U.S. says countries buying Iranian oil will be subject to sanctions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will sanction any country which buys oil from Iran after the expiration of waivers on May 2, U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Thursday. Sanctions would be imposed “even if a country had not met its previously-negotiated purchase caps,” Hook said in a statement. “Our firm […]

Hezbollah is looking for its next opportunity

Hezbollah is trying to recoup from its losses in Syria and Israel’s exposure of its tunnels, but that doesn’t mean the organization has forgotten its main goal – to strike a painful blow to Israel that will echo throughout the Middle East.  by  Yoav Limor  Published on  2019-05-30 11:21 Last modified: 2019-05-30 18:08 The massive Hezbollah tunnel […]

Intel: Why Russia dispatched top diplomat to Tehran

Russia dispatched one of its leading diplomats to Tehran this week to urge the Iranians to back off their threat to resume certain nuclear activities in retaliation for the US “maximum pressure” campaign. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov sat down for “a square talk” with his counterpart Abbas Araghchi, the Russian foreign minister said in […]

Saudi king calls on Gulf states to tackle Iran’s ‘criminal’ acts

Remarks come at emergency summit of Arab states in holy city of Mecca, following alleged Iranian attacks against oil infrastructure By MOHAMAD ALI HARISSI Today, 1:45 am 0 0 shares Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the opening session of the 30th Arab League summit in the Tunisian capital Tunis on March 31, 2019. […]

Mecca to host three summits focused on Iran tensions

Riyadh hopes to rally support against its arch-rival over attacks on oil installations By MOHAMAD ALI HARISSI Today, 3:25 pm 0 MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — The holy city of Mecca prepared to welcome Arab and Muslim leaders Thursday for three summits, as Saudi Arabia seeks to rally support against arch-rival Iran over attacks on […]

Hamas Leader Admits Group Receiving Iranian Military and Financial Support

    Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar gesture to supporters during a rally marking the 30th anniversary of Hamas’ founding, in Gaza City Dec. 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohammed Salem. The leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip publicly admitted on Thursday that the terrorist group was getting military and financial backing from Iran. “We […]

Merkel refuses to outlaw Hezbollah, snubbing German Jews after kippah row

When asked on Wednesday by The Jerusalem Post numerous times if the German government plans to ban the Lebanese Shi’ite terrorist organization, Merkel and Seehofer refused to answer. By Benjamin Weinthal May 30, 2019 22:08   German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her interior minister, Horst Seehofer, ignored an urgent plea from the country’s tiny Jewish […]

Hamas leader threatens Tel Aviv, urges Bahranis to strike over US summit

Yahya Sinwar says the terror groups will ‘pulverize’ the center of Israel in the next round of cross-border fighting; orders residents of the Gulf state, due to host conference where parts of Trump’s peace plan will be unveiled, to declare general strike Elior LevyPublished:  05.30.19 , 21:09 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Thursday threatened to […]

Pompeo: Iran Attacked Oil Tankers in Gulf to Raise Crude Oil Prices

On Thursday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that the attacks on four oil tankers located off the coast of the UAE’s Fujairah earlier this month were “efforts by Iranians to raise the price of crude oil around the world.” On May 12, four oil tankers — two Saudi, one Norwegian and one Emirati — were […]

Palestinians: New Israeli Elections Spell the End for Trump’s Peace Plan

JNS.org – According to a senior Palestinian Authority source, Israel’s new elections, currently set for Sept. 17, will postpone the presentation of US President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan until after the 2020 elections in the United States and thus “relegate it to the dustbin of history.” Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, speaking from Saudi Arabia, […]

Iran ready to clear up misunderstandings with Arab states: Envoy to Paris

Iran’s ambassador to France says Tehran stands ready to resolve misunderstandings with certain neighboring Persian Gulf states, underlining the importance of adopting collective measures by all regional countries to guarantee peace and stability. Bahram Qassemi made the remarks while addressing a conference titled ‘Reducing Tensions in the Persian Gulf,’ which was held at the French […]

Netanyahu is implicitly touted by Trump and Putin in his fight for re-election

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu received an unforeseen boost on Wednesday, May 29, while he was announcing a new election on Sept 17 after failing to set up a government. Harsh recriminations and insults flew through the Knesset chamber on the heels of a dissolution vote of 74:45. Netanyahu accused Israel Beitenu leader Avigdor Lieberman of […]

Netanyahu meets Kushner and Greenblatt in Jerusalem

  Netanyahu meets White House adviser Jared Kushner and Trump envoy Jason Greenblatt ahead of the unveiling of the long-awaited US peace plan.   AFP, 30/05/19 16:17   Netanyahu with Brian Hook, Jared Kushner, Jason Greenblatt and Ron Dermer.  Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday as part of a […]

US says Mideast conference in Bahrain to go ahead despite Israeli election

With Trump advisers in region to rally support for next month’s summit, official clarifies that separate rollout of plan’s political elements will take place when timing’s right By AFP and TOI STAFF Today, 11:30 pm WASHINGTON — A US-led conference on economic aspects of a Middle East peace plan will go ahead next month in […]