Month: December 2020

Iran’s investment in missile technology shows its real plan all along

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What is Iran’s real goal with the nuclear option? It appears that it is quite different from the nuclear weapons obtained by Pakistan or India, or the US and Soviet Union SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 21, 2020 11:03 A little noticed comment by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani about Iran’s missile program should have raised eyes […]

Kushner to arrive for meetings with Netanyahu, Gantz

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Published: 12.21.20 , 08:28 Senior Aid and son-in-law of outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump Jared Kushner, will arrive in Israel on Monday.Kushner will hold meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz before leaving for Morocco on board an El Al flight on Tuesday, at the head of an American-Israeli delegation for […]

Pompeo Says ‘Iran-Backed’ Forces Behind Most Recent Baghdad Green Zone Attack

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21.12.2020 WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused “Iran-backed militias” of carrying out the Sunday rocket attack on the Green Zone in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad. “The United States strongly condemns the latest attack by Iran-backed militias on the International Zone in Baghdad. While no Embassy personnel were harmed, the attack caused […]

Rivlin expresses condolence to family of slain West Bank settler

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  Ynet| Published: 12.21.20 President Reuven Rivlin on Monday, expressed his condolences to family of Esther Harun found murdered in a suspected terror attack near the West Bank settlement of Tal Menashe. “A wonderful and productive life was taken by human beasts,” he said. “I am certain our security forces will find the wretched murders and […]

US ready to respond if Iran tries to avenge Soleimani killing: general

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i24NEWS – AFP December 21, 2020, 03:24 AM FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFPUS Marine Corps General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), poses for a picture during his visit to a military base in al-Kharj in central Saudi Arabia on July 18, 2019. ‘We are prepared to defend ourselves, our friends […]

Iran-linked hackers say they breached Israel Aerospace Industries Servers

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December 20, 2020 Major defense contractor is the most recent victim in a string of cyberattacks on Israeli companies. By Raphael Kahan and Ynet via Calcalist Hackers from the Iran-linked Pay2Key group exposed on Sunday a new database of names it claims it stole off servers belonging to Israel Aerospace Industries’ subsidiary Etla Systems. Among […]

Iraqi officials: 3 rockets target U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

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Published: 12.20.20 , 20:37 At least three rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday, Iraqi security officials said, sparking fears of renewed unrest as next month’s anniversary of the slaying of an Iranian general draws near.The embassy’s C-RAM defense system was used to destroy the rockets mid-air, three Iraqi […]