Day: July 9, 2020

Explosions, power outages reported near Tehran

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JERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 10, 2020 01:07 A number of explosions were heard west of Tehran, near Garmdareh, according to Iranian reports.Power outages were reported in the area after the explosions were heard about to initial reports.

250 Billion Barrels: Israel Discovers Oil Deposits Similar to Saudi Arabia

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Jul 8, 2020 “Tens of billions of dollars” are waiting underground, Professor Eugene Kendall recently told the Knesset. By Aryeh Savir, TPS There are about 250 billion barrels of oil in oil shale in Israel, similar to the amount of oil Saudi Arabia has, Professor Eugene Kendall told the Knesset, calling on it to leverage […]

Iran says it will strengthen Syria’s air defense system

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Tehran and Damascus say cooperation needed ‘to confront pressures by America’; Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in neighboring country By Agencies 8 July 2020, 6:27 pm   TEHRAN, Iran — Iran plans to strengthen war-torn Syria’s air defense systems as part of a military agreement between the allies, state television said on Wednesday. “We […]

These three judges could send Israel to the dock in The Hague

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Jurists from France, Hungary and Benin will soon rule if the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction to investigate war crimes allegedly committed in Palestine One of them has dealt with Israel in various capacities throughout his distinguished career, including chairing a major international conference in Tel Aviv. One has written a 20-page analysis of an […]

Natanz explosion: How satellite images became key to Mideast reporting

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New images from Natanz posted online on July 8 illustrated the extensive damage to the facility caused by a mysterious July 2 explosion. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JULY 9, 2020 12:26 Satellite images are increasingly playing a role in documenting and reporting incidents across the Middle East. The relatively quick and open access that reporters and […]

Three-quarters of Natanz centrifuge assembly hall destroyed – nuke experts

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Security expert David Albright told the ‘Post’ that some of the damage is likely irreparable. YONAH JEREMY BOB JULY 9, 2020 09:18 Nearly three quarters of Iran’s main centrifuge assembly hall was destroyed by the recent explosion there, Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) President David Albright has told The Jerusalem Post. Albright said […]

Could Suleimani’s Killing Have Provoked Iranian Terrorists to Target America?

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Iran has not killed anyone on American soil in forty years. That could change. Matthew Petti U.S. law enforcement braced itself for Iranian revenge attacks after the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, leaked documents show. The U.S. State Department has long called the Iranian government “the world’s worst state sponsor of terrorism,” but Iran’s […]