In DC, Israel’s top spy and security wonk face a mission impossible on Iran

Meir Ben-Shabbat and Yossi Cohen are well-regarded in Washington, but their trip is unlikely to prevent the Biden administration from barreling toward deal with Tehran By Lazar Berman 28 April 2021, 2:38 am 0 Edit Senior Israeli national security officials are in Washington for their first face-to-face meetings in the United States with their Biden […]

EU says Iran talks in Vienna to resume on Tuesday

Talks in Vienna aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear accord will resume on Tuesday, the European Union said on Monday, the latest of several rounds of talks to bring the United States back into the deal and to convince Tehran to end its breaches, Iran and Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia have been […]

Israel, US, to establish inter-agency working group to discuss Iran

A new inter-agency working group will be formed between the US and Israel, focusing on the shared threat of Iranian drones and missiles, according to the White House statement. By OMRI NAHMIAS APRIL 28, 2021 00:49 The United States and Israel agreed to establish an inter-agency working group “to focus particular attention on the growing […]

Netanyahu on Gaza rockets: Our enemies should not test us

By LAHAV HARKOV APRIL 27, 2021 13:23 Israel is ready to react to any developments, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, after terrorists launched over 40 rockets at Israel in the past four days. “After the Security Cabinet meeting, we decided to prepare for every scenario,” Netanyahu said. “That is the instruction that I […]

Iran warns Israel that regional ‘mischief’ will be met with great force

Revolutionary Guards commander makes comments after reported strike on Iranian ship off Syrian coast and amid unrest in Jerusalem and on Gaza border By TOI staff Today, 12:58 pm Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Israel on Monday against carrying out any further “mischiefs,” saying they will be responded to with great force. The […]

Russia says US, NATO actions in Europe increase military threat -Ifax

By REUTERS APRIL 27, 2021 11:40 Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that actions by the United States and the transalantic NATO alliance in Europe were contributing to an increased military threat, the Interfax news agency reported. Frictions around Russia’s border with Ukraine have eased in recent days after Moscow ordered a withdrawal […]

Abbas Cancels Legislative Election Denying Hamas Easy Victory, Pins Blame on Israel

David Israel15 Iyyar 5781 – April 27, 2021 Photo Credit: Flash90 PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (archive). The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported Tuesday morning that Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has informed the European Union, Jordan, and Egypt of his decision to cancel the 2021 Palestinian legislative election, which was scheduled for May 22. Abbas clarified […]

EU to push Israel on Jerusalem voting as Abbas set to delay election – report

Lebanese newspaper says bloc wants time to pressure Jewish state on formally allowing voting in city, a matter Israel has not yet officially commented on By TOI staff Today, 9:45 am Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has told the European Union, Egypt and Jordan of his decision to postpone the upcoming elections, but the EU […]

Iran demands US lift sanctions from 1,500 people to revive nuclear deal

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, said the United States must lift sanctions imposed on about 1,500 individuals as part of efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, Bloomberg reported. In an interview with the state-run ICANA news agency, Araghchi said the sequencing of the US’ return to the accord and Iran’s return to full […]

Report: Hamas rejects ceasefire offers, threatens ‘major conflict’ over Jerusalem

While PA President Mahmoud Abbas threatens to cancel Palestinian elections if east Jerusalem residents are not allowed to take part, Hamas tells Hezbollah-affiliated newspaper that it is willing to drag the Gaza Strip into a “major conflict.” By  Dean Shmuel Elmas and Shahar Klaiman  Published on  04-26-2021 10:03 Last modified: 04-26-2021 10:07 Members of Hamas in the Gaza […]

Hamas warns Israel will ‘bear the consequences’ of closing Gaza fishing zone

Terror group sources tell Lebanese outlet they oppose truce until Jerusalem unrest ends, threaten escalation if Palestinian elections delayed; security cabinet to convene at 3 p.m. By TOI staff 26 April 2021, 12:54 pm The Hamas terror group reacted furiously Monday to Israel’s full closure of the Gaza fishing zone in response to continuing rocket […]

Iran Is a Battleground in the US-China Cold War

 by Shervan Fashandi They say that those who do not remember history are doomed to repeat it. If history is any sort of guide, then we must look no further than the former Soviet Union to recognize a pattern which is crystallizing in regard to China’s relationship to Iran, and the growing indicators that the […]