Day: September 26, 2023

In first, Israeli minister leads official delegation to Saudi Arabia

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Haim Katz says tourism ‘a bridge between nations’ while attending UN World Tourism Organization event, as Jerusalem and Riyadh seem to edge closer to US-brokered normalization pact Lazar BermanToday, 6:21 pm Tourism Minister Haim Katz arrived Tuesday in Saudi Arabia for a United Nations conference, becoming the first Israeli minister to lead a delegation to […]

Iran denies missile base blast after mystery explosion rocks western city

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Iranian authorities in Lorestan in western Iran deny that an earthquake happened and deny rumors of explosions linked to a military center. SETH J. FRANTZMAN SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 12:58 A mysterious explosion, characterized as a “terrible sound followed by strong shocks” by Iranian pro-regime media, struck an area near Khorramabad in the Lorestan province in […]

US attacks Israel’s ‘premature’ announcement on visa waiver deal

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“The Secretary of Homeland Security…will make a determination in the coming days,” the US Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday. MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN TOVAH LAZAROFFSEPTEMBER 25, 2023 20:02SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 10:39 The Israel-US Visa Waiver Program has not yet been finalized, according to a Tuesday statement from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in […]

What secrets did a senior Hezbollah official tell Iranian media?

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Iranian news says a Hezbollah official sanctioned by the US has given an exclusive interview that may shed light on the 2006 war, Syrian operations, and how Hezbollah controls Lebanon. SETH J. FRANTZMANSEPTEMBER 25, 2023 20:45 HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS hold flags during a rally marking the annual Hezbollah Martyrs’ Day, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, last month(photo […]

Scoop: Khamenei ‘grants permission’ for direct Iran-US nuclear talks

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Iran’s nuclear negotiators have been granted permission to enter direct talks with the United States, multiple informed senior sources have told Amwaj.media. The apparent U-turn by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could be a watershed moment for the contention over the Iranian nuclear program. Speaking on condition of anonymity, senior Iranian sources said top nuclear […]

Suspected explosion hits area of Iran missile base; Israeli involvement speculated

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Residents of Khorramabad said to hear ‘terrible sound,’ feel the ground shake near Imam Ali underground base, which makes Shahab-3 missiles capable of hitting Israel ToI StaffToday, 9:24 am A suspected explosion rocked the area of the Iranian city of Khorramabad on Monday evening, with some unofficial reports speculating it could have been a sabotage […]

After attacks on troops, IDF drones strike Hamas positions on Yom Kippur

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Incendiary balloon attacks and violent riots continue on Gaza border. MICHAEL STARRPublished: SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 20:38 Palestinians clash with Israeli forces near the border between Israel-Gaza, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 22, 2023(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90) Israeli Defense Forces unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) struck three Hamas military positions following shooting […]

Report: Explosion near Missile Base in Northern Iran

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David Israel11 Tishri 5784 – September 26, 2023 Photo Credit: Ninara / Flickr Khorramabad, Iran. A strong explosion was heard on Saturday night in Khorramabad, a city in northern Iran, population 350,000, Tasnim reported. The explosion shook homes and caused panic, but no injuries or damage to property were reported. Advertisement <!– Publisher #16: JewishPress.com […]

Iran’s defense ministry boasts of capabilities of ‘Israel-striker’ missiles

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Raisi says Jerusalem’s efforts to normalize relations with regional powers will fail, populations in Abraham Accords countries ‘have a great deal of hate’ for Israel ToI StaffToday, 1:31 am Iran’s defense ministry on Monday boasted of its missiles’ capability of striking Israel. Defense ministry spokesman Reza Talaei-Nik asserted that Tehran was “the region’s prime [military] […]