As the US moves out of Afghanistan, Iran cements ties with the Taliban and officials

Gone are the days that the Islamic Republic of Iran played Afghanistan war games in the shadows By Hollie McKay | Fox News Video US begins troop withdrawal in Afghanistan after Taliban peace deal As the United States draws down its troops from the conflict-beleaguered Afghanistan, cracks are emerging that neighboring Iran is entrenching itself […]

Israel strikes Gaza for 3rd straight night after balloons start 100 fires

Government reportedly conveys message that Qatari aid won’t be allowed into Strip as long as attacks by terror groups continue TOI staffToday, 9:18 am Israel launched airstrikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip for the third night in a row early Friday, the military said, as the government was said to be planning to […]

Trump Admin Seizes Multiple Oil Tankers Carrying Iranian Oil

The Trump administration has reportedly “confiscated cargo” on four oil tankers that were en route to Venezuela carrying Iranian oil. The Wall Street Journal reported that the move comes as the administration looks to up its “campaign of maximum pressure” against the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. “Last month U.S. federal prosecutors filed suit […]

Turkey says history will not forgive UAE for Israel deal

Published: 08.14.20 , 10:11 The Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday that history and the conscience of the region’s people will not forget and never forgive the “hypocritical behavior” of the United Arab Emirates in agreeing on a deal with Israel.It said in a written statement that the Palestinian people and administration were right to […]

Iran says UAE-Israel deal is dangerous and illegitimate

Published: Iran said the deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates was “dangerous and illegitimate”, state news agency IRNA quoted a statement from Iran’s foreign ministry as saying on Friday, in a reaction to a deal between the two states on normalizing ties.”The shameful measure of Abu Dhabi to reach an agreement with the […]

UN Security Council votes on Iran arms embargo, result Friday

The 15-member council has been operating virtually amid the coronavirus pandemic so states have 24 hours to cast a vote. The United Nations Security Council meets about the situation in Venezuela in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 26, 2019 The United Nations Security Council started voting on Thursday on […]

Turkey grants citizenship to Hamas terrorist cell leaders – Telegraph

Aug 14, 2020 @ 11:34 Seven of the 12-man Hamas terrorist cell orchestrating operations against Israel from Istanbul have been granted Turkish citizenship, the London Telegraph reports. The passports in process for the entire cell afford them the freedom to travel to and operate from other countries. Some are living under Turkish aliases. The Palestinian […]

Israeli officials say Bahrain in advanced contacts to be next in line for ties

Hours after UAE and Israel establish relations in deal announced by Trump, Hebrew media reports indicate Bahrain may follow soon TOI staffToday, 2:09 am Senior Israeli officials reportedly said Thursday that they are in advanced talks with Bahrain about normalizing ties with the Gulf state, hours after the historic announcement on Israel’s establishment of ties […]

Mossad chief reportedly spearheaded deal with UAE, made several trips to Gulf

Yossi Cohen secretly visited Emirates over the past year to broker agreement, reports say, and it was boosted by cooperation in fight against coronavirus pandemic TOI staff Today, 8:09 am The director of the Mossad spy agency visited the United Arab Emirates several times to broker the historic accord to normalize ties between the UAE […]

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, […]