Day: June 13, 2019

ANALYSIS: GULF OF OMAN INCIDENT AND IRAN’S DANGEROUS GAME

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Four tankers off the UAE port of Fujairah had been struck on May 12, a month before the incident on June 13. The most recent incident is much more serious. The US navy has been sent to assist. BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN  JUNE 13, 2019 11:39 A tugboat moves cargo towards the Strait of Hormuz off […]

Ex-ambassador Haley: Israel’s security is paramount in Trump’s peace deal

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Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley shared her confidence in the “Deal of the Century.” JERUSALEM POST STAFF June 13, 2019 08:55 Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that Israel’s security is paramount in the Trump administration’s “Deal of the Century,” in an interview Yisrael Hayom […]

“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, ”— 2 Timothy 1:9

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The apostle uses the perfect tense and says, “Who hath saved us.” Believers in Christ Jesus are saved. They are not looked upon as persons who are in a hopeful state, and may ultimately be saved, but they are already saved. Salvation is not a blessing to be enjoyed upon the dying bed, and to be sung of in a future state above, but a matter to be obtained, received, promised, and enjoyed now. The Christian is perfectly saved in God’s purpose; God has ordained him unto salvation, and that purpose is complete. He is saved also as to the …

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With Netanyahu vulnerable ahead of elections, Hamas ups the pressure

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By AVI ISSACHAROFF Today, 9:16 am     Palestinian demonstrators gather near the border fence east of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip on May 15, 2019, during a Nakba Day protest. (Mahmud Hams/AFP) Like a recurring nightmare, the next round of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is almost upon us. With no clear […]

U.S. Navy Says Two Oil Tankers Damaged in Sea of Oman Incident

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By Verity Ratcliffe and Anthony Dipaola June 13, 2019, 2:13 AM EDT Updated on June 13, 2019, 2:57 AM EDT One ship operator said damage was in suspected attack Oil prices rose as much as 4.5% to more than $61 a barrel The U.S. Fifth Fleet said two oil tankers were damaged in an incident in the […]

IDF attacks Hamas terrorist infrastructure

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Israeli warplanes attack underground terrorist infrastructure in southern Gaza in retaliation for rocket fire on Israel. Elad Benari, 13/06/19 04:44 Israeli warplanes attacked an underground terrorist infrastructure in a military compound belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in southern Gaza overnight Wednesday, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said. The air strike was carried out in response […]

First reports: Explosions on supertankers in Arabian Sea

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According to unconfirmed reports, massive explosions were sighted early Thursday on two supertankers sailing in the Arabian Sea near the coasts of Pakistan and Oman. The British navy’s Maritime Trade Operations put out an alert for an “unspecified incident” in the Gulf of Oman. The US Navy’s Bahrain based 5th Fleet has not responded to requests […]

Islamic State in Afghanistan aims to attack US, general says

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AP|Published:  06.13.19 , 08:20 The Islamic State group in Afghanistan is a “very worrisome” threat to the United States, and U.S. counterterrorism efforts have yet to shrink its extremist ambitions, a senior American general said Wednesday.   Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said IS would be hard pressed, however, to carry out an attack on the […]