’s oil sales

Apr 24, 2019 @ 17:52 Diane Shalem Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that Iran “will continue to find buyers for its oil and use the Strait of Hormuz as a safe transit to transport it.” In a speech to the Asia Society in New York, Zarif said: “If the United States takes […]

Netanyahu vows to empower Druze: ‘You are part of us, we are part of you’

On occasion of religious holiday and amid anger in the community over the nation-state law, PM says he is committed to addressing concerns By TOI STAFF24 April 2019   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Muafak Tarif at his office in Jerusalem on August 1, 2018. (Prime Minister’s Office) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

Iranian FM makes public prisoner swap offer to US

Zarif claims Tehran has not received response from Trump administration 6 months after raising possibility By EDITH M. LEDERER24 April 2019, 11:52 pm  0 0shares Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks at the Asia Society in New York, on April 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) NEW YORK (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat on Wednesday made public […]

Syria demands immediate withdrawal of US, French, British, and Turkish forces

News Desk2019-04-25     The withdrawal of British, US, Turkish and French troops, which are in Syria illegally, guarantees the end of war crimes in the country, Syrian Deputy Defense Minister Mahmoud al-Shawa said at the Moscow Conference on International Security on Wednesday. “We demand that the illegal presence of foreign troops of the US, […]

Iran’s Top General: Israel Worrying about Survival

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s highest-ranking military commander highlighted the leading role that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps plays in foiling hostile plots, saying the IRGC has made the Zionist regime worry about its survival instead of pursuing the dream of Nile to Euphrates dominance. Highlighting the IRGC’s “stellar record”, the commander said the IRGC has […]

US Tightens Financial Noose Around Iranian Regime’s Neck (AUDIO INTERVIEW)

CHARLES BYBELEZER 04/24/2019 The US Special Representative for Iran revealed that Washington is seeking a new comprehensive deal with the mullahs that addresses the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, regional expansionism and detention of foreign nationals. Nevertheless, Brian Hook qualified in an interview with the Saudi-run Al Arabiya television channel, “you can either […]

The European Union: Nurturing Instability and Terrorism in the Middle East

Naomi Linder KahnApril 24, 2019 at 4:00 amhttps://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/14011/european-union-palestinians-instability The apparent objective of the Palestinian Authority (PA) is to annex these areas and bring them under PA control as part of its larger plan for the unilateral creation of a Palestinian state. This plan was publicized in 2009, in an official PA document written by then-Prime […]

WH more concerned about Israeli regime than US interests

While talking to reporters late Tuesday upon arrival in New York, he added that Washington is entering the ‘very dangerous’ game of Israeli regime in the Middle East, Mehr News reported. Zarif is due to attend the High-Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate and promote the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy […]

Rouhani says U.S. must lift pressure and apologize before Iran will negotiate

GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran is willing to negotiate with America only when the United States lifts pressure and apologizes, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, according to state media. Oil prices hit their highest level since November on Tuesday after Washington announced all waivers on imports of sanctions-hit Iranian oil would end next week, […]