With Iran, we are at a nuclear crossroads

As Iran nudges its uranium enrichment perilously close to weapons-grade level, an existentially threatened Israel would have to go it alone Tensions have been rising in the Middle East, mostly related to  Iran, in particular to its advances in the nuclear area. Whether by design, or as the result of developments, Iran has been gathering […]

Gaza rocket strikes field in south as Independence Day comes to a close

No reports of injuries or damage as projectile hits empty area amid general lull in violence from Strip Judah Ari GrossToday, 9:15 pm Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket at southern Israel on Thursday night, striking an open field, as the country’s Independence Day festivities came to end, according to Israeli authorities. […]

Russia says Iran nuclear talks ‘positive’ despite enrichment, Natanz sabotage

But as parties meet in Vienna, EU diplomat says Iranian move to further enrich uranium ‘puts pressure on everyone’ By Agencies and TOI staff Today, 6:22 pm   Russia said Thursday that the latest talks in Vienna to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal were positive despite fresh tensions, and Tehran’s preparations to further ramp […]

US said planning to expel Russian diplomats, announce sanctions over hacking

Reports say imminent move is response to alleged election interference and SolarWinds cyberattack; tensions rising amid Russia-Ukraine conflict By AFP Today, 1:04 pm WASHINGTON — The United States will announce sanctions against Russia on Thursday in retaliation for alleged election interference and hacking, American media reported. Tensions have escalated between the two countries in recent […]

Khamenei Dismisses Proposals Made During Nuclear Talks in Vienna

JNS News Service3 Iyyar 5781 – April 15, 2021 Photo Credit: Tasnim News Agency Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed proposals made so far during indirect talks with the United States in Vienna on Wednesday. “The offers they provide are usually arrogant and humiliating, [and] not worth looking at,” said Khamenei in an address […]

Assad’s confirmed chemical weapons use no surprise: US

‘Assad regime is responsible for innumerable atrocities,’ State Department spokesman says  News Service 10:32 April 15, 2021 AA A global chemical weapons watchdog’s determination that the Assad regime used chemical weapons in a 2018 attack in northwestern Syria “should come as a surprise to no one,” the State Department said on Wednesday. “The Assad regime […]

US intelligence report says Afghan peace deal unlikely

Kabul facing ‘setbacks on the battlefield, and the Taliban is confident it can achieve military victory,’ says report  News Service 10:15 April 15, 2021 AA The prospects for a negotiated settlement to end ongoing hostilities between the Afghan government and the Taliban are dim as the US prepares to withdraw, a recent US intelligence report […]

Turkish Foreign Minister Confirms US Has Cancelled Black Sea Passage of Warships

BREAKINGNEWS 07:27 GMT 15.04.2021(updated 07:40 GMT 15.04.2021)  Earlier, a source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that Washington had notified Ankara about the passage of its two warships through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has relayed that the United States has cancelled the passage of its warships to the […]

US envoy: resolving border talks with Israel benefits crisis-hit Lebanon

REUTERS APRIL 15, 2021 10:15 Washington stands ready to facilitate talks between Lebanon and Israel over their disputed maritime border which will have benefits for Lebanon’s crisis-hit economy, a US envoy said on Thursday. After meeting Lebanon’s president, Under Secretary of State David Hale blamed leaders for failing to tackle the country’s collapse, warning that […]

Iran nuclear talks set to resume in Vienna amid soaring tensions

European official says Tehran ‘puts pressure on everyone’ by accelerating uranium enrichment at Natanz; FM Zarif says ‘no alternative’ to lifting sanctions By Agencies and TOI staff Today, 10:17 am 0 Edit Talks to save the Iran nuclear deal were set to resume in Vienna on Thursday amid sky-high tensions, with Tehran preparing to ramp […]

‘Prolonged’ nuclear talks with US would be ‘harmful’, Khamenei warns as Iran reportedly close to starting 60% uranium enrichment

Iranian-US talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal should not “drag on,” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said, warning Washington against demanding Tehran return to its commitments before sanctions are lifted. “The talks shouldn’t become talks of attrition. They shouldn’t be [conducted] in a way that parties drag on and prolong the talks. This […]

Memorial Day: Israel comes to a standstill to honor 23,928 of its fallen soldiers

i24NEWS April 14, 2021, 04:49 AMlatest revision April 14, 2021, 05:41 AM  3 min read Flash90Israeli troops stand still as a two-minute siren sounded across the country, marking Memorial Day which commemorates fallen soldiers and victims of terror, on the border with Gaza Strip, on April 14, 2021. ‘We all stand together unified and hurt,’ […]

Kurds officially deny pro-Iran media claim of attack on Mossad base in Iraq

Tuesday night reports of fatal incident — seen as highly implausible and largely ignored in Israeli media — are false, says Kurdish Regional Government By Lazar Berman Today, 11:21 am The Kurdistan Regional Government released an official statement Wednesday denying reports in pro-Iranian media that “unknown forces” had attacked a Mossad facility and killed Israelis […]

Day 3 after Natanz: Iran reiterates ‘right’ to retaliate

This “reserves the right” story about retaliation appears to be a dialing back of Iran’s claims it would retaliate. SETH J. FRANTZMAN APRIL 13, 2021 12:46 Iran won’t climb down from claims it may retaliate for what it says is an Israeli sabotage, nuclear terror “war crime” against its Natanz facility. It also says that […]