Iran’s nuclear facilities are mysteriously under attack

Iran’s nuclear facilities have been under attack for weeks, but it’s still unclear by whom Hollie McKay | Fox News close   Video Gen. Jack Keane reacts to third major explosion in Iran Black smoke rose as flames engulfed the Shahid Tondgooyan petrochemical plant in the Khuzestan province of Iran late Sunday afternoon. Hours earlier, […]

In 1st response from Iran, official says UAE will be ‘engulfed in Zionism fire’

Adviser to Iranian parliament speaker says that with normalization deal, Abu Dhabi turned back on Palestinians, serves ‘Zionist crimes’ TOI staff14 August 2020, 1:19 am A special adviser to the speaker of Iran’s parliament issued the first response from an Iranian official to the normalization deal announced between Israel and the United Arab Emirates on […]

US expresses concern over tension in Eastern Mediterranean

by Anadolu Agency Aug 13, 2020 The Pentagon said Thursday it is “concerned” by “incidents” in the Eastern Mediterranean amid tensions between France and Turkey, urging the NATO allies to find a solution. Spokesman Jonathan Hoffman told reporters that Paris and Ankara “are both incredibly important NATO allies,” stressing the U.S. “would like to see […]

Report: Congress has secretly blocked US arms sales to Turkey for years

“Turkey must reverse course on this destabilizing action to renew the United States’ confidence in our defense relationship,” according to Michael McCaul (R-Texas). Jackson Richman (August 13, 2020 / JNS) Congress has reportedly secretly blocked U.S. arms sales to Turkey for almost two years now. Defense News first reported this development on Wednesday, citing congressional, […]

U.S. threatens to veto UN peacekeeping in Lebanon over Hezbollah concerns

Barak Ravid The Trump administration is threatening to veto a resolution to extend the UN’s long-standing peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon if its mandate isn’t changed, Israeli and U.S. officials tell me. Why it matters: The U.S. is the main funder of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which has an annual budget of […]

UAE deal boosts Gulf clout – analysis

The UAE has attempted to increase its stature as a result of this deal, portraying itself as helping to halt annexation plans by Israel. SETH J. FRANTZMAN AUGUST 13, 2020 22:02 The United Arab Emirates stands to increase its influence in the Middle East in the wake of the deal announced with Israel on Thursday. […]

Hailing ‘new era with Arab world,’ Netanyahu vows others will follow UAE’s lead

Touting ‘full and formal peace’ with advanced, innovative Gulf nation, PM says Israelis will soon be flying direct to Abu Dhabi; insists annexation plan is only temporarily halted By Raoul Wootliff Today, 9:41 pm 4 Edit   Raoul Wootliff is the The Times of Israel’s political correspondent.   Announcing details of the historic agreement for […]

Iran Official Says Israel-UAE Deal Will Not Secure Regional Peace

by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff The agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates will not secure peace in the region, tweeted a special adviser on international affairs to the speaker of Iran’s parliament, in reaction to a Thursday deal between the two states on normalizing ties. “UAE’s new approach for normalizing ties w/fake, criminal #Israel […]

Three Katyusha rockets fell into Iraq’s Balad air base -statement

Published: 08.13.20 , 23:11 Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced on Thursday three Katyusha rockets had fallen into Iraq’s Balad airbase, 80 km (50 miles) north of the capital Baghdad, which houses U.S. forces but caused no casualties or losses.A number of rocket and mortar attacks have hit bases hosting coalition forces and landed near the […]

In halting annexation, UAE paints its Israel peace deal as win for Palestinians

As Jerusalem and DC hail historic agreement on normalization, leaders of the Gulf nation portray that aspect as secondary to keeping two-state option alive Raphael AhrenToday, 9:29 pm As it announced groundbreaking plans to normalize relations with Israel Thursday, in a move that opened it up to intense criticism by Palestinians and their supporters, the […]

UAE Jewish community celebrates peace with Israel, excited about direct flights

‘This will allow Israelis to visit the UAE and share our daily experience of tolerance and pluralism,’ cheers community leader Ross Kriel By Raphael Ahren Today, 11:53 pm 0 Edit   The small Jewish community of the United Arab Emirates on Thursday welcomed the historic agreement between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi to formalize relations, praising […]

Palestinians: Jews, Christians Are Our Enemy

Khaled Abu ToamehAugust 13, 2020 at 5:00 am The prospect of Jews praying inside a synagogue in an Arab country seems to worry Palestinian Muslim figures more than the killing and wounding of thousands of Muslims and Christians in last week’s huge explosion at the port of the Lebanese capital of Beirut. Against this Palestinian […]

France deploys warplanes to Cyprus amid tension with Turkey

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The Cypriot media announced the arrival of two French Rafale fighters, in addition to a C-130H support plane, to the island of Cyprus, in what they said was a French message addressed to Turkey. The “Defense-Point.Gr” news portal, which specializes in military affairs in Greek, said that France, by sending […]