‘Negotiating with devil’ bears no fruit – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on talks with US

Talking with Washington is akin to talking with the devil, a senior official with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said, downplaying the US military presence in the region as the “weakest in history.” “Negotiating with the devil, the Quran says, bears no fruit,” the deputy commander of the IRGC, Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, said, […]

The Iran War Crisis: Are We Headed Towards a Gulf of Tonkin Incident?

One can only hope that an isolated incident or an alleged attack does not spark a retaliation that could lead to a Vietnam-style conflict with Iran, one that could necessitate sending hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops to the Middle East. Lawrence J. Korb Many analysts have argued that the rising tensions between the United […]

The Latest: Salvini: “The rules are changing in Europe”

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on elections for the European Parliament (all times local): 1:50 a.m. Italy’s hard-line interior minister, Matteo Salvini, says the European parliamentary vote shows “that the rules are changing in Europe.” Salvini told supporters at party headquarters in Milan early Monday that the results of Europe’s four-day vote show that “a […]

Iraq warns of ‘danger of war’ as Iran’s top diplomat visits

Foreign Minister says his country will ‘stand by’ its neighbor, declares US economic sanctions ‘unnecessary’ and cause suffering to Iranians By AFPToday, 8:03 pm Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali al-Hakim, right, meets Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Baghdad, on May 26, 2019. (SABAH ARAR/AFP) BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi leaders have warned of the risks […]

Israeli ambassador to Germany: concealing Jewishness isn’t solution for anti-Semitism

Israeli ambassador to Germany Jeremy Issacharoff said that “concealing an individual’s Jewishness cannot be the solution to the problem of increasing anti-Semitism in Germany. There must be a zero-tolerance policy against any form of anti-Semitism.” He was responding to a statement by Felix Klein, the German government’s anti-Semitism commissioner, that he would recommend Jews not […]

Rivlin: Germany has ‘capitulated’ to anti-Semitism

‘Jews are not safe on German soil,’ says Israeli President after Germany warns Jews not to wear kippot in public. 26/05/19 13:29 President Reuven Rivlin said Sunday that Germany’s warning to Jews on the dangers of wearing kippot wasa “capitulation to anti-Semitism” and evidence Jews were unsafe there. Germany’s government commissioner on anti-Semitism, Felix Klein, […]

Nasrallah slams U.S. peace plan, calls for unified resistance

Al-Mayadeen: Hezbollah claims US wants to settle Palestinians in Lebanon By Seth J. Frantzman May 25, 2019 21:41   1 minute read. Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivers a speech. (photo credit: REUTERS) Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Saturday that the day was “fast approaching” when a US-backed “plot” would aim to keep Palestinian […]

Loophole could give Netanyahu two more weeks to build coalition

Netanyahu may be able to bypass the time limit on building a coalition after reaching a stalemate in coalition talks with Liberman. Gil Hoffman May 26, 2019 10:30 Benjamin Netanyahu . (photo credit: REUTERS) The stalemate in coalition talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman continued over the weekend with […]

Come to Bahrain

There should be little surprise in the Palestinian rejection. Arafat turned down a generous offer in 2000 and Abbas never responded to an offer in 2008. By JPost Editorial May 25, 2019 22:12   The Palestinians, once again, seem like they are on the verge of never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Last […]

PA: We will reexamine agreements with Israel

PA cabinet leader: It is impossible to continue recognizing Israel as long as it does not recognize us. Dalit Halevi, 26/05/19 06:38 Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet leader Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Saturday that the Palestinian National Council and the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Executive Committee would review all the agreements signed with Israel. Speaking at an […]

Iran will defend itself against any aggression -foreign minister

Published:  05.26.19 , 11:13 Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on Sunday that Tehran would strongly defend itself against any military or economic aggression and called on European states to do more to preserve a nuclear agreement his country signed with them.   Speaking in a news conference in Baghdad with his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed […]

Damascus blocks international probe of chemical attacks

The Assad regime has denied a visa to the head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Weapons (OPCW) team that seeks to identify the perpetrators of the most recent chemical attacks in Syria. The Syrian Dep. FM replied to the OPCW request by stating that Damascus does not recognize the organization’s new investigation and […]

IRAN’S PRESIDENT SAYS COUNTRY COULD HOLD REFERENDUM OVER NUKE PROGRAM

Amid war of words and escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington, vote could provide political cover for uranium enrichment By AGENCIES and TOI STAFFToday, 10:23 am  0 0shares In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting in the southwestern city of Ahvaz during his tour […]