Day: June 1, 2019

A large gathering will occur on the anniversary and the event usually features a speech by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tzvi Joffre June 2, 2019 01:48 Iranian Shahab 2 missile bearing crest of IRGC 370. (photo credit: REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl) The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) is preparing air defenses and tightening security ahead of […]

Bombings targeted Raqqa (الرقة) on the night of June 1 before midnight. It comes amid an uptick in ISIS threats that have occurred across Syria and Iraq and coincides with the end of Ramadan. Initial reports put the bombings near Naim Square (النعيم), the site of ISIS executions between 2014 and the city’s liberation in […]

In a speech marking Iran’s “Jerusalem Day”, Hizballah’s Hassan Nasrallah again boasted, “”Israel is afraid of us and keeps talking about our rocket capabilities. We will be able to take over large areas inside Israel in the next war.” Despite its military capabilities, he said, Israel “fears missiles from Lebanon, Gaza and Syria.” The Hizballah […]

Radical-left parties’ Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have invited and applauded speakers from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and spokespersons for terrorism. Shimon Samuels May 29, 2019 22:13 A DINNER meeting at a European Union leaders summit after European Parliament elections. . (photo credit: REUTERS) In May 2004, then-Polish president Aleksander Kwasniewski threw a […]

By Seth J. Frantzman June 1, 2019 22:10 Leaders and representatives of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states pose for a group photo during an extraordinary meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, December 13, 2017. (photo credit: OSMAN ORSAL/REUTERS) Saudi Arabia hosted three summits over the weekend, one of Gulf states, another of Arab regional […]

The US has been building up its military presence in the Middle East to counter Iran’s “threat”, causing concerns that one wrong move could spark a war between the two countries and plunge the whole region into instability. Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah has cautioned the US against striking Iran in a TV address on Al […]

IDF says no damage or injuries after reports that one missile fell near Mount Hermon Anna Ahronheim June 1, 2019 21:25 Free Syrian Army fighters launch a Grad rocket from Halfaya town in Hama province, towards forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Assad stationed in Zein al-Abidin mountain, Syria September 4, 2016. . (photo credit: […]

Terror leader acknowledges having weapons and threatens to set up production facilities, accuses Washington of exploiting border talks to degrade group’s military capabilities By AP and TOI STAFFToday, 7:30 am  0   Lebanese Shiite Muslims listen to a speech by the head of the terror group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, transmitted on two large screens with a replica of the […]

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stated earlier in the day that Tehran does not need mediators in its negotiations with Washington, but the decision on dialogue should be made at the highest level. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stated that Tehran is willing to hold talks if the other side shows respect and follows international rules, […]

Abbas: “We won’t sell Jerusalem or give up our rights.” By Khaled Abu Toameh June 1, 2019 19:31   Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a ceremony marking the 54th anniversary of Fatah’s founding, in Ramallah on December 31. (photo credit: REUTERS) The Palestinian Authority on Saturday praised Arab and Muslim leaders for supporting […]