Russia says it has killed 180 foreign fighters in Ukraine

“The destruction of foreign mercenaries who arrived on the territory of Ukraine will continue,” said Russian Defense Ministry representative Major General Igor Konashenkov. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: MARCH 13, 2022 18:20 Updated: MARCH 13, 2022 19:26 A badge is pictured on a uniform of a foreign fighter from the UK as they are ready to depart towards […]

IRGC claims responsibility for missiles fired from Iran towards US embassy in Iraq

No casualties were reported in the attack. By TZVI JOFFRE Published: MARCH 13, 2022 00:27 Updated: MARCH 13, 2022 12:44 View of the damaged studio at the Kurdistan 24 TV building, as staff work, after a ballistic missiles attack nearby in Erbil, Iraq March 13, 2022. (photo credit: AZAD LASHKARI/REUTERS) Some 12 missiles were fired from Iranian territory […]

Why did Iranian media claim Iran targeted ‘two advanced Israeli centers’ in Erbil? – analysis

If Iran can claim it has struck at both it gets to claim it has struck two for the price of one. This doesn’t mean that Iran has actually done what it claims to have done. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: MARCH 13, 2022 08:14 Updated: MARCH 13, 2022 11:50 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gestures as he speaks […]

Missiles From Iran Struck in Vicinity of U.S. Consulate in Northern Iraq, Officials Say

The attack, which didn’t injure any U.S. personnel, comes as the U.S. is seeking to revive a nuclear deal with Tehran The U.S. has a consulate inside Erbil, the capital of the semiautonomous Kurdish region in Iraq. The city’s international airport in February 2021. Photo: Yunus Keles/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images By Gordon Lubold and Michael R. […]

Did Russia empower Iran’s attack on Erbil? – analysis

Iran is counting on the US being afraid of “war” whiel Russia wants to return Ukraine to its “near abroad.” Iran wants to ride the Russian train as far as it can. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: MARCH 13, 2022 10:44 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L), who arrived to attend the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), meets […]

Missiles target US consulate in Erbil, Iraq – report

Videos shared on social media reportedly from the scene showed multiple large explosions in the area. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: MARCH 13, 2022 00:27 Updated: MARCH 13, 2022 01:29 Smoke rises over the Erbil, after reports of mortar shells landing near Erbil airport, Iraq February 15, 2021 (Illustrative). (photo credit: THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS) A number of missiles were […]

Russia open to Ukraine negotiations in Jerusalem

Israel is not sure if it should host talks between Russia and Ukraine. By LAHAV HARKOV Published: MARCH 12, 2022 23:56 Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks about putting nuclear deterrence forces on high alert, in this still image obtained from a video, in Moscow, Russia, February 27, 2022. (photo credit: Russian Pool/Reuters TV via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS) […]

Biden’s and Zelensky’s ‘Mutually Assured Delusion’ will bring MAD

Zelensky must have been assured of overt, full and active American military support that was never going to happen. Opinion.. Mark Langfan 12.03.2221:18 Up to now, MAD has stood for “Mutually Assured Destruction.” It meant and still means that during the Cold War between the US and the USSR/Russia, both countries were deterred from starting […]

US and Ukraine call on Israel to impose sanction on Russia

Israel has sought, despite the conflict, to maintain its deconfliction agreement with Russia through which it coordinates its aerial attacks against Iranian-backed targets. By TOVAH LAZAROFF Published: MARCH 12, 2022 22:23 Updated: MARCH 12, 2022 22:47 Ambassador Victoria Nuland, US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, points her finger while joking with a photographer before testifying as a […]

Zelensky suggests Jerusalem host negotiations between Ukraine, Russia

Says some 1,300 Ukrainian troops killed in fighting so far At briefing to reporters, Ukrainian leader says Israeli PM can play ‘an important role’ in efforts to end war By TOI staff Today, 5:03 pm Edit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested on Saturday that negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war could be […]

Biden admin offering $1 mil for groups to delegitimize Israel

11.03.22 Senator Ted Cruz calls State Dep. program to fund anti-Israel NGOs to investigate allegations of Israeli human rights abuses a “disgrace.” (Israel National News’ North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)