Massive fire breaks out at oil refinery near Iran’s capital

Unclear if there are injuries in blaze, which firefighters believe struck a pipeline for liquefied petroleum gas at the facility APToday, 8:16 pm TEHRAN, Iran — A massive fire broke out Wednesday night at the oil refinery serving Iran’s capital, sending thick plumes of black smoke over Tehran. It wasn’t immediately clear if there were […]

Lapid tells Rivlin: I have succeeded in forming coalition with Bennett

Bennett, Abbas finalize coalition deal * New governing coalition has been formed and is prepared to replace Netanyahu GIL HOFFMAN JUNE 2, 2021 23:53 A new governing coalition has been formed and is prepared to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opposition leader Yair Lapid officially informed President Reuven Rivlin and Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin late […]

Erdoğan says political tensions with U.S. unprecedented under Biden

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticised the political approach of the United States towards Turkey under President Joe Biden, saying that tensions between the two countries were unprecedented in recent times. Erdoğan said there had been no such problems with former U.S. leaders, either Republican or Democrat, including George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald […]

Iran’s largest navy ship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman

By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL37 minutes ago 1 of 2 In this satellite image provided by Planet Labs Inc., the Iranian navy’s Kharg support ship is seen off the coast of Jask, Iran, Tuesday, June 1, 2021. The Kharg, the largest ship in the Iranian navy, caught fire and later sank Wednesday, June 2, […]

Iran Rearming Hamas with ‘Thousands of New Rockets’

Hamas: ‘This war will last forever’ Members of the Ezz-Al Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, parade on trucks with rockets in a street in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 27, 2021. / Getty Images Adam Kredo • June 1, 2021 12:35 pm The Iranian regime is […]

Netanyahu: Israel Will Get Rid of Iran’s Existential Threat, Even if US Opposes

Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency22 Sivan 5781 – June 2, 2021 Photo Credit: Koby Gideon/GPO PM Netanyahu’s Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony for the New Director of the Mossad. If faced with the difficult situation of having to choose between an Iran armed with nuclear weapons or a diplomatic clash with Washington following an attack on Iran, […]

Largest ship in Iranian navy catches fire and sinks

Crew evacuated from support vessel Kharg after blaze breaks out on board in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz By Amir Vahdat and Jon Gambrell Today, 9:53 am   TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The largest ship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under […]

New Mossad chief hints at more assassinations, attacks against Iran

New Mossad chief hints at more assassinations, attacks against Iran Israel would not be passive simply because the majority of the world was willing to look the other way on Iran’s nuclear program. By YONAH JEREMY BOB JUNE 1, 2021 21:37 Incoming Mossad director David Barnea on Tuesday gave a threatening speech against Iran, alluding […]

The truth about the Natanz explosion impact revealed

Some 164 to174 centrifuges may have been damaged or destroyed by the April explosion. By YONAH JEREMY BOB JUNE 1, 2021 21:07 On April 11, there was an explosion at Iran’s all-important Natanz underground nuclear facility. After months of debates and different narratives about what the impact was of that explosion, Monday night’s The International […]

Israeli Defense Minister Gantz to Make Snap White House Visit to Talk Iran, US Military Aid

by Benjamin Kerstein Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz attends a cabinet meeting of the new government, at the Chagall Hall in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, May 24, 2020. Photo: Abir Sultan / Pool via Reuters / File. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz will make a snap visit to the US on Thursday […]

Russia detains prominent opposition politician in widening crackdownReuters | Published: 06.01.21 , 23:26

Reuters Published: 06.01.21 , 23:26 Dmitry Gudkov, a prominent opposition politician and former parliamentarian, was detained by Russian law enforcement officials on Tuesday, TASS news agency reported, part of a broader crackdown on Kremlin critics.While a sitting lawmaker in the lower house of parliament, Gudkov was expelled from the Just Russia party in 2013 for […]

Lebanese report claims Nasrallah sick with pneumonia and allergies, not COVID

Sources close to Hezbollah chief say he is under medical supervision but does not need hospital treatment Emanuel FabianToday, 11:32 am Sources close to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday pushed back against claims he had contracted the coronavirus, saying the terror leader was suffering from pneumonia and seasonal allergies. According to the sources, this […]