U.S., Iran Approach Showdown Over Oil Tankers Headed for Venezuela

Trump admin weighs war against enforcing ‘max pressure’ on Iran, Venezuela May 22, 2020 4:59 PM The United States “will not tolerate continued meddling” by Iran in Venezuelan affairs, a senior Trump administration official told the Washington Free Beacon, bringing nearer the possibility of a naval confrontation between the United States and Tehran over its […]

US envoy blasts Iranian oil shipments to Venezuela, breaking sanctions

The statement by Brian Hook comes as the Trump administration has reportedly been considering new sanctions and other steps in response. Jackson Richman (May 22, 2020 / JNS) U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook slammed Iran on Thursday for shipping oil to Venezuela. “We think that this is another regrettable example of the Iranian regime […]

Lebanon’s Interwoven Fantasy Worlds All Lead to War With Israel

How much should America pay to maintain the fraying fabric? BY TONY BADRAN MAY 18, 2020 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s trip to Israel this past week involved, among other subjects of common American-Israeli interest, the matter of Iran’s so-called precision-guided missile program (PGM) in Lebanon and Syria. Pompeo’s visit was preceded by a series […]

Hamas Chief Vows Major “Armed Resistance” If Trump’s Deal Of The Century Implemented

by Tyler Durden Fri, 05/22/2020 – 04:15 Despite making barely a blip amid the flood international coronavirus crisis headlines, a number of huge developments have rocked the Israeli-Palestine issue, bringing the world nearer an explosion of violence not seen since the second Intifada which ended in 2005. Earlier this week the Palestinian Authority’s President Mahmoud […]

Iran’s Khamenei: Israel will not survive

The ayatollah said Gaza can now defeat Israel with Iranian weapons. JERUSALEM POST STAFF MAY 22, 2020 12:09 Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel will not survive and will “be eliminated” on Twitter Friday morning. “First, I would like to highlight the magnitude of the tragedy of the occupation of #Palestine and the […]

On Quds Day, Iran’s leader says Zionism ‘a virus that must be eliminated’

Ali Khamenei claims Jewish state is a ‘creation of Westerners and Jewish corporation owners,’ asserts it is growing ‘hopeless and powerless’ as regional resistance expands TOI staffToday, 11:45 am Marking Iran’s anti-Israel Quds Day on Friday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel’s establishment was an unequaled “crime against humanity,” repeated his characterization of […]

Netanyahu trial to open on Sunday

First serving PM in history to sit on defendants’ bench. YONAH JEREMY BOB MAY 21, 2020 22:33 On Sunday, “Defendant No. 1,” Benjamin Netanyahu, will become the first sitting prime minister in history to go on trial for public corruption. Just as the indictment against Netanyahu was a major cause of the 18-month election-deadlock, the […]

Hezbollah training Syria’s 1st Corps to use in future war against Israel

Hezbollah’s Southern Headquarters trains Syrian troops and collects intelligence on IDF By ANNA AHRONHEIM MAY 21, 2020 19:01 Hezbollah is preparing the Syrian Arab Army’s 1st Corps for a future war against Israel, training its commanders and soldiers as well as deploying it for intelligence gathering against the IDF in the Golan Heights. Following the […]

Israelis Begin Celebration of 53rd Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)

Following on the heels of a newly sworn-in government, the pending annexation of several regions, and a reopening economy, Israelis begin the celebration of the 53rd Yom Yerushalayim, or Jerusalem Day. 2020 marks the 53rd celebration of Yom Yerushalayim, a national holiday for Israel wherein they commemorate the reestablishment of Israeli sovereignty over the Old […]