Month: April 2020
US-Iran and Iran-Israel tensions March 22 and beyond
US-Iran and Iran-Israel tensions March 22 and beyond Updated: 3 hours ago Read our previous installment March 12-21, 2020 of the daily updates of US-Iran tensions at this link. March 22 A look at the satellite photos of Albukamal airstrikes which allegedly took place on March 12. Politics of coronavirus central to Iran narrative: […]
Italy Ready to Help Address JCPOA Issues
Rouhani highlighted Italy’s important status in Iran’s foreign policy, hoping it will encourage the EU to fully implement the nuclear deal Italy’s prime minister said Rome is ready to cooperate in addressing issues facing the 2015 nuclear deal using the platform of international organizations. “We will try to take effective steps through the assemblies of […]
Abbas threatens to rip up accords with Israel, US if annexation plans proceed
PA president’s spokesman rejects statement from Mike Pompeo that annexation is an internal Israeli matter; Ramallah calls on Europe to put pressure on Jerusalem Jacob MagidToday, 10:26 pm Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas threatened on Wednesday to cancel all agreements with Israel and the US if the Jewish state moves forward with plans to annex […]
Praising government-to-be, Pompeo says West Bank annexation is up to Israel
Secretary of state says Washington will share views on matter privately, asserts US would be happy to provide more aid to Palestinians, but is concerned it’s not reaching them Jacob MagidToday, 8:27 pm Lauding Israel’s newly formed unity government, which is slated to begin advancing measures to annex large parts of the West Bank in […]
Israeli strike on Syria kills nine pro-Iranian militants
Israeli strike on Syria kills nine pro-Iranian militants Wednesday, April 22, 2020 11:00:00 AM At least nine pro-Iranian fighters loyal to Lebanon’s Hezbollah were killed last night in a missile strike near Palmyra in Homs province, reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), referring to its activists on the ground. The organization, […]
Donald Trump: I’ve Ordered Navy to Destroy Iranian Ships if Provoked
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he had ordered the destruction of Iranian gunboats harassing American ships. “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea,” Trump wrote on Twitter. I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot […]
Israel: Iran’s satellite masks ballistic missile development
The foreign ministry in Jerusalem condemned the IRGC’s launch of a military satellite into orbit earlier Wednesday as a trick for masking the developing of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles. The statement called for additional international sanctions on the Islamic republic as a deterrent against the continuation of “defiant and dangerous activities.”
Netanyahu, Yamina leaders to meet Wednesday evening at 7 pm
PM will try to convince Yamina leaders to join unity gov’t with Blue and White. Yamina will make clear that they don’t intend to split up. Arutz Sheva Staff , 22/04/20 15:36 Bennett Ehud Amiton/TPS Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to meet with leaders of the Yamina party on Wednesday evening. The […]
Iran demands US military ‘ends their presence here’ amid heightened tensions
By News Desk -2020-04-21 /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5e9f6d176b2e0_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5e9f6d176b2e0_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Monday during a press conference in Tehran that the presence of US forces is an “obstacle” for “normal patrol operations” in the Persian Gulf. He urged […]
Battle for space: Iran’s IRGC puts first “military satellite” in orbit
Noor was now orbiting 425km (264 miles) above the Earth’s surface, the Guards said on their website. By REUTERS APRIL 22, 2020 11:50 Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps say they successfully launched the country’s first “military satellite” into an orbit around earth. This comes after Iran announced new anti-ship missiles with a range of 700km […]
US envoy attacks Syria and Iran, demands IRGC and Hezbollah leave immediately
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Why US sanctions cannot remove Iran as a key player in the Middle East
Shireen T. Hunter Published date: 21 April 2020 11:13 UTC | Last update: 9 hours 51 min ago While money has temporarily helped to increase Iran’s regional influence, ideological affinities and unresolved conflicts have been equally important One of the stated objectives of US sanctions on Iran has been to end what Washington characterises as […]