Iranian ayatollah calls for end to hostilities with Israel

i24NEWS January 25, 2021, 04:03 PM AFP Photo/Behrouz MehriA view of northern Tehran, March 25, 2015. ‘It’s time for the Iranian regime to cease inventing enemies that do not exist,’ the former ayatollah said A former senior Iranian cleric spoke with Israeli media for the first time from Tehran, calling for an end to hostilities […]

Biden official says US seeking direct dialogue with Iran – report

Source in Washington says move will be accompanied by consultations with Israel, Gulf allies; promises ‘a new approach that seeks to reassert US deterrence in the region’ By Aaron Boxerman Today, 7:17 pm 0 Edit Newly inaugurated US President Joe Biden’s administration will launch an initiative through European mediators to open a direct dialogue with […]

Second wave of locusts striking hard-hit East Africa

Huge swarms on scales that had not been seen in decades were reported last year in East Africa, parts of the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and India. TZVI JOFFRE JANUARY 25, 2021 05:35 The first wave of locusts was reported in East Africa in January of last year, when heavy rains sparked a round […]

Israel, Don’t Trust Turkey

By Dmitri Shufutinsky January 25, 2021   BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,903, January 25, 2021 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Rumors are circulating that an Israeli-Turkish rapprochement might occur soon. Jerusalem and other regional capitals should not fall yet again for Ankara’s deceptions. In recent weeks, Turkey has found itself greatly isolated from the West and the […]

As US vows to coordinate with Israel, Iran says no changes to nuke deal

FM Zarif says Tehran’s ‘return to the table’ at stake if Washington and its allies demands new terms for lifting sanctions Lazar Berman24 January 2021, 8:47 pm Ahead of expected efforts to reconstitute Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers, the Islamic Republic’s foreign minister has warned that his country would not accept changes to the […]