Month: May 2019

News Desk2019-05-25     .td_uid_6_5ce912b008ca9_rand.td-a-rec-img{text-align:left}.td_uid_6_5ce912b008ca9_rand.td-a-rec-img img{margin:0 auto 0 0} BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – The Israel-based Image Satellite International company released a new satellite image showing the construction of a land bridge between Syria and Iraq. Based on the image, the construction is taking place between the Syrian border city of Albukamal and the Iraqi […]

The US also does not want a conflict in Idlib, not wanting more refugees pouring into Turkey. The US is also concerned about the Syrian regime using chemical weapons. Seth J. Frantzman May 24, 2019 04:26 Turkish Kurds look towards the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani from the top of a hill close to the […]

An adviser to the commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard says Iran has two new “top secret weapons” and may use them to sink U.S. warships “with everything and everyone on board.” “In case of the smallest foolish act by the enemy in the Persian Gulf waters, the enemies will find out what we will do […]

One army general warns Tehran has ‘secret weapons’ to destroy American forces, while another says ‘rational American commanders’ will prevent war By TOI STAFF and AGENCIESToday, 10:58 am   In this Sunday, May 19, 2019, photo released by the US Navy, an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter transports cargo from the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic to the […]

Published:  05.25.19   U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Saturday North Korea’s recent missile launches violated a U.N. Security Council resolution and urged leader Kim Jong Un to return to denuclearization talks.   “The U.N. resolution prohibits the launch of any ballistic missiles,” Bolton said at a press roundtable. North Korea’s test firings […]

i24NEWS Latest Revision may 25, 2019, 4:10 AM Yann Schreiber (AFP/File) Germans donned the kippa in solidarity demonstrations across the country after an assault on two men wearing the Jewish skullcap last year The warning comes after a sharp rise in violent anti-Semitic incidents against Jews in Germany The German government’s commissioner combating anti-Semitism warned […]

Published:  05.25.19 , 09:19 “Rational Americans and experienced U.S. commanders” are likely to rein in Washington’s “radical elements” and prevent a war with Iran, the country’s semi-official news agency Mehr reported on Saturday, quoting a senior military commander.   “We believe rational Americans and their experienced commanders will not let their radical elements lead them […]

Politico reported on Thursday that US Senator Feinstein met with Zarif for dinner. It was “arranged in consultation with the State Department,” the report noted. Seth J. Frantzman May 25, 2019 00:56 Iranian media was divided on Friday night over stories in the US that said Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif had met US Senator […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s oil storage on land and at sea is on the rise as U.S. sanctions on exports bite and Tehran battles to keep its aging fields operational and crude flowing, according to data and industry sources. Washington announced in May the end of sanctions waivers for foreign countries importing Iranian oil, hitting […]

“I have done my best, I negotiated the terms of our exit,” she claimed. “I have done everything I can.” Seth J. Frantzman May 24, 2019 18:49 UK Prime Minister Theresa May announcer her June 7 resignation as head of the Conservative party on Friday. For a brief moment she was more passionate than she […]

Politico reported on Thursday that US Senator Feinstein met with Zarif for dinner. It was “arranged in consultation with the State Department,” the report noted. Seth J. Frantzman May 25, 2019 00:56 Iranian media was divided on Friday night over stories in the US that said Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif had met US Senator […]