Show of strength: Massive armada of Iranian warships mobilize in the Strait of Hormuz

News Desk – 2020-11-26 BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The naval forces of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard conducted a massive maneuver, the first of its kind in the waters of the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of ​​Oman, with the participation of 1,000 boats of various kinds. According to the Fars News Agency, more than […]

More Than Meets the Eye in Secretive Meeting Between America, Israel and Saudi Arabia

More Than Meets the Eye in Secretive Meeting Between America, Israel and Saudi Arabia by Israel Kasnett / JNS.org   JNS.org – The private jet that took off from Israel on Sunday and banked south towards Saudi Arabia may have had some important passengers on board, but no one is talking about it. Israeli Prime […]

Report: 19 pro-Iran fighters killed in Israeli airstrike in Syria

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Pakistani militants fighting for Iran killed in airstrike in eastern Syria. Nov 26 , 2020 5:17 PM Air strikes likely carried out by Israel killed at least 19 pro-Iran militia fighters in war-torn eastern Syria, a war monitor said Thursday. The early morning strikes hit positions of Iran-backed militias […]

No deal between Israel & Saudi Arabia yet, but expect more weapons sales

Iran is viewed as a threat by Jerusalem, Riyadh and Washington. So despite human rights violations, there will likely be more arms procurement by the Kingdom should they normalize ties with Israel. ANNA AHRONHEIM NOVEMBER 26, 2020 16:35 Over the past few years, Saudi Arabia’s appetite for weapons has grown and with normalization with Israel […]

Israel and Lebanon to Open Negotiations

by Edy Cohen Following the assassination of Lebanon’s President Bashir Jumail in September 1982, he was replaced by his brother Amin. At the time, Israel was mired in the Lebanese marsh and the Lebanese people were in the midst of a bloody civil war. Jumail felt he had to reach an agreement with Israel that […]

Was Iran a winner or a loser in the Armenia-Azerbaijan war?

Nov 25, 2020 | Oved Lobel The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the latter backed heavily by Turkey and also supplied with weapons from Israel, came to an ostensible end on November 10. That’s when Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced he was accepting a Russian-brokered ceasefire that involved very significant Armenian territorial concessions. Whether […]

US special Iran envoy says more sanctions coming

Elliott Abrams says US sanctions give ‘leverage’ that could be used to forge deal broader than 2015 accord US Special Envoy for Iran Elliott Abrams said Washington was planning to roll out more sanctions against Iran in the coming weeks. Speaking at Wednesday’s virtual event by the Beirut Institute, Abrams said that the US will […]

Netanyahu supports gov’t vote on legalizing West Bank outposts

Hanegbi to ‘Post’: Initial list includes 69 communities TOVAH LAZAROFF NOVEMBER 26, 2020 12:14 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a government vote to legalize the West Bank outposts, Community Affairs Minister Tzachi Hanegbi (Likud) told the Knesset on Wednesday. “We will formulate the text of a government decision with the objective of advancing […]

How Israel Uses the F-35 to Send a Deadly Warning to Iran in Syria

Israel is trying to make sure that Iran never gains a strong and permanent formal foothold in Syria. Seth J. Frantzman Israel just sent a message to Iran that its entrenchment is unacceptable in Syria. Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force members in Syria. The strikes came after Israel […]

Iran responds to potential Trump attack before leaving office

News Desk2020-11-26 /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5fbf7e8e4819a_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5fbf7e8e4819a_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Major General Hossein Salami, said on Wednesday that the military war is beyond an option for the U.S. Salami warned that the Iranian […]