North Korea expands number of ballistic missile units, says Seoul

by Gabriel Dominguez & Dae Young Kim North Korea has expanded the number of its ballistic missile units and bolstered the status, capabilities, and training of its special forces, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) said in its 2020 Defense White Paper released on 2 February 2021. The MND said in the paper that […]

The PA is back on the State Department docket

Normalization is no substitute for peace, yet peace can’t happen without it Opinion. Yisrael Medad , Feb 04 , 2021 10:00 AM (JNS) At the U.S. State Department press conference on Feb. 2, a question was posed by Said Arikat of the Al-Quds daily newspaper. Incidentally, if you do not know, among other things this […]

UN chief urges Mideast Quartet to meet in coming weeks

i24NEWS February 04, 2021, 01:24 AMlatest revision February 04, 2021, 01:25 AM  2 min read Michael Sohn / POOL / AFPUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a joint press conference with the German Foreign Minister after a meeting in Berlin, on December 17, 2020. The Quartet – consisting of the US, Russia, EU, and the UN […]

Israel alleged in heightened anti-Iran & Hizballah action over Syria

Feb 4, 2021 @ 10:08 The Syrian News Agency and other sources report that Israel targeted sites south of Quneitra and around Damascus on Wednesday. A Syrian military source said that the first was launched by airstrikes and surface-to-surface missiles against the Quneitra area and most were downed by Syrian anti-air defenses. Quneitra north of […]

Israel strikes targets in south Syria — state media

Attack said to hit sites in Golan, around Damascus in latest in a series of airstrikes against Iran-linked targets By JUDAH ARI GROSS Today, 11:38 pm  0 297shares Illustrative. A Syrian anti-aircraft missile explodes in mid-air, lighting up the night sky near Damascus on November 24, 2020. (SANA) Israeli airstrikes targeted a number of sites in southern Syria […]

Iran: President Rouhani rejects calls to amend nuclear accord

AFP February 03, 2021, 05:34 AM  2 min read Iranian Presidency Office via APIranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on January 7, 2021. ‘If they don’t [want deal], they can go live their lives,’ Iranian leader states Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday ruled out changes to Iran’s nuclear accord with […]

Israel raises security level over Iranian threats

Israel raises security level over Iranian threats With Iran suspected of involvement in two separate bombing attacks on Israeli targets over the past week, military experts expect a strike. Tags: Iranian Military Iran Attack Threat   i24NEWS , Feb 03 , 2021 12:46 PM   Iran hack iStock [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQdo7a3qhes?autohide=1&rel=0]

Biden orders USS Nimitz aircraft carrier home in possible signal to Iran

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin instructed the carrier and and the 5,000 sailors and Marines of its strike group to return home after being deployed for over 240 days. ZACHARY KEYSER FEBRUARY 3, 2021 12:12 The United States aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, known for anchoring US power in the Middle East, has been ordered back […]

US moves carrier strike group out of Gulf as tensions with Iran appear to ebb

Pentagon spokesperson says USS Nimitz will move to Indo-Pacific Command, but declines to discuss assessments of Iranian military threat By Agencies Today, 10:18 am 0 Edit   WASHINGTON, United States — US President Joe Biden’s administration has pulled an aircraft carrier out of the Gulf in a sign of potentially easing tensions with Iran, which […]

US moves carrier strike group out of Gulf as tensions with Iran appear to ebb

Pentagon spokesperson says USS Nimitz will move to Indo-Pacific Command, but declines to discuss assessments of Iranian military threat AgenciesToday, 10:18 am WASHINGTON, United States — US President Joe Biden’s administration has pulled an aircraft carrier out of the Gulf in a sign of potentially easing tensions with Iran, which had soared under former US […]

Serbia ‘not happy’ with Israel’s recognition of Kosovo, says it will impact ties

Belgrade, which denies the statehood of former province, unhappy after investing ‘serious efforts’ in relations with Jerusalem By Agencies and TOI staff 2 February 2021, 1:29 pm Serbia’s foreign minister said Tuesday the government was “not happy” with Israel’s decision to recognize Kosovo, a former Serbian province whose statehood Belgrade denies and has waged a […]