Month: December 2020

Biden has said the United States will rejoin the deal “if Iran resumes strict compliance.” DECEMBER 18, 2020 09:01 Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday rejected the UN atomic watchdog chief’s suggestion that reviving Iran’s nuclear deal after a new US administration comes to power would require striking a new agreement. […]

Jerusalem Post Israel News DECEMBER 17, 2020 15:55 The United States is backing the construction of a subsea pipeline that would supply Europe with natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean, US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said on Thursday. Greece, Cyprus and Israel have approved an agreement for the Eastmed pipeline, which has been in planning […]

 by News Desk BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) – Iran’s permanent ambassador and representative to the United Nations, Majid Takht Rawanji, said that the presence of US forces in Syria is illegal and aims to achieve hidden goals. The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) quoted Rawanji as saying the need for US forces to leave Syrian […]

Seth J. Frantzman   https://www.defensenews.com/training-sim/2020/12/16/israels-launches-first-ever-multitier-missile-defense-test/?fbclid=IwAR3M3mt_hvtZAPzCweNgzccP5N2qVH7kv5q2yvRhO_Ypzsil_vE1FKjUyGA Watch Israel’s first-ever multitier missile defense test using the Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow weapon systems. (Courtesy of Israel’s Defense Ministry) JERUSALEM — The Israel Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for the first time demonstrated a multilayered air defense system using the Iron Dome, David’s […]

The Iraqi people are preparing an explosion of anger if US forces do not withdraw. SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 16, 2020 12:09 Iran’s Tasnim news ran an article hinting at a renewed round of attacks on US forces in Iraq. Rocket attacks against facilities where US forces are located increased in 2019 and reached a […]

Hatred of Israel and vows to destroy Israel, invade Jerusalem, “liberate Al-Aqsa” and spread extreme nationalist, anti-Zionist or antisemitic comments have become increasingly normal in Turkey. SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 16, 2020 11:50 Turkey has in the last few weeks sought to use media connections abroad to push narratives about how it wants reconciliation with […]

“There is no place for non-Muslims in any way in this mosque, whether through schools, churches or other places of worship.” KHALED ABU TOAMEH DECEMBER 16, 2020 07:00 The Palestinian Authority Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, on Tuesday warned of attempts by Jewish groups to establish a presence on the Temple Mount. Hussein told […]

2020-12-16 BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – An explosive device exploded in the Alsumaria area of the Damascus governorate, resulting in limited damage to some buildings, Syrian state TV reported last night. Syrian TV confirmed that the blast damage was limited to the material, without giving further details about the explosion, and the identity of those […]

i24NEWS – AFP December 15, 2020, 03:40 PMlatest revision December 16, 2020, 01:34 AM KARIM SAHIB / AFPFILE – US Presidential Advisor Jared Kushner speaks in front of an airplane of El Al at the Abu Dhabi airport, following the arrival of the the first-ever commercial flight from Israel to the UAE. An American delegation […]

Today’s warfare is not about hunting down terrorists in buildings or using tanks, it is also about confronting hi-tech missiles and drones SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 15, 2020 21:45 Israel’s Missile Defense Organization and the US Missile Defense Agency have successfully completed an unprecedented, historic test designed to confront multiple threats using a multitiered system. […]