Day: November 27, 2020

Bombs, bullets, killers on motorbikes: Iran’s string of slain nuclear scientists

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Several leading researchers have been assassinated over the past decade, in remarkably similar attacks Iran has ascribed to the US and Israel By TOI staff and Agencies Today, 11:31 pm 0 Edit Several Iranian scientists working in the nuclear sector have been killed over the past decade in targeted attacks blamed by Tehran on Israel […]

Hezbollah says Iran will be one to respond to assassination of scientist

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“We condemn this heinous attack and see that the response to this crime is in the hands of those concerned in Iran,” Sheikh Naim Qassem said in an interview with Al Manar television. REUTERS NOVEMBER 27, 2020 23:45 The deputy leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said on Friday that the response for the assassination […]

Are Israel-US relations on the verge of deterioration?

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The upcoming strain in the US-Israel relationship is inevitable, because of the Democrats’ attitude toward Israel. Jay Shapiro , Nov 27 , 2020 4:20 PM ג’ו ביידןצילום: רויטרסJay Shapiro estimates that the change of government in the United States and the rise of the Democratic Party to power will lead to tensions in relations with […]

Israel behind hit on architect of Iranian nuclear weapons program — NY Times

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Three intelligence officials tell paper that Jerusalem is responsible for assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, as Iran vows ‘severe revenge’ for killing By TOI staff and Agencies Today, 9:21 pm 0 Edit   Israel was responsible for Friday’s assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, The New York Times reported, citing three unnamed intelligence officials. […]

Top Iranian officials blame Israel for nuclear mastermind’s killing, vow revenge

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Zarif blasts ‘terrorist cowardice’ in Mohsen Fakhrizadeh’s killing; army chief, senior adviser to Khamenei promise retaliation: ‘We will make them regret their actions!’ By TOI staff and Agencies Today, 6:59 pm Top Iranian officials on Friday pointed to Israel as the likely culprit in the assassination of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, with some vowing […]

Israel Probably Involved in Assassination of Iranian Nuclear Scientist: Zarif

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Politics Foreign Policy IFP Exclusive Security Israel Probably Involved in Assassination of Iranian Nuclear Scientist: Zarif ByIFP Editorial Staff -November 27, 2020 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hinted to a possible Israeli involvement in the Friday assassination of senior Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. “Terrorists murdered an eminent Iranian scientist today. This cowardice—with […]

Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated near Tehran, media says

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Daniel SalamiPublished: Iranian media reported on Friday that a nuclear scientist was assassinated near Tehran.Some reports, the credibility of which is not yet clear, indicate that the scientist who was killed was previously described as the “father of the Iranian bomb”, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed Fakhrizadeh’s picture in 2018 and claimed that he […]

Regardless of the US Election, There Are New Rules of the Game in the Middle East

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by Yossi Kuperwasser / J JNS.org – President Donald Trump’s policies in the Middle East contributed significantly to changes in the rules of the game in the region, both in the Palestinian and regional contexts. The primary change was the breaking of the paradigm in which the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was at the heart of the […]

Iran tells US to immediately withdraw troops from Syria

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News Desk2020-11-26 /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5fc0ea74c5988_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5fc0ea74c5988_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Majid Takht-Ravanchi has called for the immediate and full-fledged withdrawal of US troops from Syria. “All foreign forces whose presence is not permitted by the Syrian government […]

‘Slaughter all Jews!’- Rabbi assaulted at knifepoint in Vienna

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Woman brandishing knife attacks rabbi in Austria, calling for murder of Jews. Arutz Sheva Staff , Nov 27 , 2020 11:41 AM A rabbi was assaulted in Vienna, Austria Thursday evening, local police announced Friday morning. The assailant, a woman roughly 50 years of age, is said to have suddenly rushed towards the rabbi while […]

Report: Likud offers Blue and White to scrap rotation deal for passing budget

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24NEWSNovember 27, 2020, 05:23 AM FILE – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and alternate Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaking at the Knesset during a swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Jerusalem, on May 17, 2020 Knesset Spokesperson Office via AFP / Adina ValmanFILE – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and alternate Defense […]

France Pushes For EU Sanctions On Turkey Over Mediterranean Gas Row

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France’s leading efforts to push for European sanctions on fellow NATO member Turkey has picked up steam, with Paris expected to propose the punitive action next month with the backing of Greece and Cyprus, but so far with lack of enthusiasm from other EU governments. It comes after the months-long standoff in the Eastern Mediterranean […]

Top General: Iran’s Strategic Depth Extended to Distant Oceans

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s naval power has grown so extensively that its strategic depth has gone beyond the regional waters and has reached the faraway oceans, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said. – Defense news – In a message released on Friday in commemoration of the Iranian […]