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 […]

IRGC commander leaves sooner than expected

Al-Monitor Staff April 22, 2019   p Article Summary Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has promoted Hossein Salami to serve as commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl Hossein Salami, deputy head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp, speaks during Tehran’s Friday prayers, July 16, 2010. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei […]

US envoy: Hamas must change or leave for the sake of Gazans

Jason Greenblatt, United States Special Representative for International Negotiations, said on Monday, “Hamas has driven the people of Gaza into lives of misery in a bid to stay in power. A recognition of its dismal failure and an honest assessment of reality could pave the way to reconnect Gaza to the world that wants to […]

The US Navy sends a double aircraft carrier message to Iran

Tom Rogan  | April 22, 2019 03:17 PM In a rare double-up deployment close to Iran, the U.S. Navy currently has two carrier strike groups in the Mediterranean Sea. Just a few days sail from the Arabian Sea, the Stennis and Lincoln carrier strike groups conducted joint exercises last week. The Navy’s current posture gives […]

Any move by Iran to close Strait of Hormuz unacceptable – senior U.S. official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Any move by Iran to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in response to the United States ending oil waivers for purchases of Iranian oil would be unjustified and unacceptable, a senior administration official said on Monday. The official, who briefed a small group of reporters on condition of anonymity, said President […]

Shattering past conceptions of Mideast declarations

U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights is the clearest sign that the administration no longer considers the 1967 borders a sacred cow. (April 22, 2019 / Israel Hayom) Next month will mark two years since U.S. President Donald Trump’s historic visit to the Middle East. It was during that visit that discussions […]

Macron and Merkel: The Era of Jewish Servitude is Over

Daniel Krygier22/04/2019 European leaders condescendingly believe that they know better how the Jewish nation should run its affairs. A sovereign and independent Jewish state is, once again, condemned for being strong and unapologetic. PM Netanyahu and President Macron (Screenshot) In typical Orwellian European fashion, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently urged […]

US offering $10 million to disrupt finances linked to Hezbollah

The State Department’s Rewards for Justice program, which started in 1984, has given more than $150 million to more than 100 people for providing information about terrorists and potential attacks. (April 22, 2019 / JNS) Both the U.S. State and Treasury Department announced on Monday it is offering up to $10 million for information that disrupts […]

Lavrov: Russia will no longer listen to the United States lectures

The Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey Lavrov, in an interview with the program Main subjects with Olga Belova on the TV channel Star, announced that Russia no longer intends to attend Russia-NATO Council meetings, and will participate only at the military level. He noted that “if Washington wants serious talks, it is necessary to assemble […]

Nasrallah says Israel won’t start war with Lebanon because it is ‘unprepared’

Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group, says Israel will not initiate a war against Lebanon because its home front is not prepared to withstand its missiles, citing rockets fired in recent months by Hamas from the Gaza Strip. “I am leaning toward the conclusion that Israel is unlikely to carry out a […]