IDF helicopter attacks tunnel infrastructure in Gaza

Attack comes in retaliation for firing of incendiary balloons from Gaza toward Israeli territory. Elad Benari, 16/01/20  (illustration) iStock An IDF combat helicopter attacked an infrastructure used by Hamas for underground operations in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday evening, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit confirmed. The attack was carried out in response to the launching […]

What is the New Apostolic Reformation?

What is the New Apostolic Reformation? The New Apostolic Reformation, or NAR, is an unbiblical religious movement that emphasizes experience over Scripture, mysticism over doctrine, and modern-day “apostles” over the plain text of the Bible. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Of particular distinction in the New Apostolic Reformation are the role and power of spiritual leaders and miracle-workers, the […]

German Defence Minister Confirms Reports of Trump’s Threats to Slap EU With Higher Tariffs Over Iran

14:46 16.01.2020 US media outlets previously reported that President Donald Trump had demanded his European colleagues boost their pressure on Iran to seek a new deal concerning its nuclear programme, threatening to introduce additional punitive economic measures against the EU otherwise. The German Defence Minister and head of a governing coalition party, the CDU, has […]

Hezbollah Has Prepared for This Moment for Decades

The Lebanese Militant Group Could Star in Iran’s Response to the Soleimani Strike By Brian Katz January 14, 2020 Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a funeral ceremony for Qasem Soleimani, Beirut, Lebanon, January 2020Aziz Taher / Reuters “What is just retribution?” So asked Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a speech on January 5, two days after the United States killed […]

Erdogan says Turkey starting troop deployment to Libya

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is beginning to send troops into Libya in support of the internationally recognized government in Tripoli, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, days before a summit in Berlin which will address the Libyan conflict. Speaking in Ankara, Erdogan added that Turkey will continue to use all diplomatic and military means to […]

Soleimani and Israel

by Harold Brackman Gen. Qassem Soleimani (center). Photo: Wikimedia Commons. In parts of the Mideast where there are Shiite Muslims, Iranian General Qassem Soleimani — the terrorist organizer of Shiite militias region-wide — was mourned. Some Sunni Muslims joined in. From Gaza, Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh made a pilgrimage to Tehran to meet with Ayatollah […]

Russia’s ruling party approves Mikhail Mishustin as PM

Mishustin’s unexpected elevation is part of a sweeping shake-up of the political system which led to the resignation of Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister along with his government. REUTERS JANUARY 16, 2020 12:47 MOSCOW – Russia’s ruling party on Thursday unanimously backed President Vladimir Putin’s surprise choice for prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, a man with […]

Iran threatens European troops, as FM Zarif admits officials lied about plane

Rouhani says soldiers could be in danger after triggering of nuclear accord’s dispute mechanism; Zarif says Iranians were lied to about Ukrainian airliner shootdown Emily SchmallJon Gambrell15 January 2020, 11:55 am NEW DELHI (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat acknowledged Wednesday that Iranians “were lied to” for days following the Islamic Republic accidentally shooting down a […]

Iran says Europeans yielding to “high school bully” Trump in nuclear row

Published: 01.16.20 , 11:02 Iran’s foreign minister said on Thursday three European states had succumbed to U.S. threats of new tariffs on their goods when they triggered a dispute mechanism in a nuclear pact, a step that could lead to the reimposition of United Nations sanctions.The pact, or JCPOA, was agreed in 2015 between Tehran […]

Iran Is Enriching More Uranium Than Before 2015 Deal, Rohani Says

Iran has gradually scaled back its commitments under the nuclear deal in retaliation to Washington’s withdrawal from the pact in 2018 and its reimposition of sanctions ReutersJan 16, 2020 10:43 AM Centrifuge machines in Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran, November 5, 2019,AP   Iran is now enriching more uranium than Tehran did before […]

Iran crown prince predicts regime collapse as protesters ‘smell opportunity’

Exiled Reza Pahlavi, son of deposed Shah, says Iranians becoming more fearless in demonstrating against government, expect the world to show more than ‘just moral support’ AFPToday, 7:47 am WASHINGTON, United States — The heir of Iran’s deposed monarchy predicted Wednesday that the clerical regime will collapse within months and urged Western powers not to […]

U.S. military resumes counter-Islamic State operations in Iraq

Associated PressPublished: The U.S. military is resuming operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and is working to soon restart training Iraqi forces, U.S. officials said Wednesday, despite deep divisions over the American drone strike that killed a senior Iranian commander in Baghdad and the resulting missile attacks by Iran on Iraqi bases. One official […]