Iran Blocks Access to Nuclear Sites, IAEA Says in New Report

Iran accelerates nuclear program in violation of international accords The Arak heavy water plant in Iran / Getty Images Iran is blocking international access to critical nuclear sites and has quickened the pace of its uranium enrichment program, shortening the time it would take the country to build a nuclear weapon, according to the International […]

Iranian Air Force at highest level of readiness: commander

News Desk2020-06-08 BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The commander of the Iranian Air Force, Brigadier Yousef Qurbani, said on Monday that the Iranian forces are ready to be present in the shortest possible period of time to implement relief and rescue operations, if any problem occurs at any point in Iran. According to the official […]

Syrian currency collapse throws country into uncertainty

The Syrian regime thought it was finally out of the woods in its almost decade-long civil war. SETH J. FRANTZMAN A SYRIAN woman from the Golan Heights village of Ain al-Tinaeh holds a poster of deceased Syrian president Hafez Assad and son Bashar as she searches for relatives in the village of Majdal Shams, across […]

Will Egypt guarantee ceasefire in Libya with armed forces?

Al-Ahram media in Egypt and Al-Ain in the Gulf are pushing the ceasefire. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JUNE 8, 2020 12:40 Rumors emerged on Sunday of Egyptian armed forces heading to the Libya border. With the Egyptian-backed Libyan National Army being pushed back by the Turkish-backed Government of the National Accord outside Sirte, it appeared Egypt […]

Iran prepares to confront Israel in Syria via Hezbollah – report

Iran may be preparing for conflict with Israel in Syria and no longer will accept Israeli airstrikes on its warehouses without a response, a report over the weekend suggested. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JUNE 7, 2020 20:46 Iran may be preparing for conflict with Israel in Syria and no longer will accept Israeli airstrikes on its […]

Ten things to know on settlement enclaves under Trump’s plan

At least 15 of those communities pose a geographic challenge because they are located in territory that according to the Trump plan, is designated to be part of a future Palestinian state. TOVAH LAZAROFF JUNE 7, 2020 21:42 Fear that US President Donald Trump’s peace plan endangers at least 15 West Bank settlements and could […]