Lavrov Urges Russia, US to Adopt Joint Declaration on Avoiding Nuclear War

Created on Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:07MOSCOW – The presidents of Russia and the United States should jointly declare that the use of nuclear weapons is unacceptable, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told an international forum, the Primakov Readings, on Tuesday “From a political perspective, it’s of principal importance that Russia and the US calm […]

Iranian Military: The rumors of fleeing or arrested commanders are false

At first the IRGC paid the rumors no mind until Wednesday when their spokesman, Ramezan Sharif, officially acknowledged these reports, responding publicly that the rumors are allegedly false. Zachary Keyser June 12, 2019 00:28   Hossein Salami, deputy head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, speaks during Tehran’s Friday prayers July 16, 2010.. (photo credit: MORTEZA NIKOUBAZI/ […]

French police uncover neo-Nazi cell accused of plot to hit Jewish, Muslim places of worship

i24NEWS – AFP Latest Revision june 11, 2019, 10:00 AM AP/Claude Paris A police car is stopped in front of the synagogue during a visit of the Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 The suspects were charged for making, transferring explosives and conspiring to commit acts of terror French […]

For First Time at UN, India Votes With Israel and Against Group With Ties to Terror

The United Nations building in New York. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org – For the first time ever, India voted last week with Israel at the United Nations against granting observer status to a Palestinian human rights organization named “Shahed.” The motion at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was rejected by a 28-14 tally. […]

Jordan’s participation a key to Bahrain summit – analysis

Egypt, Jordan and Morocco reportedly will attend summit later this month in Bahrain with other Gulf states to support Palestinian economy. Seth J. Frantzman June 11, 2019 21:22 Jordan, Egypt and Morocco will join Saudi Arabia and Gulf States at a Bahrain summit aimed at supporting the Palestinian economy, reports indicated on Wednesday. The meeting […]

Iran focuses on political solution while keeping military option open in Syria

Hamidreza Azizi June 10, 2019 ARTICLE SUMMARY While Iran’s plan to overcome the current challenges in Syria focuses on diplomatic and political measures, Tehran is preparing for all scenarios, including military escalation.  SANA/Handout via REUTERS Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syria, Jan. 29, 2019. The Israeli military […]

Angered by US official’s annexation remarks, Palestinians call to resume Gaza protests

i24NEWS Latest Revision june 11, 2019, 1:32 AM Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP FILE- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and David Friedman, the United States Ambassador to Israel attend a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the unification of Jerusalem on May 21, 2017. Palestinians called for renewed protests on Friday titled ‘Not to annex […]

The Hard-Hearted Believer

Patterns of sin often start with a distracted heart, but repentance can realign a believer’s desires and thoughts HEBREWS 3:12-1912 Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.13 But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called Today,” so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end,15 while it is said, TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS …

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Japan PM Abe to meet Iran’s Khamenei, Rouhani during visit this week

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga also saidthat Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump had spoken on the telephone earlier on Tuesday to discuss Iran, among other topics. REUTERS June 11, 2019 09:13 TOKYO – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani on a visit to Tehran […]

Hezbollah said to bypass US sanctions by entering drug trade into Europe

Israeli researchers say Iran-backed Lebanese terror group laundering hundreds of millions using members of its political wing, call on EU to ‘wake up’ By MICHAEL BACHNERToday, 10:30 am   In this photo from September 17, 2012, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, center, escorted by his bodyguards, waves to a crowd of tens of thousands of supporters during a […]

Tiny Bahrain must balance Gulf state sentiments over US peace plan

By Seth J. Frantzman, opinion contributor — 06/10/19 12:00 PM EDT The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill In a speech celebrating the end of Ramadan, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei accused Bahrain and Saudi Arabia of being traitors to the Palestinian cause, and bashed Bahrain for its hosting […]

Wiesenthal Center: Appalled at endorsement of antisemitism by default

The letter was in reference to an incident in July 2014 when a “Turkish-run restaurant in Saint-Nicolas, Flanders, placed a notice in French stating, ‘Entry Permitted to Dogs, but to Zionists never!’ JERUSALEM POST STAFF June 11, 2019 09:28 In a letter to Pieter de Crem, Belgian Minister of Security and Interior, Simon Wiesenthal Director […]

US said to mull further Iran sanctions targeting trade with Europe

New measures would single out Iranian financial body set up to enable humanitarian trade bypassing American sanctions By STUART WINER and AGENCIESToday, 8:51 am     A currency exchange bureau worker, counts US dollars, in downtown Tehran, Iran, June 9, 2011. (AP/Vahid Salemi) The Trump administration is reportedly considering sanctions against an Iranian financial body set up to enable […]

Arab Spring: The Second Coming?

Jonathan SpyerThe Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and SecurityMay 1, 2019 The current instability in Algeria, Sudan and Libya has led to some excited western media coverage heralding a second chapter of the Arab Spring. Those celebrating should be careful what they wish for. The Arab uprisings of 2010-11 and the subsequent years began with great […]