Iran raises alarm after Israel test-fires mystery missile

“Israel today tested a nuke-missile, aimed at Iran,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif suggested in a tweet posted on Friday evening. He lamented that the West never complains “about the only nuclear arsenal in West Asia,” but “has fits of apoplexy over our conventional defensive [rockets].” The mysterious missile in question was launched earlier in […]

U.S. says drone shot down by Russian air defenses near Libyan capital

The U.S. military believes that an unarmed American drone reported lost near Libya’s capital last month was in fact shot down by Russian air defenses and it is demanding the return of the aircraft’s wreckage, U.S. Africa Command says. Such a shootdown would underscore Moscow’s increasingly muscular role in the energy-rich nation, where Russian mercenaries […]

US imposes sanctions on Iran-linked Iraqi militia chiefs

The US Treasury Dept Friday blacklisted three leaders of Iraqi Shiite militias associated with Iran for their role in the deadly crackdown of anti-government protesters in southern Iraq and Baghdad. Targeted for sanctions are: the brothers Qais al-Khazali and Laith al-Khazali, chiefs of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq, and Hussein Falih al-Lami, security chief of the […]

Six Saudis detained after Florida naval base shooting

Six Saudi nationals were detained for questioning on Friday after  Saudi Air Force second lieutenant Mohammed Saeed Al-Shamrani shot three people dead and injured 8 others at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida before he was taken down. Three of the Saudis filmed the shooting as it happened and were detained as a terror […]

Netanyahu said expected to request immunity by end of the month

Israeli TV details PM’s reported offer to Gantz to guarantee rotation agreement, including requiring at least 80 MKs to overturn it TOI staffToday, 10:06 am Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to ask the Knesset for immunity from graft charges later this month, Channel 12 news reported Friday. Netanyahu, who has been charged in a […]

Iran accuses Israel of testing nuclear missile designed to strike them

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif, commented on Friday on the recent test by the Israeli defense establishment of what has been described as a rocket propulsion system. Zarif noted that the United States, along with the three European members of the Iran nuclear deal – officially known as the Joint Comprehensive […]

Military base shooter reportedly assailed US as a ‘nation of evil’

Officials said to name attacker as Mohammed al-Shamrani, an aviation officer in the Saudi Air Force attending training at Florida airbase AgenciesToday, 5:54 am A Saudi military student reportedly condemned the US as a “nation of evil” in an online manifesto prior to opening fire Friday at a US naval base, killing three people before […]

New Israeli Defense Minister Takes a Hardline Position on Terrorism in All Forms

    Yamina Party member Naftali Bennett attends the Srugim conference in Jerusalem on Sept. 2, 2019. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. JNS.org – When Naftali Bennett was appointed last month as Israel’s defense minister, it was seen as a temporary political move by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shore up his right-wing flank until a new […]

Netanyahu speaks with Putin

Netanyahu and Russian President discuss Iran, the situation in Syria, Israel’s security needs. Elad Benari, Canada, 06/12/19 18:27 Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister’s Office said. The two discussed tensions with Iran, the situation in Syria, Israel’s security needs, and the prevention of […]

Pentagon chief: No current need for significant troop deployment to Middle East

After other officials say US weighing sending thousands more soldiers, Mark Esper says ‘we have sufficient capability in the theater to deter what we need to deter’ Robert BurnsToday, 8:05 am SIMI VALLEY, California (AP) — US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday the Trump administration is keeping a close eye on unrest in Iran […]

Iran is secretly moving missiles into Iraq, US officials say – report

Iraq is suffering from protests, ISIS threats and the need to find a new prime minister after Adel Abdul Mahdi resigned earlier this week, and Iran wants to exploit the power vacuum in Iraq. Iran has been transferring missiles and munitions via Iraq for years, including short-range ballistic missiles. The latest reports on Thursday come […]