US report to single out Saudi Crown Prince over Khashoggi murder

Declassified version of US intelligence report to state that Saudi Crown Prince approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Arutz Sheva Staff , Feb 25 , 2021 5:11 AM A declassified version of a US intelligence report expected to be released on Thursday will state that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the […]

Israeli FM: Iran’s nuclear actions necessitate immediate international response

Today, 2:09 pm   With Iran moving to limit some UN inspections of its nuclear facilities, Israel’s foreign minister says its actions threaten regional stability and calls for an immediate international response. “Iran is crushing the last vestiges of oversight by the International Atomic Energy Agency and continues to challenge and threaten regional stability,” Gabi […]

China says Iran nuclear issue at ‘critical point’

BEIJING (AP) — Developments surrounding Iran’s nuclear program are at a “critical point” and lifting sanctions on the country is key to breaking the deadlock, China’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin’s comments came a day after Iran officially began restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities in a bid to pressure European countries […]

Concerns over Biden’s Iran policy aired in reported Saudi-Israel talks

Feb 24, 2021 @ 12:01 President Joe Biden’s plan to return to the 2015 nuclear accord and re-engage Iran on revisions was the focus of recent telephone calls between Saudi and Israel officials, the national Kan News reports. Last week, PM Binyamin Netanyahu convened an inconclusive security cabinet meeting at which he urged direct action […]

Iran says up to U.S. to move first on saving nuclear deal

Iran says up to U.S. to move first on saving nuclear deal Reuters | Published: 02.24.21 , 11:59   It is up to the United States to make the first move in saving the Iran nuclear deal, Iran’s ambassador in Geneva told the U.N.-sponsored Conference on Disarmament on Wednesday.”The onus is on the offending party […]

The US Brings Israel Into CENTCOM

by Yaakov Lappin   Though the move will take some time to go into effect, the Pentagon’s recent decision to relocate Israel to the area of responsibility (AOR) of the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM, which operates in the Middle East) is a direct operational reflection of the Abraham Accords, in which Israel normalized relations […]

UN finds inconsistencies in Iran claims over shot-down Ukrainian plane

All 176 people on board were killed, 138 of whom had ties to Canada. REUTERS FEBRUARY 24, 2021 08:53 Inconsistencies in the Iran government’s explanation of the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane last year raise questions over whether it was intentional, an independent UN investigator said on Tuesday, but she had found no […]

Israel Receives One of the World’s Oldest Esther Scrolls in Time for Purim Holiday

02-23-2021 JERUSALEM, Israel – The National Library of Israel in Jerusalem has been gifted one of the world’s oldest copies of The Book of Esther. The Book of Esther, also known as the “Megillah” is read every year by Jews around the world during the holiday of Purim. Purim, which falls on Feb. 25-28 this […]

Israeli, Saudi officials discuss Biden’s planned return to Iran nuke deal — TV

Israel’s public broadcaster says recent phone calls also touched on Riyadh’s concerns over new US administration’s focus on alleged Saudi rights violations TOI staffToday, 2:07 am Senior Israeli and Saudi officials recently held several phone calls to discuss the Biden administration’s plans to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal, Israeli television reported Tuesday. During the conversations, […]

As Iran plays chicken with Biden, it also moves closer to the bomb

Tehran appears to be jockeying for position ahead of nuke deal talks by blackballing inspectors and threatening to increase enrichment, but the posturing carries dangerous risks Lazar Berman 0 With each step Iran takes to advance its nuclear program, a path out of the dangerous quagmire becomes even more murky. On Tuesday, Tehran officially suspended […]

Netanyahu: Israel will prevent a nuclear Iran whether or not a deal is in place

PM issues warning after Tehran begins restricting access to IAEA inspectors, in further breach of nuke deal; top Israeli officials hold policy meeting as US seeks to reenter accord By TOI staff 24 February 2021, 12:31 am 0 Edit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday vowed Israel would prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, […]

State TV: Iran imposes curbs on UN nuclear inspections

By NASSER KARIMI19 minutes ago 1 of 2 FILE – In this Feb. 20, 2021, file photo, Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, right, speaks with spokesman of Iran’s atomic agency Behrouz Kamalvandi upon his arrival at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport, Iran. Iran has said it plans to cease its […]