Rouhani: From July 7 we return to pre-pact enrichment

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani issued an ultimatum on Wednesday to the 2015 nuclear pact signatories: Fulfill Tehran’s demands or else on Sunday July 7, Iran will revert to its previous level of uranium enrichment and ignore the 3.67pc grade mandated by the pact. On Monday, US President Donald Trump warned that Iran by exceeding this […]

Iran will increase uranium enrichment to whatever levels it needs: Rouhani

GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran will increase its level of uranium enrichment after July 7 to whatever levels it needs beyond the 3.67% cap set in the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, according to the IRIB news agency. If the remaining signatories of the nuclear deal with world powers do […]

Secure in Our Salvation

Many people struggle with uncertainty about their salvation. They do not understand that once they have received God’s free gift of Eternal Life and have been born into the family of God, there is no way that they can return to the position of being a lost and guilty sinner in the eyes of God. The very nature of the spiritual life that has been received, ETERNAL, and the Divine Source and Agent of that life, GOD, forbid drawing the conclusion that a saved person can ever again be lost. “And I give them eternal life, and they shall never …

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At July 4 party, Netanyahu says he’ll keep ‘open mind’ on Trump peace plan

Embassy’s annual Independence Day event held for first time in Jerusalem; US envoy David Friedman hails ‘historic gathering’ By RAPHAEL AHREN 2 July 2019, 11:55 pm     Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara, US ambassador to Israel David Friedman and his wife Tammy at an American Independence Day celebration in Jerusalem, July 2, 2019. (Marc […]

Netanyahu says Iran trying to ‘blackmail’ world by violating nuclear deal

PM calls for increased pressure on Tehran, urges EU to follow US lead and impose sanctions By AFPToday, 6:37 am     Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during American Independence Day celebration in Jerusalem on July 2, 2019. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused Iran of breaching the nuclear deal in order to […]

Trump tweets Iran in violation of nuclear deal before he took office.

Published:  07.03.19 , 08:17 President Trump tweeted his response to Iranian announcement they have exceeded their stockpile limits on enriched uranium saying: “Iran was violating the 150 Billion Dollar (plus 1.8 Billion Dollar in CASH) Nuclear Deal with the United States, and others who paid NOTHING, long before I became President – and they have […]

Lindsey Graham to unveil plan for Iranian nuclear power

Graham said that he supported US President Donald Trump’s decision to leave the Iran deal, but said “there is an obligation to replace it with something.” By Tovah Lazaroff July 3, 2019 09:14   A leading US Senator, Republican Lindsey Graham, plans to unveil an alternative to the Iranian nuclear deal that would allow for […]

Russia Condemns Strikes in Syria, Blames Israel

Moscow says strikes ‘grossly violate Syrian sovereignty,’ killed 16 including small child Still from video shows what appears to be missile hitting target in air in Homs, Syria, July 1, 2019.SANA via REUTERS TV  Russia condemned on Tuesday alleged recent Israeli airstrikes in Syria, saying such attacks “grossly violate Syria’s sovereignty.” Russia has managed to […]

Iran Strikes Back

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif confirmed Monday that Tehran has violated the limits imposed on uranium enrichment that were a key part of the 2015 nuclear deal.  The U.S. withdrew its support for the deal last year.  The Trump Administration on Monday responded to the confirmation of increased uranium enrichment, vowing ‘maximum pressure on the Iranian regime”. […]

Iran ready for ‘second phase’ in scaling back nuclear deal commitments

Article Summary Iran is expressing full determination to enter a “second phase” in reducing its commitments under the nuclear deal as it perceives European moves to protect the pact as insufficient. “The European measures have been insufficient … and the Islamic Republic will proceed with the second phase of reducing its commitments,” said Iran’s Foreign […]

Israel ‘preparing’ for military involvement if US-Iran tensions erupt into confrontation

Published time: 2 Jul, 2019 19:52 © Reuters / Amir Cohen Follow RT on Amid escalating tensions in the region, Israel has said it is preparing for possible military involvement in a confrontation between the US and Iran. Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz warned an international security forum on Tuesday that the situation might be brought out […]

Netanyahu says Trump knew in advance of Israel’s Iran archive mission

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he informed U.S. President Donald Trump in advance of what Israel has described as a spy mission in Tehran last year to capture a secret Iranian nuclear archive.   Netanyahu said in April 2018 that Mossad operatives had spirited thousands of hidden documents out of Tehran […]

Urgent consultations in Washington, Moscow on reported US-Russian submarines in firefight

First reports reaching DEBKAfile’s military sources say that a US submarine intercepted a Russian nuclear sub in American waters opposite Alaska. The Russian sub escorting the nuclear submarine responded with a Balkan 2000 torpedo and scuttled the US vessel. Urgent consultations in both the White House and the Kremlin were taking place on Tuesday night. […]

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mikhail V. Zakharova Answer to the Media Question about Israeli Strikes on Syria

1387-02-07-2019   Question: How in Moscow react to the recent Israeli air strikes on the territory of Syria? These attacks, apparently, are the largest in the past few years. Answer : Indeed, on the night of July 1, six Israeli Air Force fighters who entered Lebanese airspace launched a series of rocket attacks on Syrian territory in the suburbs […]