Bolton lands in Israel ahead of Sunday’s meeting with Netanyahu

The American National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump is expected to discuss regional security concerns with the Israeli leader. JERUSALEM POST STAFF June 22, 2019 12:52 US National Security Advisor John Bolton landed in Israel on Saturday and is expected to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday during a special summit meeting in […]

Inside Iran’s deadly armory and its capabilities to fight the US

By Hollie McKay | Fox News Video Trump confirms he called off retaliatory attack against Iran ’10 minutes’ before strike The president says he called off the attack because the number of expected casualties was not ‘proportionate’ to what Tehran did; Benjamin Hall reports. In the hours after Iran is said to have downed a […]

Iranian General Warns ‘Firing One Bullet at Iran’ Will ‘Set Fire’ to US Interests – Reports

The reported remarks come shortly after President Donald Trump called off a military strike on Iran in response to the downing of an American UAV earlier this week, just minutes before it was set to be launched upon learning that some 150 people would die in the attack. An Iranian general warned on Saturday that […]

Iran says it will respond firmly to any U.S. threat – Tasnim

By REUTERS June 22, 2019 10:10   Iran will respond firmly to any US threat against it, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday, citing foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi. “We will not allow any violation against Iran’s borders. Iran will firmly confront any aggression or threat by America,” he was quoted as saying. […]

UN agency for Palestinians appeals to donors for $1.2 billion

UNRWA head says 42 countries and bodies increased grants to controversial organization after Trump administration cut all funding, praises donations from Europe, Gulf states, Asia By AGENCIES and TOI STAFFToday, 9:22 am   Pierre Krähenbul, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA), speaks at a press conference in Gaza City on May 23, 2019. […]

Bahrain agenda reveals a search for ideas rather than provision of solutions

The sessions, featuring the kinds of experts who tend to join panels at foreign policy conventions, suggest Kushner will not be unveiling a plan By RON KAMPEASToday, 4:02 am     White House adviser Jared Kushner in Washington on Aug. 29, 2018. (AP /Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON (JTA) — The deal of the century is looking more and […]

Trump says doesn’t want war with Iran but there’ll be ‘obliteration’ if there is

US president says no preconditions for talks with Tehran but won’t allow them to have nuclear weapons; US military was ‘cocked and loaded’ to retaliate for downing of drone By TOI STAFF and AGENCIESToday, 3:42 am   US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House in Washington, DC, on […]

Why Trump was right to not hit Iran

President Trump was right Thursday night in declining to strike Iranian assets: A military escalation serves Tehran’s interests, not America’s. The long-term game is already in Washington’s favor, as sanctions have pushed Iran’s economy into a nosedive. And a strike like the one reportedly planned, targeting multiple Iranian missile batteries and radar, possibly killing an estimated […]

Is a formal alliance with the U.S. good for Israel?

A pact that could be a major deterrent to the enemies of the Jewish state could also turn out to be a double-edged sword for Jerusalem. Herb Keinon June 21, 2019 00:18 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Ambassador David Friedman on Sunday unveiled an impressive sign on a patch of synthetic grass in the […]

Why Trump was right to not hit Iran

Opinion editorial Share this: Facebook Twitter Flipboard WhatsApp Email Copy Why Trump was right to not hit Iran By Post Editorial Board View author archive Get author RSS feed Most Popular Today 1 Two more Americans reported dead after DR vacations 2 Queens mom latest fatality reported at Dominican Republic resort 3 What could be […]

Is a formal alliance with the U.S. good for Israel?

A pact that could be a major deterrent to the enemies of the Jewish state could also turn out to be a double-edged sword for Jerusalem. Herb Keinon June 21, 2019 00:18 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Ambassador David Friedman on Sunday unveiled an impressive sign on a patch of synthetic grass in the […]

Eschatology 101By Pete Garcia –

by Pete Garcia Several years ago, an Omega Letter member named Ron Maurno delivered to us the ‘Bible Prophecy 101’ letter, which I for one, was tremendously blessed by. He gives a summation of all the major points in the prophetic Scriptures. In a similar manner, what I would like to do now is to […]

U.S. forces prepare to evacuate contractors from Iraqi base – military sources

REUTERS June 22, 2019 00:21 U.S. forces are preparing to evacuate hundreds of staff working for Lockheed Martin Corp and Sallyport Global from an Iraqi military base where they work as contractors, three Iraqi military sources said on Friday. Nearly 400 contractors from the two firms were getting ready to leave Balad military base north […]

US requests UN Security Council meeting after Tehran downs drone

Diplomats say closed-door meeting to happen Monday after Trump cancels strike on Iran at last moment because it was not a ‘proportionate’ response By AFPToday, 8:20 pm   115shares President Donald Trump said Friday he had planned air strikes on Iranian targets after Tehran shot down a US reconnaissance drone, but opted at the last minute to […]