Day: May 14, 2020

The United States publicly threatened on Wednesday to trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Iran if the U.N. Security Council does not extend an arms embargo on Tehran that is due to expire in October under the Iran nuclear deal. U.S. special envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, confirmed the strategy two weeks […]

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in a statement said the rebel group was responsible for the attack. REUTERS MAY 14, 2020 09:40 A truck packed with explosives blew up near a court in the eastern Afghan city of Gardez on Thursday, killing at least five people in an attack claimed by Taliban insurgents. The explosion comes […]

Both Israel and the US want to see UNIFIL’s powers strengthened to properly monitor Hezbollah activity against the Jewish state. TOVAH LAZAROFF MAY 14, 2020 03:17 The UN Security Council must ensure that armed groups in Lebanon such as Hezbollah are disarmed and that UNIFIL’s role is strengthened so that it can properly investigate the […]

Hamas chief cited as saying prisoner swap talks with Israel yet to see a breakthrough Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh threatened Wednesday that the Gaza-based terrorist group could kidnap more Israeli soldiers, Israel’s Channel 12 reports. The remarks were made during an interview for Al Jazeera, in response to a question regarding the reported prisoner swap talks with Israel. […]

The Iranian threat and increasing Israeli strike on Iranian proxies was the major focus of Pompeo’s trip to Israel. LAHAV HARKOV MAY 14, 2020 09:52 The new government needs time to decide how and whether to move forward with settlement annexation, senior State Department officials said overnight Wednesday in a briefing in Germany, following US […]