How Israel Is Levering Energy to Stabilize the Region and Advance Geostrategic Objectives

View of the Israeli Leviathan gas field gas processing rig near the Israeli city of Caesarea, on January 31, 2019. Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/POOL. Israel, renowned as a thriving democracy in a region that is characterized by dictators, and a leader in the world of technology, is now entering a diplomatic renaissance — one that […]

Iran said exploiting Iraqi unrest to place missiles that could hit Israel

NY Times quotes US officials saying the missiles also threaten Saudi Arabia and American troops stationed in area, and are part of Tehran’s efforts to project power in Middle East By TOI staff and Agencies Today, 12:03 pm   Iran is taking advantage of unrest in neighboring Iraq to stockpile short-range ballistic missiles there, according […]

Iran Is Secretly Moving Missiles Into Iraq, U.S. Officials Say

The buildup of a hidden arsenal of short-range missiles is the latest sign that American efforts to deter Iran have largely failed. By Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt Dec. 4, 2019 WASHINGTON — Iran has used the continuing chaos in Iraq to build up a hidden arsenal of short-range ballistic missiles in Iraq, part […]

Katz urges Western-Arab coalition to confront Iran over nuclear-capable missiles

After UK, France, and Germany warn UN chief about Iranian delivery systems, foreign minister says now is ‘decisive moment’; Gantz calls for increased sanctions on Tehran regime Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Thursday called for a military coalition of Western and Arab nations, headed by the United States, to intimidate Iran into curbing its missile […]

US intel claims Iran secretly storing missiles in Iraq

2019-12-05 /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5de8d1ec99a44_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5de8d1ec99a44_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } A possible offshore Iranian arsenal could allegedly provide superiority to Tehran and the nation’s military in a possible standoff with the United States and its regional allies, The New York Times said Wednesday, citing US military […]

Iran’s Escalation Policy Has Backfired

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, Sept. 25, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Carlo Allegri. JNS.org – The wave of demonstrations in Iran following the regime’s decision to raise the price of gasoline by 50 percent is the most important manifestation […]

Iran’s development of nuclear missiles ‘inconsistent’ with UN resolution

France, Germany and the United Kingdom have written to the UN’s Secretary General, asking him to inform the Security Council of Iran’s actions. DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS DECEMBER 5, 2019 11:26 Iran’s development of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles contravenes a United Nations Security Council resolution calling on Tehran not to develop such missiles, France, Germany and the […]

Israel’s Leviathan Field to Start Supplying Gas This Month

JNS.org – Leviathan, Israel’s largest offshore natural-gas field, will start supplying the local market by the end of December, followed by exports to Egypt and Jordan soon after, Reuters reported on Monday. “Within two to three weeks, we will open the wells and start to supply the gas,” said Binyamin Zomer, vice president for regional affairs […]

Israel to present all Iranian violations of nuclear agreement to UN

Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz has instructed his office’s representatives to present all Iranian violations of the 2015 nuclear agreement with the international community to the United Nations Security Council for a December 19th meeting on the matter. Katz said, “We welcome the letter submitted by France, Germany and the United Kingdom stating that Iran is […]

Israeli Airstrikes Target Iranian Weaponry in Eastern Syria

Reports indicate that Israeli airstrikes targeted Iranian weaponry in eastern Syria on Wednesday; Al-bukamal is where Iran has been constructing their border crossing from Iraq into Syria; The extent of the damage is unknown. On Wednesday, Israeli forces carried out an airstrike on Iranian weaponry in eastern Syria, near the border town of Al-bukamal. Prior […]

Iran is developing nuclear-capable missiles, say Germany, France, UK

The three European nations sent a letter to the UN Security Council on Wednesday accusing Iran of developing nuclear capable missiles in violation of a Council resolution. The letter cites: A new Shahab-3 medium-range ballistic missiles variant adapted to capability for delivering a 500-kg payload 300km. A Borkan-3 – “a new liquid-propelled medium-range ballistic missile, […]

The Fight for ISIS’s Old Territory Is Just Beginning

A host of forces including Turkish and Iranian proxies to Russian troops and Syrian government forces are jockeying for control of the lands that once were held by the Islamic State. Seth J. Frantzman December 4, 2019, 6:47 AM The collapse of the Islamic State’s so-called caliphate and the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi were […]

France, Germany and UK say Iran has nuclear-capable missiles

UNITED NATIONS — France, Germany and the United Kingdom say Iran has developed nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, which goes against a U.N. Security Council call on Tehran not to undertake any activity related to such missiles. Ambassadors from the three European nations urged U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a letter circulated Wednesday to inform the council […]