Iran’s IRGC allegedly surrounds US aircraft carrier near Strait of Hormuz: photo

/* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5df1754f17289_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5df1754f17289_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 P.M.) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly surrounded a U.S. aircraft carrier group as it was transiting the imperative Strait of Hormuz. According to reports, the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier group […]

Taliban attack on U.S. military base kills two, injures dozens

KABUL (Reuters) – Suicide bombers struck the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring scores in a major attack that could scupper plans to revive peace talks between the United States and the Taliban. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which struck the Bagram air base north of […]

Joint Chiefs chairman cautions Iran to be ‘very cautious’ following recent spate of attacks

The top U.S. military commander told lawmakers Wednesday that Iran should be “very very cautious” with how it proceeds. The comments from Gen. Mark Milley, the Joint Chiefs chairman, follow a spate of nine attacks that have rocked U.S. installations and interests in Iraq over the last several weeks. A number of those attacks, including […]

Trump signs executive order to fight antisemitism on US campuses

Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN US President Donald Trump announced the signing of an executive order (EO) on Wednesday that calls on government departments enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to adopt […]

16 God’s Love & Promises to Jerusalem

Zechariah message 16: Jehovah God continues His direct communication to the spirit of Zechariah bypassing his ears and eyes to begin a comforting message to His people. In the last chapter there was a long oracle on the fast with a strong rebuke for the Jews fasting without obeisance to God. Their fasts were primarily directed […]

Turkey says will retaliate against any sanctions ahead of U.S. vote

U.S. lawmakers will vote – and likely pass – a defense bill later on Wednesday that calls for sanctions against Turkey over Ankara’s decision to procure the S-400 defenses. ANKARA – Turkey said on Wednesday it would retaliate against any U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian defense systems, adding that with Britain it had […]

Analysis In Iraq, Iran Is Facing a New Strategic Dilemma

Tehran is attempting to retain its influence by experimenting with new methods of fighting. If it won’t use more force, Iran may lose its grip there Zvi Bar’el Dec 11, 2019 11:33 AM The four Katyusha rockets that hit a military base next to Baghdad International Airport this week mark a new trend in the […]

Netanyahu to face Likud leadership challenge in two weeks

MK Gideon Sa’ar to challenge Netanyahu for leadership of the Likud in December 26th primary election. Arutz Sheva Staff, 11/12/19 The Likud will hold its internal leadership race in just over two weeks, on December 26th. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who has led the Likud since December 2005 and served as premier since March 2009, […]

Turkey plays U.S. air base card as Congress considers sanctions

Turkey might consider taking action against U.S. bases in the country if the United States goes ahead with threatened sanctions over Turkey’s decision to acquire Russian S-400 air defence missiles, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Wednesday. The United States halted the delivery of 100 F-35 stealth fighters that Turkey had ordered and suspended […]

Pentagon halts flight training for all 850 Saudi military personnel in the US: report

  Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has ordered a military-wide halt on all flight training for 852 Saudi Arabian military members training in the U.S., a new report says. Esper issued the order in a memo to Pentagon leaders, which was revealed late Tuesday, and also ordered a stronger vetting process for foreign military students […]

Why Israel Will Be Blamed for the Absence of PA Elections

by Maurice Hirsch When Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and his advisors sit down to plan how to escape the possibility of holding elections for the Palestinian Parliament and the chairmanship of the PA, they will no doubt come up with the ultimate, traditional Palestinian solution: Blame Israel! There are two dominant parties in […]

US envoy urges Germany: Don’t fund Iranian terrorism

“We will continue to explain to our partners that we should work together to end Iranian support for terrorism,” US ambassador Richard Grenell said. By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL DECEMBER 10, 2019 ATHENS – The most high-level US ambassador in Europe, Richard Grenell, told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday that Germany’s government should join the United States […]

Russia, Turkey, Iran concerned about “terrorist presence” in Syria’s Idlib

REUTERS DECEMBER 11, 2019 11:38 NUR-SULTAN – Russia, Turkey and Iran are concerned about the increased presence of terrorist groups in Syria’s Idlib province, the trio said in a joint statement after talks in Kazakhstan, pledging to coordinate actions aimed at eliminating the militants. Moscow, Ankara and Tehran also said they opposed separatism in Syria […]