Iran leader refuses US help, citing virus conspiracy theory

Khamenei mentions theory, increasingly used by Chinese officials to deflect blame for the pandemic, that US is responsible for coronavirus; no scientific theory behind claim Jon GambrellToday, 10:51 am DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader Sunday refused US assistance to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus […]

Number of coronavirus cases in Israel rises to 945

The condition of 20 patients is serious, another 24 are in moderate condition, 863 are in light condition and 37 have already recovered. Arutz Sheva Staff, 22/03/20 10:19 The Ministry of Health published updated data this morning indicating that by 8:00 am, 945 people had been diagnosed with the coronavirus in Israel. The condition of […]

Austrian Chancellor: Netanyahu convinced me to act against coronavirus

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says PM Netanyahu urged him to take preventive measures to combat COVID-19. Nitsan Keidar, 22/03/20 06:24 Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is the one who prompted him to take intensive action against the coronavirus. In an interview with the German newspaper Bild, Kurtz said that a […]

Netanyahu: The toughest epidemic we’ve seen since the Middle Ages

PM tells Channel 13 News: If there is no choice – we will impose fines on civilians or go to a full blockade. Arutz Sheva Staff, 22/03/20 03:43   Netanyahu: The toughest epidemic we’ve seen since the Middle Ages PM tells Channel 13 News: If there is no choice – we will impose fines on […]

The coronavirus could spell the end of Iran’s regime, and that’s not good

Nobody can predict what might be the consequences of this state of affairs – thousands, perhaps even millions, of Iranians may die. DANIEL DANA MARCH 21, 2020 23:26 It is not really an exaggeration to claim that more than 95% of the Iranian population are convinced today that the 1979 Shi’ite Islamic Revolution was an […]

Netanyahu says unity deal with Blue and White reached

“I will leave office on the agreed date, there will be no shticks and tricks. Millions of Israelis are waiting for us.” By GIL HOFFMAN MARCH 21, 2020 21:36   The Likud and Blue and White have completed coalition negotiations and reached an agreement on a national unity government in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

Secret airstrike destroys Iran’s Albukamal base

At least 26 fighters from Iranian-backed units in Syria were dead. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights pointed a finger at the US and western countries. The US-led Coalition said it wasn’t them. SETH J. FRANTZMAN MARCH 21, 2020 17:42 On March 11 a rocket attack killed several members of the US-led Coalition at Iraq’s […]

Hezbollah unhappy after US rescues American Fakhoury from Lebanon

Lebanon is in the midst of a crisis with the coronavirus spreading, lockdowns, a closed airport and a banking crisis. SETH J. FRANTZMAN MARCH 21, 2020 16:50 Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was recently in his bunker in Lebanon when he claims he switched on the TV to see a shocking scene. A US V-22 Osprey […]

European Union: The End?

Judith BergmanMarch 21, 2020 at 5:00 am When an entire continent is in the midst of a highly contagious virus epidemic, solidarity becomes a more complex issue. Every state inevitably considers whether it can afford to send facemasks and protective equipment that might be needed for its own citizens. In other words, every state considers […]

With Iran struggling under weight of coronavirus, will it act out against Israel and America?

Whether or not the regime will make any moves against Western forces in the region or push its proxies to open a front against Israel remains to be seen, according to two Mideast analysts. Israel Kasnett (March 20, 2020 / JNS) With the chaos of the coronavirus (COVID-19), will Iran take advantage of Israel’s perceived […]

U.S. to send envoy to Saudi Arabia; Texas suggests oil output cuts

WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans to send a special energy envoy to Saudi Arabia to work with the kingdom on stabilizing the global oil market, officials said on Friday, as the U.S. scrambles to deal with a price crash so deep that regulators in Texas considered curbing production there for the first time […]