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 […]

Israel and Lebanon to Open Negotiations

By Dr. Edy Cohen November 25, 2020 Israeli flag in Mediterranean, image via Needpix BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,830, November 25, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The announcement of the opening of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel on the disputed gas reservoirs near the territorial waters of the two countries surprised many, though this will not […]

Israel: Security Council must order Iran out of Syria

November 25, 2020 Following Iranian militia attacks on Israel’s border, UN ambassador calls on Security Council to demand end of Iranian military presence in Syria. By Paul Shindman, World Israel News Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations called on the UN Security Council Wednesday to “take immediate action against the Iranian presence in Syria” in […]

Israel demands UN Security Council action against Iranian presence in Syria

Following border incidents blamed on Tehran’s Quds Force, UN envoy Erdan says attacks violate 1974 agreement, risk regional escalation TOI staffToday, 9:07 am Israel’s UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan on Tuesday night demanded that the Security Council take action against Iranian military entrenchment in Syria, following several incidents in which improvised explosive devices were planted on […]

8 pro-Iran fighters dead in airstrikes in Syria

Airstrikes attributed to Israel against pro-Iranian targets in Syria leave 8 dead, including Hezbollah terrorists. David Rosenberg , Nov 25 , 2020 9:52 AM [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNxzDjjLpcI?autohide=1&rel=0] At least eight people were killed in airstrikes in Syria overnight, a Syrian monitor group reported Wednesday morning. According to a report by the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human […]

Iran’s parliament demands construction of heavy water reactor

In defiance of international sanctions on nuclear program and amid European criticism, bill also calls for operating metal uranium production plant By TOI staff and Agencies Today, 10:07 am 1 Edit Iran’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill requiring the country’s atomic agency to build a new heavy water reactor and operate a metal uranium […]

Far-right German activists plan protest against ‘Zionism’ outside synagogue

Authorities say rally is unauthorized, will be dispersed by police; separately, slab thrown at window of Jewish community center in Essen, plaque stolen from Wesel Jewish cemetery By Cnaan Liphshiz Today, 1:31 pm 0 Edit JTA — Right-wing extremists in Germany are planning to demonstrate for “freedom for Palestine” and against “Zionism” in front of […]

Russia’s Lavrov, Iran’s Zarif discuss Syria, Karabakh, nuclear deal in phone call

Reuters Staff MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the situations in Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The two men also discussed Moscow and Tehran’s commitment to ensuring the prompt return of all participants to fully observing obligations […]