Diane Francis: Russia is the only winner after Iranian strikes, plane shoot-down

The Kremlin intends to fill the power vacuum in the Middle East created by the U.S., and, along the way, keep oil prices higher This week’s stock market and oil price roller-coaster ride, due to U.S.-Iran tensions, isn’t over, even though experts believe that Iran’s retaliation is finished. More likely, however, is that it is […]

U.S. to join probe of jet disaster, no missile link: Iran official

PARIS (Reuters) – Iran has invited the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board to take part in its investigation into the crash of a Ukrainian jetliner and the U.S. agency has agreed to assign an investigator, an Iranian official said on Thursday. “The NTSB has replied to our chief investigator and has announced an accredited representative,” […]

Iran likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles -Canada’s Trudeau

Iran likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles -Canada’s Trudeau US and Canadian sources have said that the plane was likely struck by a stray missile. By REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 9, 2020 23:27 A Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile, Canada’s […]

Israel and US will handle the Iranian challenge in their own ways

Iran has crossed the threshold on low-enriched uranium, shortening significantly the time to produce enough fissile material for a nuclear device. JACOB NAGEL JONATHAN SCHANZER JANUARY 9, 2020 23:07 Residents of Qom, Iran meet Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei after US assassination of Qasem Soleimani In a rare and very open speech he delivered on Christmas […]

FDA approves Israel’s IceCure tumor-treating tech for liver, kidney cancer

IceCure uses probes to freeze tumors, killing the tissue. The tumor then disperses naturally. ILANIT CHERNICK IceCure, a Tel Aviv-based medical device company has received additional US Food and Drug Administration approval for its tumor-treating cryoablation technology. In an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, IceCure’s vice president of business […]

Iran calls on Canada to hand over information on Crashed Ukrainian plane

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran called on Canada on Thursday to share its information with Tehran about the Ukrainian plane after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa had intelligence indicating it was hit by an Iranian missile. “We are calling on the Canadian Prime Minister and any other government that has information about the crash to […]

We Shall All Be Changed in An Instant

The third passage pertaining to the rapture of the church is 1 Corinthians 15:50-58. These verses deal with the change in the nature of the bodies of the raptured saints. Verse 50 declares the necessity of this change, stating that flesh and blood are unable to inherit the kingdom of God, and decay cannot inherit immortality. The background to this statement is found in Genesis 2:17 and is further developed in Genesis 3:17-19. Because of sin, man has become subject to corruption and mortality. All humans beings are seen as guilty, by imputation, of participating in Adam’s sin (Rom. 5:12-14). …

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US-Iran and Israel-Iran tensions timeline 2020

This timeline is the second part of a timeline that goes back to 2017, see the first part here. It seeks to include details about rising US-Iran tensions and also Israel-Iran tensions. 2020 January 1 US deploys 100 Marines to Baghdad and sends 750 paratroopers to Middle East. Trump condemns attack on embassy and Pompeo […]

Why Hamas Supports Turkey’s Invasion of Northern Syria

Omer DemirJanuary 9, 2020 at 4:00 am The American pullout from the area, which borders on Turkey, was evidently perceived by Erdoğan as a green light for an invasion for which he had been waiting for nearly a decade. Hamas, like Turkey, not only seeks Israel’s destruction, but also has close ties with the Erdoğan […]

Reactions in Iran to the death of Qasem Soleimani: The regime and the opposition

The following has been translated from Farsi from an article looking at reactions within Iran to the US airstrike on Qasem Soleimani. Reactions among different groups in Iranian society The reactions among the Iranians about the recent developments in Iraq and Iran shows the high concern about an imminent war. Iran by force and threatening […]

What we are learning about Iran’s missile capabilities

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | JAN 08, 2020  Iran fired more than 12 ballistic missiles at U.S. bases in Iraq on Wednesday. Although Iranian media initially reported casualties, it appears the missiles did little harm. This may be due to Iran’s purposeful decision to avoid bloodshed by giving advanced warning to Iraq, knowing that killing […]

Post-missile attacks, Iran takes an off-ramp as America aims for de-escalation

As some predicted, while Tehran sought revenge for the U.S. assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, it retaliated in a calculated way so as not to provoke a U.S. response. Israel Kasnett (January 8, 2020 / JNS) Much to the world’s relief, it appears that Iran has gotten the message and will not escalate tensions in […]