Russian Company Controls Iranian Tanker Seized in Gibraltar, Media Claims

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Iranian Grace 1 oil tanker, which was recently detained by law enforcement agencies of Gibraltar for allegedly violating international sanctions on Syria, is reportedly controlled by a Russian company, Iranian Mehr News Agency reported on Friday. The media did not specify the source of this information but noted that the company […]

The Last Battle on Earth       

          THE FINAL BATTLE OF THE EARTH   The Beast of Revelation 666 by Hawkwood The Bible reveals exactly how the coming world leader, known as the Antichrist, will suffer defeat for all the havoc he has caused on earth. And specifically, the greatest persecutions of the Jews this earth will […]

The dark shadow Iran is casting on the world

July 5, 2019 In Israel, as the drumbeats of war grow ever louder, people are preparing with a mixture of dread, stoicism and determination for the long-feared, ultimate showdown with Iran. After reported Iranian attacks on two oil tankers last month near the Straits of Hormuz, Iran also shot down a U.S. military surveillance drone. […]

Turkey announces ‘trilateral summit’ on Syria with Russia and Iran

The meeting will take place in August. Seth J. Frantzman July 5, 2019 04:26 Turkey announced a meeting in August that will be a “trilateral summit” between Ankara, Tehran and Moscow. This is the latest in numerous meetings the three countries have had on Syria that began with a ceasefire in 2016. It also reflects […]

Trump: Iran has to be very careful

US President repeats warning to Iran amid ongoing tensions. Elad Benari, Canada, 05/07/19  US President Donald Trump on Friday repeated a warning to Iran. “We’ll see what happens with Iran. Iran has to be very, very careful,” he told reporters at the White House. The comments come a day after the British naval force seized […]

UN Condemns Airstrike on Libyan Migrant Detention Center Which Killed 53

UN Security Council calls for fighting parties to commit to cease-fire following Khalifa Hifter’s military offensive to take the country’s capital of Tripoli The Associated PressJul 05, 2019 10:57 PM The UN Security Council on Friday called on Libya’s warring parties to urgently de-escalate fighting and commit to a cease-fire, and it condemned a deadly […]

UN Nuclear Watchdog’s Board to Hold Emergency Meeting on Iran at Request of US

    An Iranian flag flutters in front the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Leonhard Foeger / File. The United States has called an emergency meeting of the UN atomic watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors to discuss Iran, the US mission to the agency said on […]

What happened to Iran’s anti-U.S. provocations?

Iranian Ayatollah Movahedi-Kermani says Iran doesn’t need nuclear weapons but threatens to strike at Israel. Seth J. Frantzman July 5, 2019 15:12 Two weeks can seem like a year in international relations when countries are about to go to war. That is what the last fortnight has been like after Iran downed a US Global […]

Iran threatens to seize British ship; Gibraltar court extends Iranian tanker’s detention

Latest Revision July 05, 2019, 01:21 PM (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno) Royal Marine patrol vessel is seen beside the Grace 1 super tanker in the British territory of Gibraltar, Thursday, July 4, 2019. A Gibraltar court extended the tanker’s detention for 14 days, ignoring Iran’s threats of retaliation Senior Iranian officials threatened Friday morning to seize […]

Militias to merge into Iraqi Security Forces?

Posted on July 5, 2019 by jonathanspyer Jerusalem Post, 5/7 Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abd el-Mehdi this week announced that the Shia militias of the Popular Mobilization Units or ‘Hashd al-Shaabi’ are to be fully integrated into the Iraqi security forces.  According to the statement announcing this decision,  ‘All Popular Mobilisation Forces are to operate […]

Iranian oil tanker crew being interviewed as witnesses in Gibraltar

LONDON (Reuters) – The crew on a giant Iranian oil tanker detained in Gibraltar are being interviewed as witnesses, not criminal suspects, in an effort to establish the nature of the cargo and its ultimate destination, a spokesman for the British territory said. British Royal Marines abseiled onto the Grace 1 tanker on Thursday and […]

Iran demands ‘immediate release’ of tanker held in Gibraltar, summons UK envoy

Iranian foreign ministry denounces interception of ship suspected of violating EU sanctions, accuses Britain of acting at behest of the US By AFPToday, 11:25 am     A picture shows supertanker Grace 1, suspected of carrying Iranian crude oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, after it was detained off the coast of Gibraltar on July […]

PLO: US destroying any opportunity to bring peace

PLO Executive Committee blasts US policy following Kushner’s remarks on “Palestinian refugees”. Dalit Halevi, 05/07/19 The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Thursday slammed remarks made by US President Donald Trump’s top adviser Jared Kushner, in which he said that his Middle East peace plan will seek to better integrate “Palestinian refugees” […]