Israel condemns Russia’s massive call-up of reservists, nuclear threats

Senior official says military mobilization ‘deepens a war that didn’t need to happen,’ expresses concern for Jews in Russia By Lazar Berman 22 September 2022, 1:10 am Edit     Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel’s diplomatic reporter   NEW YORK — A senior Israeli official condemned on Wednesday the decision by Russian President Vladimir […]

US envoy to Iran says no nuclear deal if Tehran doesn’t allow UN watchdog probe

  Rob Malley tells Israeli TV network that revival of JCPOA remains ‘best option’ to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear bomb, denies Israeli influence toughened Washington’s stance By TOI staff 22 September 2022, 12:18 am   The US Special Envoy on Iran Robert Malley said Wednesday that if Iran continues to insist that the International […]

Iranian President Raisi Calls Nuclear Program ‘Peaceful’ in UNGA Speech, Israeli Ambassador Walks Out

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday addressed the UN General Assembly, declaring that Iran’s nuclear program was peaceful.   “Some powers are trying to make the world forget the main issue of global disarmament by making Iran’s peaceful activities a problem,” Raisi said. “I explicitly declare that the Islamic Republic of Iran is not seeking […]

Raisi made clear why Iran won’t surrender nuclear program in UN speech – analysis

During his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Ebrahim Raisi demands more guarantees and assurances from the US that it would not leave the nuclear deal. By LAHAV HARKOV Published: SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 20:06 Updated: SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 22:19 Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in […]

Lapid slammed by rivals, allies for plan to back two-state solution in UN address

Prime minister slated to offer ‘hope and vision through strength’; right-wing ministers criticize intended remarks, while lawmakers from left support move and urge talks with Abbas Lazar BermanToday, 11:15 pm NEW YORK — In his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, Prime Minister Yair Lapid will include an explicit call for a […]

IDF announces closures on West Bank, Gaza crossings during upcoming holidays

Defense minister says over 1,000 terror operatives arrested or shot in recent months, amid uptick in violence in Palestinian cities By Emanuel Fabian 20 September 2022, 8:11 pm The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday announced the closure of crossings with the West Bank and Gaza Strip during the upcoming Jewish holidays. Closures for Rosh Hashanah […]

Why the death of an Iranian woman is sparking protests and a brutal crackdown

Death of Mahsa Amin, 22, after arrest by ‘morality police’ has angered many, who see it as part of Iran’s heavy-handed policing of dissent and violent treatment of young women Joseph KraussToday, 10:11 am AP — Protests have erupted across Iran in recent days after a 22-year-old woman died while being held by the morality […]

UK says Putin’s threats must be taken seriously

LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech on Wednesday was a worrying escalation and the threats he made must be taken seriously, British foreign office minister Gillian Keegan told Sky News. Putin ordered Russia’s first military mobilisation since World War Two, warning the West that if it continued what he called its […]

Suspected terrorist in killing of woman, 84, found dead after apparent suicide

West Bank Palestinian Mousa Sarsour found hanged in abandoned Tel Aviv building hours after he allegedly killed woman in Holon; IDF arrests his relatives Emanuel FabianTOI staffToday, 8:46 amUpdated at 9:26 am The body of the Palestinian suspected of killing an elderly woman Tuesday evening, in what security officials have described as a terror attack, […]

Russia announces mobilization of 300,000 more troops, makes veiled nuclear threat

Putin says call-up needed to ‘protect our homeland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity’; threatens West with ‘all the means’ available By Karl Ritter Today, 10:20 am   KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Defense Ministry announced a partial mobilization of some 300,000 troops on Wednesday as the war in Ukraine reaches […]