IRAN, U.S., EU IN FACE-OFF AS DEADLINE LOOMS OVER NUCLEAR DEAL ADHERENCE

As Iran surpasses enriched uranium threshold, Europeans scramble for alternative trade channel to stave off complete break. By JUDITH SUDILOVSKY/THE MEDIA LINE July 2, 2019 02:21   The Iranian flag flutters in front the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria March 4, 2019. (photo credit: REUTERS/LEONHARD FOEGER) The International Atomic Energy Agency […]

Arab experts: Israel can attack Syria at any time without cost

Egyptian analyst says war inevitable. DIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE July 2, 2019 01:54 A number of civilians – including a child – were killed Sunday night during what is believed to have been the largest Israeli strike on military sites in Syria since that country’s civil war began more than eight years ago. Israel […]

Satellite photo reveals damage from attack in Syria

Satellite image shows large hangar on the outskirts of Damascus, which likely stored advanced weapons, completely destroyed.   Ben Ariel, 02/07/19 01:04   Air strike in Syria (archive) Reuters   The Image Satellite International (ISI) company on Monday released a satellite image showing the site that was attacked on Sunday night in Damascus. Channel 12 […]

Trump: Iran is ‘playing with fire’

Trump responds to Iran’s announcement that it had exceeded the amount of enriched uranium permitted under 2015 nuclear deal. Elad Benari, 02/07/19  Reuters US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran is “playing with fire”, following the Islamic Republic’s announcement that it had exceeded the amount of enriched uranium permitted under the 2015 nuclear […]

White House demands zero enrichment for Iran after cap broken

Washington says ‘even before the deal’s existence, Iran was violating its terms,’ as Tehran breaches 2015 accord’s limits on uranium enrichment By AFP and TOI STAFFToday, 11:47 pm  0 0shares US President Donald Trump gestures, during a press conference on the sidelines of the G20 “There is little doubt that even before the deal’s existence, Iran was violating its […]

Netanyahu calls for automatic European sanctions on Iran over uranium breach

PM says Israel will not allow Islamic Republic to obtain atomic weapons as country exceeds stockpiles permitted under 2015 deal, while Steinitz accuses Tehran of pursuing ‘nuclear blackmail’ but says continued international pressure would cause regime to back down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Europe on Monday to impose “automatic sanctions” on Iran for accumulating […]

Danon: World must join U.S. in sanctioning Iran

This is the first major violation of the deal since the US pulled out of it more than a year ago. Tovah Lazaroff July 1, 2019 17:37 The international community should join the US in sanctioning Iran, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said after Iran knowingly broke the 2015 Iran deal, by amassing […]

Israel will be destroyed in half hour if US attacks Iran – senior Iranian parliamentarian

By REUTERS July 1, 2019 15:45   GENEVA – Israel will be destroyed in half an hour if the United States attacks Iran, a senior Iranian parliamentarian said on Monday, according to the the semi-official Mehr news agency. Weeks of tensions culminated last month in US President Donald Trump’s last-minute decision to call off planned […]

Greenblatt: ‘Unconscionable’ for PA to Claim Bahrain Attendance is ‘Betrayal’

JNS.org – A day and a half after the Palestinian Authority released Hebron businessman Saleh Abu Mayala, whom it had arrested after he returned from the US-led economic conference in Bahrain, US Special Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt blasted the PA over the incident. Greenblatt wrote on Twitter: “It is unconscionable that the […]

Iran to respond strongly to any aggression: senior cmdr.

MNA – Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, the commander of the IRGC’s Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, said that Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will respond strongly to any violent aggression to Iran’s islands and sea, land, and air borders. US will pay a high cost if a war starts in the region, said […]

Report: Trade Between Iran and Germany Collapses Under US Sanctions

The German city of Leipzig. Photo: Frank Vincentz via Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org – Trade between Iran and Germany has collapsed due to US sanctions against Tehran, according to data published by Funke newspapers, Germany’s third largest newspaper and magazine publisher. “Data from the German Chamber of Commerce showed that trade volumes between Iran and Europe’s largest […]

As Iran passes nuclear deal limit, Gantz says Israel ‘united’ against the threat

Blue and White chief calls for international alliance against Iran, says threat is ‘above all politics’ even in an election season, promises to back government’s response Blue and White party chairman — and de facto opposition leader — MK Benny Gantz says Iran’s breaking of the uranium enrichment limit set by the 2015 nuclear deal […]

Iran’s FM Confirms Tehran Has Breached Nuclear Deal by Stockpiling Over 300 kg Enriched Uranium

Iranian Foreign Ministry Javad Zarif confirmed Monday that Tehran has breached the 2015 nuclear deal by stockpiling over 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of enriched uranium, Iranian Students’ News Agency has reported. “According to its previously announced plans, Iran has exceeded the 300 kilogram limit of enriched uranium stockpile,” Zarif said. At the same time, the […]

Erdogan says ‘out of question’ to support US Palestinian plan

After Trump insists Palestinians want to negotiate despite boycotting White House, Turkish leader says no way to ‘approach this issue positively’ By TOI STAFF and AFPToday, 2:57 pm     US President Donald Trump (R) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019. (Brendan […]