Iran warns the UN Security Council of a “dangerous escalation” with US in the region

News Desk 2021-01-02 BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Iranian mission to the United Nations said on Friday that the United States has increased its movements in the Gulf and the Sea of ​​Oman over the past few days, and that it is carrying out provocative military operations. The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported […]

Iran says has ‘finger on trigger’ to enrich uranium to 20% ‘as soon as possible’

Tehran nuclear chief issues warning amid heightened tensions day ahead of one-year anniversary of Soleimani’s killing in US drone strike By Agencies and TOI staff Today, 12:07 pm Iran said Saturday it plans to enrich uranium up to 20 percent at its underground Fordo nuclear facility “as soon as possible,” pushing its program a technical […]

Russia’s message to Biden: New ballistic missile can breach defenses

Moscow is also working on other new weapons, such as an unmanned water vehicle called Poseidon. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JANUARY 2, 2021 11:54 Russia says that it is continuing work on its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. The system is now “nearing completion,” Russian state media says. Russian President Vladimir Putin is paying close attention to […]

The Abraham Accords domino effect will lead to more peace deals

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: It was hard to predict in January 2020 that, by the end of the year, Israel would have relations with four more Arab countries. LAHAV HARKOV JANUARY 1, 2021 13:53 We were all so innocent when 2020 began. In January 2020, people around the world had not yet heard of the COVID-19 virus, […]

Israel, Saudi Arabia seek US strike on Iran ahead of Biden inauguration: report

i24NEWS January 01, 2021, 01:33 AMlatest revision January 01, 2021, 06:08 AM AP Photo/Hasan SarbakhshianIran’s nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz in 300 kms 186 (miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran, Monday April, 9, 2007 Jerusalem and Riyadh said pushing for surgical strike on Iranian nuclear facilities Israel and Saudi Arabia have been urging the administration […]

U.S. Senate Is Pointing At Hezbollah Being Behind The Beirut Port Explosion

Rim ZreinJanuary 1, 2021 The United States Senate passed a resolution that highlights Hezbollah’s responsibility in the tragic Beirut Port explosion that left more than 200 dead, thousands more injured, and billions in damages. “The United States Government has longstanding concerns about Hezbollah‘s use of and influence over the Beirut port as a transit and […]

Iran says killers of top general Soleimani, including Trump, ‘not safe on Earth’

Meanwhile successor to assassinated Quds force chief threatens ‘severe revenge’ — which may come from within the United States By Agencies Today, 2:26 pm 1 Edit TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s judiciary chief warned Friday that Qassem Soleimani’s killers will “not be safe on Earth,” as the Islamic Republic began marking the first anniversary of the […]

Hezbollah aggression against northern Israel ‘increasingly likely,’ IDF official says

i24NEWS January 01, 2021, 10:04 AM AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari, FileA UN vehicle manned by Spanish peacekeepers patrols near a Hezbollah flag on the Lebanese side of the Lebanese-Israeli border in the southern village of Kfar Kila, in southeast Lebanon, on July 28, 2020. ‘Chances of a sudden, full-blown escalation are on the increase’ A resumption […]

The US and Israel Prepare for Iranian Revenge

By Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar January 1, 2021 Remains of the vehicle containing Qassem Soleimani following air strike, January 3, 2020, image via Wikimedia Commons   BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,863, January 1, 2021 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Moments before Donald Trump leaves the White House, Iran may try to avenge the killing of […]