Day: June 17, 2019

The Pentagon has recently stepped up its forces in the Middle East. The US deployments in the region include an aircraft carrier strike group, Patriot missiles, B-52 bombers, and F-15 fighters, according to the US Defence Department. The United States is preparing to send additional forces to the Middle East in response to mounting concerns […]

The rocket fire comes amid tensions between the US and Iran and as Islamic State continues to threaten Iraq months after its defeat in Syria. By Seth J. Frantzman June 18, 2019 00:47   1 minute read. Rockets were fired at Camp Taji, where US soldiers are based in Iraq, according to numerous reports on […]

The Muslim Brotherhood accused the government of “assassinating” Morsi through years of poor prison conditions during which he was often kept in solitary confinement. By Samy Magdy, AP and World Israel News Staff Egypt’s former president, Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader who rose to office in the country’s first free elections in 2012 and […]

After weeks of uncertainty, American official says US wants ‘focus to be on the economic aspect, not the political’ By ERIC CORTELLESSA Today, 9:57 pm     White House adviser Jared Kushner in Washington on Aug. 29, 2018. (AP /Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON — The White House confirmed on Monday that Israeli officials and ministers will not participate […]

The US said it would leave Syria in December 2018, reversing what had seemed like policy commitment to Syria. Seth J. Frantzman June 17, 2019 17:47 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with his Saudi counterpart Adel al-Jubeir during a news conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 29, 2018.. (photo credit: FAISAL AL […]

Bagheri’s comments come as Iran has said it will break uranium enrichment limits imposed by the Iran Deal and amid tensions with the US. Seth J. Frantzman June 17, 2019 14:37 Iranian submarines participate in a naval parade on the last day of the Velayat-90 war game in the Sea of Oman near the Strait […]

Published:  06.17.19 , 14:14 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urges world powers to swiftly step up sanctions against Iran should it go through with a plan to exceed an enriched uranium limit set by a 2015 nuclear deal.   “Should Iran deliver on its threats, the international community will have to implement, immediately, the pre-set sanctions […]

June 17, 2019 Israel and Lebanon may be on their way to demarcating their maritime border, with negotiations tentatively set for July, and it could have a major impact on energy and gas exploration.

In March, the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev, said that Moscow is working with many states to “build mutually beneficial terms.” Seth J. Frantzman June 17, 2019 14:06 Russia is hosting a meeting in Ufa this week that brings together dozens of countries to discuss security issues. In 2018 in Sochi, […]

By David Israel -14 Sivan 5779 – June 17, 2019 Yevgeny Anoshin, spokesman for the secretary of the Russian Security Council, on Sunday told TASS that the Kremlin hopes the scheduled June meeting in Jerusalem between Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev, US National Security Advisor John Bolton, and Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, […]

TEHRAN (FNA)- Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi announced on Monday that the country has sped up uranium enrichment and will pass the 300-kg ceiling specified under the nuclear deal on June 27. “Production of 3.67% (enriched) uranium has increased since the capacity was quadrupled. We will cross the 300-kg […]