Day: June 23, 2019

The Houthi movement’s full slogan reads “God is great, death to the US, death to Israel, curse the Jews, and victory for Islam.” The movement is backed by Iran. By Tzvi Joffre June 24, 2019 03:06   3 minute read.  A member of the British parliament from the Labour party is hosting Ahmed Alshami, an […]

Channel 12 reports that Jerusalem concerned Tehran could try and harm Israel, either directly or through one of its proxies Today, 2:28 am   An Israeli Air Force F-35 is seen during an air force exercise, June 2019 (IDF Spokesperson) The IDF has reportedly stepped up its alert status amid concerns that Iran could try and […]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounces the “child-like” map released by Iran, purporting to show that a US drone entered its airspace in May. “You’ve seen that child-like map that Foreign Minister (Mohammad Javad) Zarif put out that contrasts with the excellence and professionalism of America’s military and intelligence services,” Pompeo tells reporters as […]

(Adds Trump comments) WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told NBC News on Sunday that he did not send a message to Tehran warning Iran of a U.S. attack, which he later called off. Iranian sources told Reuters that Trump had warned Tehran via Oman that a U.S. attack was imminent, but had […]

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Iran is feeling the effects of existing U.S. sanctions as President Donald Trump prepares to impose more of them from Monday, his National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Sunday during a visit to Israel. While flagging further sanctions, Trump also said on Saturday he wanted to make a deal to bolster […]

A Saudi minister said on Sunday that improving the Palestinians’ situation should be welcomed but that addressing the political process in resolving the conflict with Israel is “extremely important”. “I think anything that improves the situation of the Palestinian people is something that should be welcomed. Now having said that the political process is extremely […]

REUTERS June 23, 2019 20:31 Breaking news. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF) Istanbul opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu promised “a new beginning” for Turkey’s largest city and expressed his willingness to work with President Tayyip Erdogan after initial results showed he was set for a comfortable win. Imamoglu, candidate for the Republican People’s Party (CHP), had won […]

By REUTERS June 23, 2019 20:20   Breaking news. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF) U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Sunday he will travel to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates for talks, and repeated his offer for negotiations with Iran “with no preconditions” to de-escalate tensions. “We’re prepared to negotiate with no preconditions. […]

Former Iranian Minister of Defense Gen. Hossein Dehghan, currently an advisor for defense affairs to Supreme Leader Khamenei, said in a June 20, 2019 interview on Al-Nujaba TV (Iraq) that the Americans are fully aware that their assets in the Middle East can be “obliterated” by Iran’s missiles and that they know that a war […]

Foreign Minister Gargash says negotiations are needed, as only political action can achieve ‘sustainable solutions’ By AFPToday, 2:49 pm   A pilot speaks to a crew member by an F/A-18 fighter jet on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on June 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) ABU DHAbi, United Arab […]

2:55 pm US National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton discusses tensions with Iran in a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat in Jerusalem. “The meetings re-affirmed the shared United States-Israel priority of confronting Iranian aggression throughout the region by continuing maximum economic pressure and increasing the cost of […]