EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon bracing for Iran’s ‘probable’ deployment of nuclear weapons

The Pentagon’s top strategist believes it is “probable” that Iran’s anti-American Islamist regime will one day possess nuclear weapons, according to his talking points obtained by The Washington Times. James H. Baker, who directs the Defense Department’s Office of Net Assessment (ONA), raised that inevitability during a private talk in July 2017 before a Japanese-U.S. […]

Cyprus-Israel reach understanding over gas reserves

Cyprus and Israel have reached an understanding over gas reserves straddling their maritime border, the Cypriot energy minister said on Tuesday, in a key step toward resolving a nine-year impasse over offshore spoils. Development of the Aphrodite gas field in Cypriot waters has been held up because a small part of it stretches into Israel’s maritime […]

Netanyahu may meet Saudi crown prince during UAE visit: report

Israeli public broadcaster says ‘advanced contacts’ underway to arrange sit-down in Abu Dhabi, after the two reportedly met in November TOI staffToday, 8:15 pmUpdated at 8:54 pm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could meet with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his planned visit to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, Israeli television reported […]

Report: Netanyahu may meet Saudi crown prince in UAE

Reuters Published: 03.10.21 , 19:42 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, Israeli public broadcaster Kan says.The report was not immediately confirmed by Netanyahu’s office or by the UAE. Kan said he would hold talks with Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince […]

Israel and US to convene 1st strategic group meeting on Iran

Sessions will be led by national security advisers Ben-Shabbat and Sullivan; sides will seek to limit disagreements and keep discord behind closed doors By Jacob Magid Today, 7:34 pm   Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel’s US correspondent based in New York Israeli and Biden administration officials on Thursday will hold the first session […]

US: 140 lawmakers sign bipartisan letter to Blinken warning of ‘wide range of illicit Iranian behavior’

i24NEWS March 10, 2021, 04:32 AM ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / POOL / AFPUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks about priorities for the administration of US President Joe Biden in the Ben Franklin room at the State Department in Washington, DC on March 3, 2021. Lawmakers urge Biden team to take on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, […]

‘We will work to designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization’

“I think we should have done it already,” says Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, “but right after I return [to Brazil] I will put the matter back on the table with the defense minister and president.”  By  Damian Pachter  Published on  03-10-2021 08:56 Last modified: 03-10-2021 09:08 Eduardo Bolsonaro | Photo: Joshua Roberts/Reuters […]

PA keeps Emirates out of EastMed Gas Forum

The Palestinian Authority vetoed the UAE’s entry into the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum, of which Israel is also a member, as reported this morning by Reshet Bet. According to the report, at the forum’s meeting held yesterday (Tuesday) in Cairo, the energy ministers of Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and the PA discussed accepting […]

Hamas leadership vote turns into dramatic standoff as Sinwar seeks reelection

Three rounds of voting fail to produce a clear outcome, 4th vote said delayed; Sinwar’s chief opponent, Nizar Awadullah, played a key role in 2011 Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange Aaron Boxerman9 March 2021, 6:58 pm Three rounds of voting for the leadership of Hamas’s Gaza office were said to end in a stalemate on Tuesday […]

Germany wants common sanctions policy with U.S. -foreign minister

Published: 03.10.21 , 06:44 Germany hopes that improved relations with the United States under U.S. President Joe Biden will open the door for possible joint sanctions against China and Russia over human rights and other abuses, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday.He said the trans-Atlantic partners should act together to defend their common interests […]

UAE to host IAEA’s most complex nuclear crisis drill to test emergency responses

36-hour exercise, set to involve more than 170 countries, will be held at the UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plan, some 340 kilometers from Iran’s shores AFPToday, 7:26 am DUBAI — The UAE said Tuesday it will this year host the International Atomic Energy Agency’s most complex nuclear emergency exercise, a 36-hour drill that takes place […]