Hezbollah said to have built 15 new observation posts, all along border with Israel

IDF tells Israeli TV the Lebanese terror group has set up lookouts on northern frontier meters from army positions, including at spot where it staged raid that sparked 2006 war Emanuel FabianToday, 10:25 pm Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group has established over a dozen new observation posts all the way along Israel’s northern border in recent […]

Iran vows nuclear development to continue until West ends ‘illegal behavior’

Today, 9:45 pm The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council meets with top EU diplomat Josep Borrell, who is visiting Tehran as part of efforts to revive stalled nuclear talks. According to the Mehr news agency, Ali Shamkhani told Borrell that Iran’s violations of the 2015 nuclear deal “are solely a legal and rational […]

Iranian Guards replace commander of unit that protects supreme leader Khamenei

Hasan Mashroueifar takes over from Ebrahim Jabbari, days after IRGC intelligence chief also removed from his post By TOI staff Today, 7:28 pm Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has replaced the longtime commander of the unit responsible for protecting the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, state-affiliated media reported Saturday. The move came just two days […]

Biden to meet with Netanyahu during visit to Israel

Jacob MagidToday, 9:38 pm US President Joe Biden is slated to meet with opposition chairman Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to Israel next month, an official familiar with the matter tells The Times of Israel. The meeting was not planned initially but has been added to the schedule following Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s decision to […]

Putin aims to enable Belarus air force to carry nuclear weapons

By AFP Today, 8:30 pm Edit MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin offers to upgrade Belarus’ warplanes to make them capable of carrying nuclear weapons, amid soaring tensions with the West over Ukraine. “Many Su-25 [aircrafts] are in service with the Belarusian military. They could be upgraded in an appropriate way. This modernization should be […]

Iran nuclear talks with US to resume soon, Tehran and EU say

The deal appeared on the brink of revival in March when the EU, which is coordinating negotiations, invited ministers to Vienna to seal it after 11 months of indirect talks. By REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: JUNE 25, 2022 14:57 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reviews Iran’s new nuclear achievements during Iran’s National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran, Iran […]

Jordan’s king says Ukraine war exposes need for ‘Middle East NATO’

Abdullah warns Palestinian issue a potential roadblock to such an effort, says Russian focus on invasion has created destabilizing vacuum filled by Iran-backed militias in Syria TOI staffToday, 2:34 am Jordan’s King Abdullah raised the possibility of forming a military alliance in the Middle East similar to NATO while pointing to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as […]

Official says Mossad foiled 3 Iranian plots to attack Israelis in Turkey

Israeli security source briefing reporters notes situation stabilizing in Turkey but predicts travel warning will remain in place for now as Iranian agents remain at large By TOI staff Today, 8:41 pm   The Mossad spy agency managed to thwart three Iranian attacks targeting Israeli civilians in Turkey in recent days, a senior security official […]

Blaming Israel, Democrats call for US involvement in probe of journalist’s death

June 24, 2022 Lawmakers’ letter “implies both Israeli culpability and inability to conduct an objective, thorough investigation” of Shireen Abu Akleh’s death. By David Hellerman, World Israel News A group of 24 Democratic U.S. Senators have called for the U.S. to become more directly involved in the investigation into the death of American-Palestinian journalist Shireen […]

Iran replaces powerful chief of Guards’ intelligence unit – state TV

Iranian state media did not give a reason but state TV said Taeb would become an adviser to the Guards’ Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami. By REUTERS Published: JUNE 23, 2022 18:07 Members of a special IRGC force attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan […]

Riyadh and Ankara: Will reconciliation change the region?

According to reports the Saudi Crown Prince and Turkey’s leader discussed “their common determination to enhance cooperation in the bilateral relations.” By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: JUNE 23, 2022 11:22 Turkish President Erdogan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meet in Ankara (photo credit: REUTERS) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Turkey this […]