Houthis Reportedly Begin Pullout from Key Port City in Yemen

CHARLES BYBELEZER 05/12/2019 Iranian-sponsored Shi’ite Houthi rebels have reportedly started withdrawing forces from a major port in the city of Hodeidah, in accordance with a long-stalled United Nations-brokered agreement to end the four-year civil war in Yemen. Houthi representatives described their “unilateral step” as a show of commitment to implementing the pact, and called on […]

Caroline Glick: Trump’s Policy on Iran Is Working

Media analysts and Obama administration officials are working overtime to blame President Donald Trump for Iran’s decision, announced Wednesday, to breach key limitations on its nuclear operations that Teheran had accepted in 2015 in the framework of the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as the nuclear deal. Had Trump not withdrawn […]

Iran May Attack Israel if U.S. Standoff Escalates, Warns Top Israeli Minister

Yuval Steinitz, a close Netanyahu ally in the Likud, warned on Sunday of possible direct or proxy Iranian attacks on Israel should the stand-off between Tehran and Washington escalate An Israeli cabinet minister warned on Sunday of possible direct or proxy Iranian attacks on Israel should the stand-off between Tehran and Washington escalate. The United […]

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 […]

Analysis Iran and U.S. Perched on Warpath, but Israel May Bear Brunt of Standoff

Whether Tehran is driven by fear of sanctions or concern over Trump’s reelection, it seems to be changing policy ■ Unclear if White House heads toward negotiations or confrontation May 12, 2019 2:06 AM As far as is known, neither side wants a war, but a series of misunderstandings and miscalculations could still lead to […]

France urges Iran to show ‘political maturity’ after nuke deal threat

Foreign minister says Tehran’s decision to back away from the nuclear deal and possibly restart high-level enrichment a ‘bad reaction’ to US moves By AFPToday, 1:53 am  0 0shares France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (R) takes part in a bilateral meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif in the French Mission to the United Nations on […]

Venezuela: Juan Guaido ‘to work with US military’ in bid to unseat Nicolas Maduro

‘We will use all the resources at our disposal,’ says opposition leader Zamira Rahim @ZamiraRahim 2 hours ago Click to follow The Independent US Juan Guaido, Venezuela’s opposition leader, has instructed his Washington envoy to meet with Pentagon officials to “cooperate” on a solution to the country’s political turmoil. The 35-year-old declared himself the nation’s legitimate leader in January and has been […]