Israeli jets escort US bomber to Gulf in fresh show of force to Iran

American military says flight was meant to demonstrate its ability to send aircraft from UK to the Middle East ‘seamlessly,’ given tensions in the region By Judah Ari Gross Today, 10:05 pm Edit   Judah Ari Gross is The Times of Israel’s military correspondent.   Israeli F-15 fighter jets escorted an American B-52 bomber as […]

US fears repeat of violence in Israel as religious holy days converge in April

Confluence of Passover, Ramadan and Easter has Biden administration urging Israel to thwart fresh conflict reminiscent of last year’s Gaza war Jacob MagidToday, 11:41 pm WASHINGTON — Fearing a deja vu of last May’s violence between Israelis and the Palestinians, the Biden administration is urging Israel to take preemptive actions in order to prevent a […]

Russia-Ukraine is important, but Iran is greater danger – Lindsey Graham

‘I guarantee you the Jewish people can’t live with a nuclear Iran. One Holocaust was enough,’ US senator tells reporters. By LAHAV HARKOV Published: FEBRUARY 14, 2022 20:16 Updated: FEBRUARY 14, 2022 21:06 AN IRANIAN FLAG is pictured near in a missile during a military drill, with the participation of Iran’s air defense units in October. (West Asia […]

Fire erupts at Iranian military base, in latest in series of mishaps

Cause of blaze still unknown; recent attacks on Iranian military and nuclear sites have been blamed on Israel APToday, 11:56 am DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A fire erupted at a military base in western Iran, state-linked media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of blazes and other mishaps at Iranian infrastructure in […]

If Israel strikes Iran, what happens next?

Nuclear deal talks are entering into their final stage in Vienna. By ADAM HOFFMAN Published: FEBRUARY 13, 2022 20:55 A missile is launched during a joint exercise called the ‘Great Prophet 17’, in the southwest of Iran, December 24, 2021. Picture taken December 24, 2021. (photo credit: SAEED SAJJADI/FARS NEWS/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)VIA REUTERS) As negotiations […]

Nuclear talks harder as West ‘pretends’ to take initiative – Iran official

Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons. By REUTERS Published: FEBRUARY 13, 2022 23:08 Updated: FEBRUARY 13, 2022 23:33 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gestures as he speaks at Tehran’s Friday prayer on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2022. (photo credit: PRESIDENT WEBSITE/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) […]

Palestinian official threatens ‘open conflict’ with Israel

Palestinian-Israeli peace talks collapsed in 2014 13:42 February 13, 2022 The head of the Palestinian National Council (PNC), Rawhi Fattouh, has threatened an “open conflict” with Israel, amid a deadlock in peace talks between Tel Aviv and the Palestinians. Speaking on state television late Saturday, Fattouh said the international community has until September to respond […]

Iran, ISIS, Hamas: Why are extremist groups launching threats in Turkey?

N12 reported that 12 terror plots against Israelis in Turkey were foiled in the past two years. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: FEBRUARY 13, 2022 18:45 Updated: FEBRUARY 13, 2022 19:35 Members of Hamas ride on a truck as they display a rocket during an anti-Israel rally in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 28, 2021 (photo […]

Israel will be directly affected if Russia escalates – Ukrainian Deputy FM

Ukraine is responsible for a large percentage of Israel’s grain. By LAHAV HARKOV Published: FEBRUARY 13, 2022 16:42 Updated: FEBRUARY 13, 2022 17:58 FM Yair Lapid meets with Ukraine’s Deputy FM Emine Dzhaparov (photo credit: FOREIGN MINISTRY) Israel’s grain supply will be slashed if there is an escalation in Ukraine, the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova warned in […]

US Says Diplomacy Still Open to End Ukraine Standoff With Russia

February 13, 2022 9:59 am US Says Diplomacy Still Open to End Ukraine Standoff With Russia by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff The United States said diplomacy could still resolve a standoff with Moscow over Ukraine but added that the risk of a Russian invasion was high enough to warrant pulling US embassy staff out of […]

Pentagon cannot confirm reports of a Russian plan to invade Ukraine on Wednesday

By REUTERS Published: FEBRUARY 13, 2022 16:28 Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby on Sunday said he cannot confirm reports that Russia plans to invade Ukraine on Wednesday. “I’m not in a position to confirm those reports,” Kirby said during an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” adding that the United States believes that a “major military action could happen […]

The ayatollahs’ men in Washington

If Israel’s leaders remain in denial on Biden’s support for the Iranian regime, they will undermine Israel’s standing in the eyes of its allies and weaken Israel’s ability to act either alone or with our allies to block Iran’s march to the bomb.Op-ed Caroline Glick 13.02.22 (JNS) Former Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif recently […]