Hezbollah leader fires back at US, Israel: There are no Iranian forces in Syria

2020-05-13 BEIRUT,LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – The Secretary-General of the Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said that there are no Iranian military forces in Syria, but rather there are Iranian advisors and experts. The Secretary-General said that in Syria there have been Iranian advisers and experts since 2011, in more numbers than before the war, but there […]

Hit by coronavirus and Trump, Iran’s oil exports dwindle to record low

LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s oil exports have sunk to a record low as the coronavirus crisis compounds the impact of U.S. sanctions already limiting shipments, underlining the diminishing oil clout of what was OPEC’s second-largest producer.   Exports averaged 70,000 barrels per day in April, down from 287,000 bpd in March according to Kpler, which […]

US envoy threatens to trigger return of UN sanctions on Iran

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 […]

Truck bomb in eastern Afghan city kills five, Taliban claim responsibility

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 […]

US: Security Council must enforce Hezbollah disarmament, strengthen UNIFIL

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 threatens to kidnap more Israeli soldiers

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. […]

Netanyahu, Gantz will ‘take a while’ to decide on annexation – State Dept.

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 […]

Iran adds weapons storage tunnel to E. Syrian base – report

Fox News shows new satellite images of bulldozers at Iran’s Imam Ali military base near the Syrian-Iraqi border excavating an advanced weapons storage tunnel. Estimated at about 15 feet wide, it can accommodate vehicles carrying advanced weapons systems.  A similar tunnel nor far away was bombed in March, forcing the Iranians to halt construction. The […]

Pompeo: New government has ‘right and obligation’ to decide if and how to annex

Wrapping up brief visit to Israel, US secretary of state says both Netanyahu and Gantz believe ‘thoughtful and pragmatic’ Trump peace plan is ‘basis on which we can move forward’ Raphael Ahren14 May 2020, 12:07 am The incoming Israeli government has “the right and the obligation” to decide if and how it wants to apply […]

Hamas leader threatens more kidnappings

| Published: Leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, threatened his terrorist organization will attempt further kidnappings in lieu of a prisoner exchange deal with Israel. “A prisoner exchange deal has a known price.” said Haniyeh ,”Israel knows that. Either we will come to a respectable deal, or we will go to the other option, which is […]