US mulling phased annexation, starting with areas close to Jerusalem – report

Senior Trump administration official says meeting this week in Washington will look at how extending sovereignty may advance peace in face of concerns of rupturing regional ties By TOI staff Today, 11:50 am Edit Concerned about the collateral damage that could follow from allowing Israel to move ahead with its planned annexation of areas of […]

Was Iran behind the Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia?

Was Iran behind the Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia? The question now is how Saudi Arabia and its allies will respond. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN JUNE 23, 2020 12:31 Iranian media has reported on a Houthi rebel attack on Saudi Arabia overnight. Tasnim and Press TV have coverage of the “large-scale operation” that struck “deep into […]

US designates four major Chinese media outlets as foreign missions

China’s foreign ministry criticized Washington’s actions during a daily briefing in Beijing on Tuesday, calling them further proof of US political oppression of the Chinese media. REUTERS JUNE 23, 2020 12:14 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping stand side by side at the G20 leaders summit in Japan last year The United […]

Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides lands in Israel

Christodoulides arrived via helicopter to Ben-Gurion Airport, which has a special “green zone” for diplomatic visits. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JUNE 23, 2020 10:38 Cyrpus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides landed in Israel Tuesday morning, with energy issues at the top of his agenda. Christodoulides arrived in Israel via helicopter to Ben-Gurion Airport, which has a special coronavirus […]

New rocket attack targets Baghdad Airport area

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Report: Egypt, Jordan won’t sanction Israel over sovereignty bid

Moderate Arab states reportedly coordinating their responses to Netanyahu’s sovereignty plan with Israel. David Rosenberg , 23/06/20 10:36 Moderate Arab states are coordinating their responses to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s upcoming sovereignty plan with Israel, according to a report by Israel Hayom. Senior Arab diplomats from several US-aligned Sunni states, along with security and […]

Powerful explosion rocks northeastern Syria near US base: video

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UN envoy at Palestinian rally against annexation: Don’t give up statehood dream

Representatives from EU, Japan, Russia and China also address crowd, which arrives despite coronavirus spike and Israeli forces turning away buses at Jordan Valley checkpoint By Aaron Boxerman Today, 10:11 pm A Fatah-organized mass rally against Israel’s planned annexation of parts of the West Bank drew thousands to the Jordan Valley on Monday, despite coronavirus […]

Pompeo adviser ‘confident’ Israel will weigh risk to UAE ties before annexation

As White House officials reportedly try to decide whether to support Netanyahu’s West Bank plan, David Schenker seems to urge Jerusalem not to undermine peace plan By Michael Bachner Today, 12:19 pm A senior adviser to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told an Israeli radio station Monday that he was “confident” that Israel would […]

Iran reveals its capturing ‘accurate images’ of Israel, US from its satellite

News Desk2020-06-22 /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5ef065bb6fad4_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5ef065bb6fad4_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – The Secretary of the Expediency Council for the Diagnosis of the Regime in Iran, Mohsen Rezai, said that the Noor military satellite sends daily accurate pictures of the United States […]

With assault on Iraq, Turkey and Iran cement a partnership in crime

With assault on Iraq, Turkey and Iran cement a partnership in crime Turkey and Iran condemned for violating Iraq’s sovereignty with attacks on country’s northern Kurdish areas Apparently coordinated assault seen as fresh attempt to assert joint hegemony over the Middle East Updated 25 sec ago David Romano June 21, 2020 22:36 Follow @arabnews MISSOURI, […]

IDF chief warns Iran now the ‘most dangerous country’ in Middle East

IDF chief warns Iran now the ‘most dangerous country’ in Middle East Aviv Kohavi says Islamic Republic’s conventional weapons also a threat to Israel, it is behind a variety of attempted terror attacks against Jewish state By TOI staff Today, 11:12 pm Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi on Sunday said Iran is […]