IDF strikes Hamas target after rocket fire on Israel

A Hamas official told Israel national brodcaster KAN that the Israelis are not living up to their commitments, warning if the ceasefire understandings are not fulfilled the situation will only get worse Published:  06.13.19 , 08:51   IDF attacked a Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip overnight Wednesday, in retaliation for a rocket launch towards […]

Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt call for a cease-fire in Libya

Published:  06.13.19 , 13:31 Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt have expressed their “deep concern” over the chaotic situation in Libya and called for an immediate cease-fire in the country.   The foreign affairs ministers of the three countries, all neighboring Libya, held a meeting on Wednesday in Tunisia’s capital Tunis.   In a statement released overnight, […]

Putin: US-Russia Relations Deteriorating and Becoming Worse and Worse

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed hope that after the upcoming G20 forum in Japan, Moscow and Washington would be able to achieve constructive solutions that would create conditions for economic cooperation. “We really hope that common sense will finally prevail. I hope that, together with our partners, including US partners, we will […]

Amid Reports of Explosions in Gulf, Iran Threatens ‘Crushing Response’ to any U.S. Attacks

CHARLES BYBELEZER 06/13/2019 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned of a “crushing response” to any U.S. military attacks, but qualified that his country was not seeking war with the “Great Satan.” Rouhani made his statements alongside visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is in Tehran to mediate between the Trump Administration and the Islamic Republic […]

Turkey Slams Pentagon’s Ultimatum on S-400, Refuses to Reverse Decision

Earlier, the Pentagon grounded Turkish pilots training aboard the F-35 and threatened to block deliveries of the advanced jet to Turkey, while Congress proposed slapping sanctions on Ankara over its S-400 purchase. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that ‘nobody’ is in a position to give Turkey ultimatums regarding its policy when asked to comment […]

Netanyahu Warns of Further Pre-emptive Strikes in Syria

CHARLES BYBELEZER 06/13/2019 Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu vowed to continue pre-emptively striking targets in Syria just hours after Israel allegedly fired missiles at a Syrian army base located near the shared border. “The chain of tests that we are dealing with is unending. We respond vigorously and with force to all attacks against us,” Netanyahu […]

US will be responsible if Iran nuclear deal collapses: Russian diplomat

A senior Russian diplomat has urged the US to stop using “methods of blatant blackmail and intimidation” aimed at forcing Iran out of a 2015 multilateral nuclear deal, saying Washington will be responsible if the accord collapses. In a statement published on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website on Wednesday, Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to […]

Timeline and details: June 13 Gulf of Oman tanker “attack”

On June 13 a major incident involving two oil tankers took place in the Gulf of Oman off the Iranian port of Jask (بندر جاسک). This port also serves as an Iranian naval base and a center for drones and submarines. The two ships that were allegedly targeted were within 20 miles of Jask, according […]

The Iranian Threat to Israel Is Real

 by Michael Harel Seven hundred rockets fell on Israel on May 6, initiating the greatest escalation of violence between Israel and Gaza in recent times, and leaving four innocent Israeli civilians dead and more than 100 injured. Life in Israel was brought to a dramatic halt as shrill warning sirens repeatedly blasted throughout the long […]

Israel strikes Gaza targets after rocket fire

First rocket fire in over a month came shortly after Israel closed the fishing zone off of the Gaza coast. Anna Ahronheim June 13, 2019 10:47 Israel struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Thursday morning after the launching of a rocket towards Israeli border communities. The IDF said fighter jets “attacked an underground […]

Beware an Iranian ambush in Syria

As Tehran aims to drag Israel into a confrontation with Russia, the challenge is knowing when to retaliate and when to hold fire The last two weeks have seen a succession of security incidents in the Syrian theater: anti-aircraft fire from Syrian territory at Israeli planes flying over the Golan Heights; retaliatory Israeli strikes on […]

Nikki Haley: ‘Israel should not be worried’ about US peace plan

Nikki Haley: ‘Israel should not be worried’ about US peace plan Ex-US ambassador to UN says she has read the plan and ‘it is very thoughtful.’ She emphasizes plan aims to not hurt Israel’s security.   Arutz Sheva Staff, 13/06/19 08:13   Nikki Haley Reuters Israelis have nothing to fear from the Trump administration’s peace […]

ANALYSIS: GULF OF OMAN INCIDENT AND IRAN’S DANGEROUS GAME

Four tankers off the UAE port of Fujairah had been struck on May 12, a month before the incident on June 13. The most recent incident is much more serious. The US navy has been sent to assist. BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN  JUNE 13, 2019 11:39 A tugboat moves cargo towards the Strait of Hormuz off […]