Trump is willing to talk to Iran, top U.S. advisor says

REUTERS June 24, 2019 14:20 BRUSSELS – U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to talk to Iran about a deal that would lift American sanctions but Tehran would need to curtain its nuclear and missile program, as well as its support for proxies, a senior U.S. official said on Monday. U.S. Special Representative on Iran […]

[ANALYSIS] What is Sunday’s İstanbul election all about?

The latest polls show that the opposition’s candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu, will probably be the winner of Sunday’s İstanbul mayoral election. It will be the second time, but this time, everyone expects more consequences. The March 31 local elections created a power vacuum in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long rule. For the first time he encountered […]

Strength in numbers: Pompeo, Bolton and Hook straddle MidEast

On Sunday Bolton was in Jerusalem meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Seth J. Frantzman June 24, 2019 14:09  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew to Saudi Arabia on Monday to press for a global coalition against Iran. His trip comes several days after the US abruptly called off air strikes against Iran in […]

Iran will ‘pay the price’ if persists with aggression, Saudi minister tells Le Monde

PARIS (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs warned regional rival Iran there would be more sanctions if it continued its “aggressive polices”, but said Riyadh wanted to avoid war. “Today, Iran is under severe economic sanctions,” Adel al-Jubeir told Le Monde newspaper in an interview published on Monday. “These sanctions will […]

Thousands take to Istanbul streets to celebrate Imamoglu’s victory: video

Thousands of supporters of the newly elected mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, celebrated his victory on Sunday night at his campaign’s headquarters in Istanbul, as the opposition candidate not only won the election re-run but substantially increased his majority since the first vote. Imamoglu, from Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), had […]

Erdoğan says İmamoğlu can’t become mayor unless he apologizes to governor

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said opposition candidate for İstanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu cannot assume the post if he does not apologize to a governor whom he allegedly insulted, according to Turkish media reports on Monday. The governor of Ordu province, Seddar Yavuz, filed a criminal complaint against Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul mayoral […]

Iran and Iraq: Tehran envisions joint military exercises, missile defense and Mosul influence

Iran and Iraq were once enemies when Saddam Hussein’s regime was in charge, but after the US-led invasion in 2003 the countries have grown closer because of the rise of Shi’ite political parties. Seth J. Frantzman June 24, 2019 11:49  Iran wants to hold joint military exercises with Iraq, an Iranian news website reported on […]

Sudan’s TMC Rejects Ethiopian Proposal, Open to African Union Plan

06/24/2019 Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) says Ethiopia and the African Union (AU) must unify their efforts to mediate between military rulers and protest groups on the structure of a would-be transitional government. The council has rejected Ethiopia’s proposal but agreed in principle to the AU’s plan, the details of which were not provided. The […]

Hezbollah is now giving orders to Syria’s army — and using it to spy on Israel

In a reality once unthinkable, Assad’s troops along Golan border are heeding commanders of the Iran-backed terror group, and helping it prepare for conflict with the Jewish state By AVI ISSACHAROFF Today, 1:06 pm     An Israeli military outpost in the Golan Heights is pictured from the Syrian town of Quneitra on March 26, 2019. (Louai […]

Russia: U.S.’s new sanctions on Iran are illegal

REUTERS June 24, 2019 12:52 Breaking news. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF) MOSCOW- New sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran are illegal, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. Speaking on a regular media call, Peskov declined to say what measures Russia might adopt to counteract the US sanctions.

South Africa looks to Israeli water tech to fight drought

Amid devastating drought, South African project selects Israel’s Watergen generators, which create drinking water – from thin air. Arutz Sheva Staff, 24/06/19 Watergen, an Israel-based company that uses innovative technology to create clean drinking water from air, was chosen by World Vision South Africa to help launch a mobile water generation project for communities in […]

Iran says U.S. must offer new incentives if it wants new concessions

Published:  06.24.19 , 11:50 If the United States wants Iran to offer concessions that go beyond the terms of its 2015 nuclear deal, Washington must offer incentives that also exceed those in the deal, an adviser to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday.   The comments were a rare indication from Tehran that it […]

Iranians say their ‘bones breaking’ under US sanctions

With climbing unemployment and inflation nearing 40%, ordinary Iranians are feeling the pinch of Trump’s foreign policy, but many also blame government corruption By NASSER KARIMI and MOHAMMED NASIRIToday, 12:02 pm  0 0shares A carpet seller sits at his shop in the old main bazaar in Tehran, Iran, on June 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — […]

God Is With Us in Hard Times

Joseph’s life reminds us that suffering often causes our faith, our character, and God’s kingdom to grow GENESIS 41:14-44 14 Then Pharaoh sent and called for Joseph, and they hurriedly brought him out of the dungeon; and when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came to Pharaoh. 15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have had a dream, but no one can interpret it; and I have heard it said about you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” 16 Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a …

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