Day: September 13, 2022

Azerbaijan-Armenia: Clashes ongoing nearly 24 hours later

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Both the Armenian and Azerbaijani Armed Forces have reported casualties in the most recent clashes. By TZVI JOFFRE, REUTERS Published: SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 00:34 Updated: SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 21:58 An Azerbaijani service member and a Russian peacekeeper stand guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Shusha (Shushi) in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, November 13, 2020. (photo credit: STRINGER/ […]

Israel, UAE, Bahrain, US Celebrate 2-Year Anniversary of Abraham Accords

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By Hana Levi Julian18 Elul 5782 – September 13, 2022 Photo Credit: Official WH Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian via Flickr CC Just after signing of the Abraham Accords, Sept. 15, 2020 The original, founding signatories to the historic Abraham Accords this week are marking the second anniversary of the normalization agreement with a plethora […]

US Envoy Pressures Israel on ‘Two-State Solution’ at UNSC

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Hana Levi Julian18 Elul 5782 – September 13, 2022 Photo Credit: YouTube screenshot. United States ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaking at the Annual Gathering of Remembrance, April 24, 2022. US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday to discuss the Biden Administration’s “commitment […]

Gantz to UNSC: Israel wants to settle maritime border dispute with Lebanon

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There has been cautious optimism that Jerusalem and Beirut are close to signing an agreement on the maritime border dispute after back-and-forth diplomacy by the United States. By ANNA AHRONHEIM Published: SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 10:12 Defense Minister Gantz holds briefing with representatives of the UN Security Council and Abraham Accord countries, September 13, 2022 (photo credit: NIR […]

Gantz warns UN: Iran has vastly increased number of advanced centrifuges

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Defense minister cites Israeli intelligence that uranium enrichment capabilities at Fordo site have tripled, calls on Security Council to prepare sanctions against Tehran By Emanuel Fabian Today, 10:00 am Edit Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel’s military correspondent.   Defense Minister Benny Gantz briefs diplomats at the United Nations, September 12, 2022. (Nir […]

In Germany, Lapid says he gave Scholz ‘sensitive’ information on Iran nuke program

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Speaking at press conference with German chancellor, PM says world must move on from nuclear talks and find new way to deal with Iran By Lazar Berman and AFP 12 September 2022, 5:04 pm   BERLIN, Germany — Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Monday that he gave German Chancellor Olaf Scholz “sensitive and relevant intelligence […]

US denies Israeli claim that Iran nuke talks failed or that Biden ‘toughened’ stance

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State Department refutes several assertions by senior Israeli official who briefed reporters during PM’s visit to Berlin, rejects claim that Israel managed to sideline Rob Malley By Jacob Magid Today, 2:52 am   Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel’s US correspondent based in New York   The US State Department rejected on Monday remarks […]

Blinken: Iran ‘unwilling or unable’ to finalize nuclear talks, deal ‘unlikely’

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US secretary of state accuses Tehran of introducing extraneous issues in negotiations; State Department denies Israeli claims US is giving up on the talks TOI staffToday, 8:22 am In light of Iran’s latest reply to a draft proposal by the European Union, prospects for the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in the near […]