Pressuring Biden, Iran warns he won’t have endless time to rejoin nuclear pact

In further step away from 2015 deal, Tehran spokesperson says limitations to be placed from next month on UN short-notice inspections of suspect sites By Nasser Karimi 26 January 2021, 2:16 pm TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran warned the Biden administration on Tuesday that it will not have an indefinite time period on its disposal […]

Israel reopens mission to Morocco after 20 years

“This is living proof of the changes in the region and the warm peace between us and countries in the region,” Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said. LAHAV HARKOV JANUARY 26, 2021 19:27 The Israeli Liaison Office in Morocco reopened on Tuesday when former ambassador to Egypt David Govrin arrived in Rabat. It had been closed […]

Israel threatens to attack Iran if US eases sanctions, rejoins 2015 nuke deal

Israeli officials warned they will attack Iran if President Joe Biden eases U.S. sanctions on Iran and rejoins the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal. Two weeks ago, Tzachi Hanegbi, a cabinet member and top advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, threatened that Israel will take […]

Gantz: Our window to prepare for an earthquake is closing fast

‘I am not a prophet, but statistics show that in the next few years we will face such a scenario’ By UDI SHAHAM JANUARY 26, 2021 20:13 The authorities and infrastructure in Israel are not prepared to deal with an earthquake – and actions are needed immediately, Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned on Tuesday. Speaking […]

Report: Israel, Sudan to open embassies soon

Report: Israel, Sudan to open embassies soon Jonathan Regev discusses memorandum of understanding reportedly set to be signed soon between Israel and Sudan. Tags: I24NEWS   i24NEWS , Jan 26 , 2021 10:54 PM   Israel-Sudan iStock [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPplTGjYk5k?autohide=1&rel=0] Jonathan Regev discusses memorandum of understanding reportedly set to be signed soon between Israel and Sudan.

U.S. announces restoration of relations with Palestinians

Associated Press Published: 01.26.21 , 23:09 U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday it was restoring relations with the Palestinians and renewing aid to Palestinian refugees, a reversal of the Trump administration’s cutoff and a key element of its new support for a two-state solution to the decades-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.Acting U.S. Ambassador […]

White House signals to leaders: Iran will come later – analysis

US President Joe Biden called the leaders of Canada, Mexico, France and England, but has yet to contact Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. LAHAV HARKOV JANUARY 26, 2021 11:16 The headlines coming out of some of the first phone calls the Biden administration made to foreign leaders and national security figures were all about Iran – […]

China Has Already Started to Test the Biden Administration

Lawrence A. FranklinJanuary 26, 2021 at 4:00 am Not a week has passed since the inauguration of President Joe Biden — whose son reportedly engaged in business deals with China worth $1.5 billion — and the Chinese Communist Party, which illegally seized Hong Kong last summer, has already sent more than two dozen warplanes, including […]

Moscow, Tehran Interested in Full Restoration of Iran Nuclear Deal, Russian Foreign Minister Says

  09:36 GMT 26.01.2021(updated 09:44 GMT 26.01.2021)  by Tim Korso Despite new US President Joe Biden expressing interest in negotiating a return to the Iran nuclear deal, Washington is yet to initiate talks with Tehran. The deal suffered a major blow in 2018 after former US President Donald Trump withdrew his country from the deal […]

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 […]