Neo-Ottoman power: Erdogan positions Turkey as Israel’s main Middle East challenge

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: As Turkey builds its power and influence, its opposition to – and agitation against – Israel is continuing unabated. By JONATHAN SPYERMAY 31, 2025 13:43  TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Istanbul, earlier this week.(photo credit: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Reuters) It has been a good few weeks for Turkish President Recep […]

Iran preparing for Israeli, US strikes, building up air defense systems -FT

“The enemies of the Iranian nation should understand that any violation of our airspace will cause them significant harm,” Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff said. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFJUNE 3, 2025 08:18  An S-300 missile system on display during Iran’s Army Day parade.(photo credit: AFP/Getty Images) Iran is strengthening its air defense systems amid preparations for the […]

Trump: Iran nuclear agreement ‘won’t allow’ uranium enrichment

 June 3, 2025 This Feb. 3, 2007 file photo shows an Iranian technician works at the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan 255 miles (410 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File) President Donald Trump vows zero uranium enrichment under proposed Iran nuclear deal. By World Israel News […]