Israeli military launches heavy assault on southern Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 A.M.) – The Israeli military launched a powerful assault on southern Syria last night, hitting a number of sites along the Quneitra-Daraa axis. According to a military source in Damascus, the Israeli military unleashed a heavy barrage of missiles that targeted the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in and around the town […]

Houthis Claim Strike on Saudi Airport with Cruise Missile

Yemen’s Houthi movement launched an attack on the Abha airport in Saudi Arabia with a cruise missile, the rebel group’s TV station, Al-Masirah, reported on Wednesday without providing further details. According to the station, this was the second attack on a Saudi airport by the Iran-backed rebels this week, with multiple drone strikes claimed against […]

Iran to ask Japan’s Abe to mediate over U.S. oil sanctions

REUTERS June 12, 2019 11:19 DUBAI – Iran will ask Japan to mediate between Tehran and Washington to ease oil sanctions imposed by the United States, Iranian officials told Reuters ahead of a visit to Iran by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.   Abe, who is the first Japanese leader to visit Iran since its […]

‘New rules of trust & security’: Macron wants EU ties with Moscow independent of NATO & US

Europe should think outside NATO dictates and restore relations with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed, calling for a “strategic debate” with Moscow over mutual areas of concern. “Europe… must build new rules of trust and security with Russia, and should not only agree with NATO,” Macron said in an interview with the Swiss television […]

Palestinians Announce ‘Popular Uprising’ Against Trump Peace Plan

JNS.org – A “popular Palestinian uprising” against US President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan was announced on Sunday following a meeting of PLO faction representatives, Palestinian civil society organizations and private individuals in the West Bank city of el-Bireh. The protests are to coincide with the US-sponsored June 25-26 “Peace to Prosperity” conference in Bahrain, […]

Iran scrambles to lift petrochemical sales as sanctions hammer oil

LONDON/DUBAI/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Iran has been racing to step up exports of petrochemicals and tap new markets to compensate for sliding oil sales, Iranian and international industry sources said, but now risks losing that crucial revenue as Washington tightens the screw on sanctions. Tehran has been selling increased volumes of petrochemical products at below […]

Israeli missile attack claimed by Syria hit Iranian-held Tel Al Harrah radar overlooking Golan

The Israel missile strike that Syrian military sources claimed took place early Wednesday, June 12, struck Iranian radars situated at Tel Al-Harrah, a hill overlooking the Golan, Galilee and the Sea of Galilee, DEBKAfile reports. Hizballah also maintains an observation post in the same Quneitra region some 15km from the Israeli border. The Syrians claimed […]