IRGC Commander Abuhamzeh Threatens US Targets in Israel & the Middle East

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Gholamali Abuhamzeh makes mention of ‘thirty-five vital American targets in the Middle East’; He also acknowledged significant targets in Tel Aviv as being within Iran’s reach.On Saturday, it was revealed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Gholamali Abuhamzeh, that Iran is eyeing thirty-five significant US targets throughout […]

Tracked, targeted, killed: Qassem Soleimani’s final hours

The inside story of how Iran’s top general was followed by his enemies from Damascus to Beirut, before meeting his demise in Baghdad By Suadad al-Salhy in Baghdad Published date: 4 January 2020 11:29 UTC | Last update: 49 min 58 sec ago Stepping off his Cham Wings flight and onto the tarmac of Baghdad […]

Iran says US asked for ‘proportionate response’ to Soleimani’s killing

Foreign minister and top military commander say Washington ‘resorted to diplomatic measures,’ with Javid saying request passed via Switzerland AFPToday, 1:20 pm TEHRAN — Washington asked Tehran to respond “in proportion” after US forces killed top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, the deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guards said Friday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps […]

ANALYSIS: Why it was necessary to assassinate Iran’s top commander

Trump warned Rouhani “never ever threaten” the U.S. again, but the Quds commander said the President should talk to him not Rouhani. He did. Yochanan Visser, 03/01/20 He’s been called “a living martyr of the Revolution” by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while other Iranians called him “Mr. Fix-it” or “the Shadow Commander,” but […]

Top US general: Soleimani was planning ‘campaign’ of violence against US

But he said the risk of inaction exceeded the risk that killing him might dramatically escalate tensions with Tehran. REUTERS JANUARY 4, 2020 09:05 The United States had “clear, unambiguous” intelligence that a top Iranian general was planning a significant campaign of violence against the United States when it decided to strike him, the top […]

If Israel Goes to War with Iran, Will It Go Nuclear?

The Middle East would be forever scarred. Robert Farley Key point: Israel isn’t afraid to conduct preemptive attacks. Israel’s nuclear arsenal is the worst-kept secret in international relations. Since the 1970s, Israel has maintained a nuclear deterrent in order to maintain a favorable balance of power with its neighbors. Apart from some worrying moments during the […]

State Department Says US Strategy on Iran Will Remain Unchanged – Reports

The report comes in the aftermath of the murder of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian military commander who was killed in Baghdad on Friday in an airstrike authorised by US President Donald Trump. The US strategy on Iran following the assassination of the Quds Force commander Soleimani will remain unaltered, the US State Department told […]

Iraq military denies airstrike took place north of Baghdad

A US military spokesperson wrote on Twitter denying the strikes, following reports that the US killed six people, including a senior Iraqi militia leader. JERUSALEM POST STAFF REUTERS JANUARY 4, 2020 09:14 Iraq’s military denied on Saturday an air strike had taken place on a medical convoy in Taji, north of Baghdad. Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation […]

Vital American Targets in Region Within Reach: Iranian Commander

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A provincial commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said 35 vital American targets in the region are within the reach of Iranian forces, stressing that the US and Israel must be in a constant state of panic following the assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani. January, 04, 2020   – Politics […]

Is Turkey Trying to Sabotage Massive New Israel-Cyprus-Greece EastMed Gas Deal?

by Ariel Ben Solomon / JNS.org     Turkey President Recep Tayip Erdogan attends the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) summit in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 9, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo. JNS.org – Tensions are reaching a new high in the eastern Mediterranean region after the Turkey’s parliament approved a measure to […]

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 […]

In a fresh air strike, US targets Iraq’s pro-Iranian militia chiefs after terminating their master

The US air force continued to hunt down pro-Iran militia chiefs early Saturday, Jan 4, after killing their master, thus revealing America’s follow-up tactics for ridding Baghdad of Tehran’s grip. Those tactics started unfolding 24 hours earlier. Killed alongside Qassem Soleimani, the mastermind of Iran’s network of proxies, was also Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, head of […]

Soleimani successor promises ‘bodies of Americans’ across the Middle East

Esmail Ghaani warns US, but also says ‘be patient’; US national security adviser O’Brien says retaliation by Iran would be ‘poor decision’; Tehran asks UN to condemn killing AgenciesTOI staffToday, 5:06 am Esmail Ghaani, the successor to slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, threatened the US Friday following his appointment to head the Revolutionary Guards’ foreign […]