Iran’s Rouhani calls for unity to face ‘unprecedented’ US pressure

Published:  05.12.19 , 08:25 President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for unity among Iran’s political factions to overcome conditions which he said may be harder than those during the 1980s war with Iraq, state media reported, as the country faces tightening US sanctions. “Today, it cannot be said whether conditions are better or worse than […]

Trump envoy: PA dismissal of peace plan hurts ordinary Palestinians

Ahead of proposal’s expected unveiling next month, Jason Greenblatt urges Ramallah not to ‘continue on the road of rejection’ By TOI STAFFToday, 9:20 am     Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with Jason Greenblatt, the US special representative for international negotiations, in Ramallah on March 14, 2017. (AFP Photo/Abbas Momani) The Trump administration’s top peace […]

Netanyahu: We’ve chosen spot on Golan for town to be named after Trump

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said at the cabinet meeting: “We mark a year since the transfer of the Embassy, and the official residence is also moving to Jerusalem. We greatly appreciate Trump’s historic decision, like the recognition of the Golan Heights. “I hereby announce that we’ve located a spot on the Golan where town named […]

Here is where all the US bases are located near Iran

News Desk2019-05-12 .td_uid_6_5cd7d41ed9a76_rand.td-a-rec-img{text-align:left}.td_uid_6_5cd7d41ed9a76_rand.td-a-rec-img img{margin:0 auto 0 0} The Pentagon doubled down on the deployment of its carrier strike group on Friday, saying it would beef up its Middle Eastern theatre command’s assets with additional Patriot missile defence batteries, an amphibious assault ship full of Marines and an amphibious dock ship to complement the recently deployed USS Abraham Lincoln and several nuclear-capable B-52 […]

US Aware of Inability to Confront Iran Militarily: Boroujerdi

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, shrugged off the recent deployment of US warships to the Persian Gulf waters, saying the Americans know that they cannot afford a military confrontation with Iran. May, 12, 2019 – 12:05 – Politics news – “This (the deployment […]

Israel reopens Gaza crossings after border clashes fail to derail ceasefire

Erez and Kerem Shalom terminals to allow traffic through, a week after deadly fighting and days after Palestinian man was killed during Friday protests along fence By TOI STAFFToday, 6:07 amUpdated at 10:40 am  4 108shares A protester hurls stones at Israeli troops as a woman holds a Palestinian national flag, during a demonstration near the border […]

Report: Qatari funds to enter Gaza on Monday, as first stage of ceasefire agreement begins

Published:  05.12.19 , 08:32 The first stage of the implementation of the agreement reached between Israel and Hamas after the latest ceasefire will begin on Monday, according to a report in the London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper Sunday.   This includes the transfer of Qatari funds to the Strip, as well as lifting of some restrictions […]

Steinitz: Iran could fire rockets at Israel

Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz says Iran is capable of firing missiles at Israel as tensions between Tehran and Washington rose over new sanctions on the Islamic republic. “Things are heating up, I would not rule anything out. Iran could fire missiles at Israel,” Steinitz tells Ynet. Steinitz said he would also not rule out an […]