Don’t Blame Trump for Iran’s Aggression

The regime’s leaders are the only ones who should be made to answer for Iran’s campaign of terror. By Eli Lake June 18, 2019, 1:00 AM EDT Needlessly provocative. Photographer: ATTA KENARE/AFP Eli Lake is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering national security and foreign policy. He was the senior national security correspondent for the Daily […]

UK, France and Germany in last-ditch effort to save Iran deal

Diplomatic offensive aims to dissuade Tehran from breaching uranium limits Britain, France and Germany are to mount a last-ditch effort to dissuade Iran from effectively quitting the nuclear deal, warning time was running out for negotiations and the risk of war in the region “has not been averted”. The diplomatic offensive includes a forthcoming visit […]

As Jerusalem meeting nears, Russia seeks ways to ease US-Iran tensions

Maxim A. Suchkov June 19, 2019   p Article Summary Russia is urging the United States to cease provocations of Iran and also is seeking to persuade Tehran to stay in the nuclear deal. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Pool Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and head of delegation Sergei Ryabkov attends a conference on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation […]

Pentagon: US ready to defend its interests in Middle East

Latest US deployment of troops to Middle East will include Patriot missile battalion and “other deterrence capabilities”. Elad Benari, 20/06/19 The latest deployment of 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East will include a Patriot missile battalion, manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft and “other deterrence capabilities,” the Pentagon said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. “The […]

Trump’s UN envoy nominee promises to fight anti-Israel bias

Kelly Craft tells Senate says she would follow in the footsteps of her predecessor, Nikki Haley, regarding Israel. Elad Benari, 20/06/19 01:01 Kelly Craft, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for the post of Ambassador to the United Nations, promised on Wednesday that, if confirmed, she would follow in the footsteps of her predecessor, Nikki Haley, […]

IDF military advocate-general stresses variety of Iran threats facing Israel

Afek mentioned Iran as a threat in the contexts of Hezbollah-Lebanon, Syria, Hamas and the launching of an Iranian drone into Israeli territory. Yonah Jeremy Bob June 19, 2019 18:44 With tensions in the region simmering, IDF Military Advocate-General Maj.-Gen. Sharon Afek emphasized the wide number of threats from Iran that Israel is currently confronting […]

US intelligence proves ‘without question’ Iran behind tanker attacks

Hook: Iranian vessels operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz on June 12 and 13 approached tankers Pentagon says new troops will include a Patriot missile battalion, manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft and ‘other deterrence capabilities.’ WASHINGTON: The US envoy to Iran Brian Hook said Wednesday US intelligence proves “without question” Iran was behind the attack […]

US envoy on Iran to visit Middle East

US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook will travel to the Middle East for meetings in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain to discuss “Iran’s regional aggression,” the State Department said on Wednesday. Hook will also travel next week to Europe to meet with officials from Britain, Germany and France “to […]

Fatah calls for violence during Bahrain conference

Members of PA’s ruling Fatah party call US-led economic conference in Bahrain a “Holocaust against the Palestinian people.” Arutz Sheva Staff, 19/06/19 Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ ruling Fatah party has called for violence against Israelis during the US-led economic conference in Bahrain next week and called the conference a “Holocaust against the Palestinian people,” […]

Iran, Russia square up to US sanctions with 12 accords

Iran and Russia have signed a dozen cooperation agreements covering energy, railway, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and tourism, with senior officials stressing the political will of the two countries to reinforce ties in the face of US sanctions.       The agreements were signed as Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak visited Iran with a delegation of 120 businesspeople, including […]

Bahrain to permit Israeli journalists to enter country

Bahrain allows journalists from six different Israeli media outlets to enter country to cover US-led economic workshop in Manama. Elad Benari, 19/06/19 Bahrain has allowed journalists from six different Israeli media outlets to enter the country next week in order to cover the “Peace to Prosperity” conference in Manama which will launch the economic part […]

Troops uncover First Temple-era observation post on training base

Archaeologists say tower was likely part of a network of fortifications that used torches to send messages between communities and warn against Philistine attacks By TOI STAFFToday, 11:36 pm   In this photo released by the Israel Antiquities Authority on June 19, 2019, soldiers from the Paratroopers Brigade take part in an archaeological dig at their base […]

The US has been privately telling Tehran that it will attack if Iran makes this one wrong move

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric S. Powell/Handout Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been secretly delivering a message to Iran warning that the death of even a single American service member would trigger a military counterattack, The Washington Post reported Tuesday evening. Pompeo and White House national […]

Iran calls US to immediately end its illegal presence in Syria

Jun 19, 2019 08:49 Asia/Tehran [Updated: Jun 19, 2019 10:12 Asia/Tehran] Iran condemned violation of international law, particularly international humanitarian law, by the United States and asked Washington to immediately end its illegal presence in Syria. Iran Press/Iran news: The Iranian ambassador to the UN, Majid Takht Ravanchi said that his country, along with other guarantors […]