Iran admits it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian airliner, killing 176

After denying responsibility, Tehran says its military targeted the plane, blames ‘human error’; crash came hours after Iranian missile attack on US forces in Iraq By Agencies and TOI staff Today, 5:59 am 6 Edit Iran announced Saturday that its military “unintentionally” shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week outside Tehran, killing […]

Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said al-Said dies after 50 years in power, leaving key Gulf mediator between US & Iran without heir

11 Jan, 2020 00:16 Oman’s monarch, Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said, has passed away at the age of 79 after a lengthy battle with illness, according to Omani state media. Qaboos has ruled the Gulf Arab state since 1970, when he led the bloodless overthrow of Sultan Said bin Taimur – his father – with […]

Iran’s attacks against the US in Iraq accomplished what was intended

Iran’s attacks against the US in Iraq accomplished what was intended Behind the Lines: A large amount of noise and smoke By JONATHAN SPYER JANUARY 9, 2020 23:23 Following the US killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani and a number of other IRGC-related figures on January 3, this author and […]

The next question concerning the rapture is when it will occur.

The next question concerning the rapture is when it will occur. There are several lines of biblical evidence showing that it will take place before the tribulation. First, no biblical passage that discusses the tribulation mentions the church. The fact that saints are found in the tribulation does not prove that the church is there any more than the existence of saints in the Old Testament proves that the church was there. It has already been shown that the church began at Pentecost in Acts 2, with the baptizing ministry of the Holy Spirit. Thus, the Old Testament saints are …

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Pompeo: We want Iran to simply behave like a normal nation

Claiming that the Iranian regime “used to fuel death and destruction across the Middle East” Pompeo said that the US policy had “deprived the [Iranian] regime of billions in revenue.” By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 11, 2020 (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) US State Secretary Mike Pompeo released a video on Friday evening in which […]

Iran’s Missiles and Its Evolving “Rings of Fire”

By Uzi Rubin January 9, 2020 Remnants of missiles fired by Houthis from Yemen into Saudi Arabia showing 2-H Burkan markings, indicating they are Iranian Qiam class missiles, DoD photo by EJ Hersom via Flickr CC   By Uzi RubinJanuary 9, 2020 Remnants of missiles fired by Houthis from Yemen into Saudi Arabia showing 2-H Burkan […]

Egypt blames Ethiopia for lack of progress in dam dispute

The two nations are locked in a dispute over the construction of the Blue Nile dam, which Egypt says threatens its food security Egypt on Friday blamed Ethiopia’s “intransigence” for the “lack of any tangible progress” in protracted negotiations over the impact on Cairo’s water supply by a giant hydroelectric dam Addis Ababa is building […]

General Secretary of Merkel’s party calls for sanctions against Iran

General Secretary of Merkel’s party calls for sanctions against Iran German politician Paul Ziemiak calls Iran’s leadership a “terrorist regime.” By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL JANUARY 10, 2020 20:40 The number two member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party on Friday urged sanctions targeting Iran’s regime for launching a missile at an Ukrainian passenger jet […]

Iranian commander downplays US sanctions

Commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards says new US sanctions are only “symbolic” and he is proud to be sanctioned. Elad Benari, Canada, 10/01/20  A commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards dismissed the new US sanctions imposed on his country, saying they are only “symbolic”, Reuters reports. “Imposing sanctions is symbolic for America and for me because […]

‘US planned to kill second Iranian official on night of Soleimani killing’

According to a Washington Post report, US forces tried to assassinate the commander of the Quds force in Yemen, but failed. By TAL LEV RAM/MAARIV JANUARY 10, 2020 22:52 On the day that the US Army killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad, US forces carried out another covert mission against Abdul Raza […]

Egypt unveils historic Alexandria synagogue after three-year renovation

The city’s few remaining Jews praise Egyptian leader Sissi for funding project, part of a push to draw tourists by marketing country’s rich cultural heritage By AFP and Adam Rasgon ALEXANDRIA — Egypt unveiled Friday a newly renovated 14th-century synagogue in Alexandria as part of a push to market the country’s rich cultural heritage. The […]

In blow to Netanyahu, Knesset legal adviser said set to okay immunity debate

Unsourced TV report says Eyal Yinon will permit formation of key House Committee, Knesset Speaker will reluctantly accept decision, and PM’s immunity bid will thus be doomed By TOI staff Today, 11:28 pm The Knesset’s legal adviser is set to allow a key committee to be formed and to debate and vote on Prime Minister […]

Iran said to warn Hezbollah chief he could be next in US crosshairs

Unsourced Israeli TV report says Nasrallah advised by Tehran to boost security following US airstrike on Iranian general TOI staffToday, 11:16 pm Iran has warned Hezbollah terror chief Hassan Nasrallah that he could be the next target of the United States, Israeli television reported Friday. The head of the Lebanese group has been advised to […]

Qasem Soleimani was no general

Middle Israel: Soleimani’s only known military training, by contrast, was less than two months’ basic training when he joined the Revolutionary Guards in 1979. AMOTZ ASA-EL JANUARY 9, 2020 23:34 Saluting the ranks he wore, Qasem Soleimani’s many eulogizers made sure to preface his name with “general,” as the system he served crowned him: major-general […]