Netanyahu after Iran strategy meeting: Nuclear agreement is worthless

“Israel isn’t pinning its hopes on an agreement with an extremist regime like Iran. With or without an agreement we will do everything so Iran isn’t armed with nuclear weapons.” By LAHAV HARKOV FEBRUARY 23, 2021 13:41     Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the memorial service for the 1920 Battle of Tel Hai, February 23, 2021. […]

Will Riyadh, Manama be Iran’s next targets? – opinion

Iran is more patient than the West, willing to wait years for the right opportunity to pounce, and American policy-makers underestimate this desire to export its revolutionary message. By ERIC R. MANDEL FEBRUARY 22, 2021 20:44  It has been seven years since an Iranian member of parliament, who reportedly was close to the Supreme Leader, […]

EXCLUSIVE: Biden team colluded with Iran to foil Trump diplomacy

  President Trump in 2019 sought to open a back channel of communication with top Iranian officials and saw the U.N. General Assembly meeting in September as a potential opportunity to defuse escalating tension with Tehran, but the effort failed. Two months earlier, however, a different back channel was thriving in New York. Iran’s smooth, […]

Khamenei: If we wanted nukes, nobody, including ‘Zionist clown,’ could stop us

Iran’s leader also warns it may enrich uranium to 60%, as it steps further away from nuclear deal; top US diplomat says DC willing to reenter pact if Tehran in ‘strict compliance’ TOI staffAgencies22 February 2021, 8:53 pm Iranian Supreme Leader Ayotallah Ali Khamenei claimed Monday that his country has no interest in a nuclear […]

Iran’s nuclear weapons program never really slowed down

Iran has not yet provided the IAEA with a plausible explanation for any of the gross violations of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.  By  Dr. Raphael Ofek  Published on  02-22-2021 05:42 Last modified: 02-22-2021 05:46   Samples collected by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at two Iranian sites where Tehran has not reported any […]

Iran stops snap nuclear inspections, state-run daily urges caution

By Reuters Staff DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian government newspaper warned on Tuesday that overly radical actions in the nuclear wrangling with the West may lead to the country’s isolation after Tehran ended snap inspections by United Nations inspectors.   Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Kazem Gharibabadi, said it had ended implementation […]

Blinken to Ashkenazi: Two-state solution is the best way to ensure Israel’s future

Israel ends meeting on Iran deal with tactical decisions, hopes Iranian obstinacy will end option of US rejoining deal. Arutz Sheva Staff , Feb 23 , 2021 9:56 AM Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday held a meeting to determine Israel’s policy regarding the US intention to return to the “Iran deal.” According to […]

Iran: Temporary deal limiting IAEA access to sites is ‘significant achievement’

Tehran says under agreement, inspectors stay in nuclear sites; some cameras will run at suspicious non-nuclear sites, but IAEA won’t get footage until sanctions rolled back AgenciesTOI staffToday, 2:44 pm Iran on Monday hailed as a “significant achievement” the outcome of a visit by the head of the UN nuclear watchdog and a temporary agreement […]

Israeli Navy foils attack at sea, sinks suspicious vessel

February 22, 2021 Israel has more concerns about the sea, particularly with its newfound riches offshore which represent soft targets. By World Israel News Staff The Israeli Navy identified a “potential threat” on Monday morning, sinking a suspicious vessel near the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces reported. “Earlier today, IDF naval troops spotted suspicious […]

Analysis: Why Iran considers Biden a ‘weak’ president

February 22, 2021 “In Tehran’s eyes, Biden is a pushover,” wrote Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, former editor-in-chief of the Saudi newspaper Ashraq Al-Awsat. By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute It is only one month into his term in office, and President Joe Biden is already facing criticism from Arabs over his administration’s soft policy toward Iran. The […]

Blinken to Ashkenazi: Two-state solution is the best way to ensure Israel’s future

Blinken to Ashkenazi: Two-state solution is the best way to ensure Israel’s future Secretary of State speaks to Israeli Foreign Minister, tells him the US believes in a two-state solution. Tags: Two-state Solution Israel-US Antony Blinken Gabi Ashkenazi Peace Talks   Elad Benari , Feb 22 , 2021 11:16 PM   US Secretary of State […]

Germany urges Iran to comply with nuclear pact

By REUTERS FEBRUARY 22, 2021 13:29 German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called on Monday for salvaging the 2015 nuclear pact between Iran and world powers which he said was in Tehran’s interest. Addressing the U.N.-sponsored Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, he noted the Biden’s administration’s stated readiness to rejoin the pact, adding: “It is in […]

Russia-EU break possible but unwanted: Analyst

Pressures in relations between Russia and the West have recently become so strained that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned of the possibility of a complete break in ties, reports Anadolu Agency. In an interview with Anadolu Agency, Andrey Kortunov, head of the Russian International Affairs Council, a Moscow-based academic and diplomatic think tank established upon […]

Rare visit to Israel by Egypt’s oil minister sends signals to Biden, Erdogan

The trip, following similar delegations of Greek and Cypriot leaders, is intended to show that the regional allies are united and coordinated, both against friends and foes Today, 3:02 am Although the visit of Egypt’s Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister to Israel on Sunday had the trappings of a routine discussion about energy cooperation by […]