Pelosi and Schumer brought on Iran’s attack on US GIs

The Democrats’ hoped for ‘impeachment paralysis’ emboldened America’s enemies. The result? A US contractor paid the supreme price, US GIs and diplomats in Iraq were endangered. Mark Langfan, 04/01/20 21:16 | updated: 20:35 Mark Langfan The writer is Chairman of Americans for a Safe Israel (AFSI) and specializes in security issues, has created an original […]

With hours’ notice, US fast-response force flies to Mideast

Total of 3,500 American soldiers to ship to region this week; paratroopers, families caught off guard by New Year’s Eve deployment order; UK sends warships to Strait of Hormuz By AP and TOI staff Today, 1:44 am   Hundreds of US soldiers deployed Saturday from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Kuwait to serve as reinforcements […]

Trump: If Iran attacks, we will attack 52 Iranian targets

US President responds to Iranian threats of revenge and states his plans if Iran decides to act Arutz Sheva Staff, 05/01/20 00:55 U.S. President Donald Trump responded to the threats coming from Iran regarding revenge for the killing of Qassem Soleimani. “Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets,” Trump tweeted, “as revenge […]

Iran: Our forces await the command to avenge Qassem Soleimani’s death

Iranian forces are watching US bases and ships, waiting for command to strike, Revoluationary Guards commander says. Dalit Halevi, 04/01/20 23:25 רכבו השרוף של קאסם סולימאני     Ali Fadwai, a commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), said his forces are waiting for the order to avenge the death of IRGC leader […]

Pompeo, Netanyahu discuss Iran’s ‘malign influence’ after Soleimani strike

PM and US secretary of state talk by phone for third time this week, with the latter hailing ‘Israel’s steadfast support in defeating terrorism’ By TOI staff Today, 11:27 pm   US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke Saturday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following the American airstrike on top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani. […]

Iran general steps out of Soleimani’s shadow to lead proxies

Esmail Ghaani, who 5 years ago admitted to supplying Gaza militants with missiles, is now in charge of the Quds Force that will oversee whatever revenge Iran intends to seek against U.S. Associated Press Published: 01.04.20 , 22:34 A new Iranian general has stepped out of the shadows to lead the country’s expeditionary Quds Force, […]

Turkey’s Libya operation targeting gas reserves – Deutsche Welle

There is much more on the table for Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is taking on another expensive military deployment in war-torn Libya, such as the pursuit of economic interests and gas reserves, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle said on Saturday. The agreement that Erdoğan signed with Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in […]

First Videos, Photos of Attacks on Baghdad’s Green Zone, Balad Base Emerge Online

BREAKING The attacks on US facilities in Iraq began Saturday, the same day that mourners gathered to pay their last respects to Iranian Revolutionary Guard Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike on Friday. The first unconfirmed footage and photos from the scene of the rocket attacks on the […]

Iranian general threatens strikes on US warships in Persian Gulf among 35 targets

A top Iranian military official for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) in southern Iran threatened attacks on U.S. destroyers and warships near the Persian Gulf on Friday night. Gen. Gholamali Abuhamzeh, the commander of IRGC forces near the Strait of Hormuz, said those U.S. warships were some of the 35 U.S. targets Iran has […]

Missiles hit near US embassy in Iraq, base housing troops after Soleimani slain

No reports of casualties in attacks; Washington is bracing for Iranian retaliation after it vowed to avenge death of Qassem Soleimani AgenciesTOI staffToday, 7:44 pm Two rockets hit Iraq’s Al-Balad air base Saturday, where US troops are stationed, while two mortars hit Baghdad’s Green Zone, a high-security enclave housing the US embassy, security sources said. […]

Iranian dissidents hail Soleimani’s death as ‘major, major blow’ for regime in Tehran

close   Video Inside look at how Iranian people viewed Soleimani “Our leaders are the war mongers,” says Masih Alinejad, Iranian journalist & activist, reacting to the mixed media reports on the death of General Soleimani As the world reacted Friday to the U.S. killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, Iranian resistance groups hailed the […]

Inside the plot by Iran’s Soleimani to attack U.S. forces in Iraq

(Reuters) – In mid-October, Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani met with his Iraqi Shi’ite militia allies at a villa on the banks of the Tigris River, looking across at the U.S. embassy complex in Baghdad. The Revolutionary Guards commander instructed his top ally in Iraq, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and other powerful militia leaders to step up […]

Iran threatens Tel Aviv, US bases in Middle East after killing of Soleimani

IRGC commander also warns of the importance of shipping channels in region, says Tehran has identified vital American targets By TOI staff Today, 3:01 pm   Shiite Muslims demonstrate over the US airstrike that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in the posters, in Karbala, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2020 (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) A senior […]

Who is Esmail Ghaani, the successor to slain Iranian general Soleimani?

Who is Esmail Ghaani, the successor to slain Iranian general Soleimani? New Quds Force commander steps out of the shadow of his predecessor and longtime friend Qassem Soleimani, following the latter’s killing, to lead Iran’s proxies By Agencies and TOI staff Today, 5:20 pm   TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A new Iranian general has stepped […]