Month: July 2022

US has clinched deal with Saudis for normalization steps toward Israel — official

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Middle East diplomat confirms agreement is moving forward; will allow Israeli airlines to fly over Arab kingdom as well as direct flights from Israel for Muslim pilgrims By Jacob Magid and TOI staff Today, 10:09 pm   US President Joe Biden, during his visit to Jeddah this weekend, will announce the successful brokering of an […]

‘True friendship’: US, Israel sign historic ‘Jerusalem Declaration’

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July 14, 2022 The countries “further reaffirm that the strategic U.S.-Israel partnership is based on a bedrock of shared values, shared interests, and true friendship.” By Aryeh Savir, TPS U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Yair Lapid met in Jerusalem on Thursday and adopted the historic Joint Declaration on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership, known […]

Italian PM Draghi says he will resign later today

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AFPToday, 8:01 pm Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi says he will resign amid a political crisis sparked by the refusal of the Five Star Movement to participate in a government confidence vote. “I want to announce that this evening I will hand in my resignation to the president,” Draghi tells his cabinet. He says the […]

Nasrallah: ‘No One Will Be Allowed to Extract or Sell Gas & Oil If Lebanon Can’t’

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Hana Levi Julian15 Tammuz 5782 – July 14, 2022 Photo Credit: Energean Gas & Oil / Twitter Energean’s Karish oil and gas rig, anchored in the Mediterranean off the coast of northern Israel. The leader of Lebanon’s Iranian proxy, Hezbollah, threatened Wednesday in a televised address that no one will be allowed to extract natural […]

What does using force against Iran ‘as a last resort’ mean for the US? – analysis

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Israeli intelligence has often taken action based on a partial picture of what was going on in the Islamic Republic. By YONAH JEREMY BOB Published: JULY 14, 2022 09:44 Updated: JULY 14, 2022 09:59 Prime Minister Yair Lapid welcomes US President Joe Biden as he lands for a three-day visit, at Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod near […]

Russia Is Working On A New Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile: Report

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Russia is apparently working to add an anti-ship ballistic missile to its existing anti-access/area-denial strategy. Thomas NewdickJul 13, 2022 6:36 PM Reports from Russia suggest the country is the latest to develop an anti-ship ballistic missile, or ASBM, the class of weapon that’s popularly dubbed ‘carrier killer.’ The previously unknown missile project, known by the […]

US would use force against Iran ‘as last resort,’ Biden tells Israeli TV

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Speaking to Channel 12, US president says exiting 2015 nuclear deal was a ‘gigantic mistake’ by Trump; Democrats who call Israel an apartheid state are ‘few’ and ‘wrong’ By TOI staff Today, 10:57 pm US President Joe Biden told Israel’s Channel 12 news that he would use force against Iran as a “last resort” to […]

White House walks back Sullivan’s claim US seeking consulate in East Jerusalem

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There has been no change in American policy regarding offices for Palestinians closed since 2019, spokesman clarifies after Biden adviser apparently misspeaks TOI staffJacob MagidToday, 5:34 pm White House spokesperson John Kirby on Wednesday walked back remarks made by US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who said earlier that Washington wants the Palestinians to have […]

Israeli drones flying in Bahrain skies to counter Iran – report

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Israel’s Mossad and Shin Bet internal security services have also begun to train Bahraini intelligence officers, according to the WSJ. By ANNA AHRONHEIM Published: JULY 13, 2022 10:43 Updated: JULY 13, 2022 11:08 Bahrain Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani shakes hands with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid, the host of “The Negev Summit” which is […]

France Says Only a Few Weeks Left to Save Iran Nuclear Deal

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by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff A view of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility 250 km (155 miles) south of the Iranian capital Tehran, March 30, 2005. Photo: REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi France’s new foreign minister said on Tuesday there were only a few weeks before the window of opportunity to revive Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world […]

Putin to Meet with Turkish, Iranian Counterparts in Tehran

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Hana Levi Julian14 Tammuz 5782 – July 12, 2022 Photo Credit: Kremlin.ru Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. January 2022 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Turkey’s President Tayyip Recep Erdogan and Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi next week in Tehran. Erdogan and Raisi are both strong supporters […]