Abbas: We are ready to return to the negotiating table

The PA president says ‘there is no potential for a political solution’ with Trump Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman June 24, 2019 04:09 Palestinians are ready to return to the negotiating table with Israel, but with two preconditions: the recognition of Israeli occupation of east Jerusalem and the “vision” of a two-state solution, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas […]

Iran Is Very Close to the Nuclear Threshold

By Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Raphael Ofek June 24, 2019 Anti-aircraft guns guarding Natanz Nuclear Facility, Isfahan Province, Iran, image via Wikipedia   BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,207, June 24, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Iran is threatening to resume its uranium enrichment effort to the point that it will be able to produce a nuclear […]

Report: Security Officials Say Trump Administration Proposal for Corridor Between Gaza and West Bank May Harm Israel’s Security

IDF soldiers gather next to armored vehicles near the Israel-Gaza Strip border, March 27, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Amir Cohen. Israeli security leaders are reportedly concerned over the inclusion in the recently unveiled American peace proposal of some form of travel corridor between the West Bank and Gaza. According to Israeli news website Walla, discussions […]

Iran’s time is up

Opinion: President Trump’s last minute decision to pull back from a retaliatory strike on Iran is not new in the annals of modern history. Joseph Frager, MD, 24/06/19  President Trump’s last minute decision to pull back from a retaliatory strike on Iran is not new in the annals of modern history. According to former Prime […]

Pompeo departs on week-long trip to Middle East, Japan, Korea, India

When asked what would happen if Iran carried out another attack like the downing of an American drone last week, Pompeo responded that he would not address hypotheticals. Tzvi Joffre June 24, 2019 04:45 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, Japan and the Republic of Korea from June […]

Iran calls US cyber attack unsuccessful, warns it could repeat drone downing

Meanwhile White House said drafting plans for possible further cyber action: targeting Iranian navy and seeking to foment unrest elsewhere in the nation By TOI STAFF and AGENCIES Today, 8:42 am Iran’s communications minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi speaks in a TV interview on August 13, 2017. (screen capture: YouTube) An Iranian minister said Monday that […]

Iran: U.S. Middle East peace plan is ‘shameful’ and ‘doomed to failure’

“This conference and the sale of Palestine will lead nowhere,” Abbas Mousavi was quoted as saying by ISNA news agency. REUTERS June 24, 2019 10:26 PA President Mahmoud Abbas and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (photo credit: REUTERS) LONDON- Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday the US Middle East peace plan that is set to […]

Labour MP hosts spokesperson from Iran-backed Houthi movement

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 […]

IDF said to increase alert amid Iran tensions

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 […]

Pompeo calls drone map released by Iran ‘child-like’

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 […]

UPDATE 1-Trump says did not send message to Tehran warning of attack

(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 […]

U.S. sanctions on Iran are biting: Bolton

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 […]

Saudis on U.S. peace plan: Anything that improves situation of Palestinians should be welcomed

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 […]