Trump Hails ‘Strong’ Ties With Israel on One-Year Anniversary of Jerusalem Embassy Move

by Algemeiner Staff President Donald Trump celebrated via Twitter on Tuesday the one-year anniversary of the move of the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. “Our beautiful embassy stands as a proud reminder of our strong relationship with Israel and of the importance of keeping a promise and standing for the truth,” Trump wrote. Today […]

U.S. warns on possible ‘imminent threats’ to U.S. forces in Iraq

REUTERS May 15, 2019 00:44 Breaking news. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF) The U.S. military said on Tuesday that there were possible imminent threats to U.S. troops in Iraq, who were now at a high level of alert, and underscored concerns about Iranian-backed forces in the region.” (The U.S. mission) is now at a high level […]

Rouhani adviser to Trump: ‘Looks like you are going to get war’ with Iran

Palestinian Media Watch: ‘He seems happy to be treated by the same Israelis he encouraged Palestinians to murder.’ Mordechai Sones, 14/05/19 18:56 Share Rajoub RajoubReuters Ignoring the PA’s recent decision to cancel all medical treatment in Israel for Palestinians, senior Palestinian leader Jibril Rajoub is undergoing treatment in an Israeli hospital. Mako reports that Rajoub […]

Iran’s supreme leader: There will not be a war with the US

Khamenei tells Iranian officials that Washington ‘will have to withdraw’ in standoff, adds there will be no nuclear talks with current US administration By TOI STAFF and AGENCIES14 May 2019, 9:49 pm  0 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, meets with Iranian government officials in Tehran on May 14, 2019. (Khamenei’s official website) Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali […]

Iran’s supreme leader: There will not be a war with the US

Khamenei tells Iranian officials that Washington ‘will have to withdraw’ in standoff, adds there will be no nuclear talks with current US administration By TOI STAFF and AGENCIES14 May 2019, 9:49 pm  0 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, meets with Iranian government officials in Tehran on May 14, 2019. (Khamenei’s official website) Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali […]

Iran’s supreme leader: There will not be a war with the US

Khamenei tells Iranian officials that Washington ‘will have to withdraw’ in standoff, adds there will be no nuclear talks with current US administration By TOI STAFF and AGENCIES14 May 2019, 9:49 pm  0 8shares Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, meets with Iranian government officials in Tehran on May 14, 2019. (Khamenei’s official website) Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah […]

Iran Threatens to Quit JCPOA If Nuclear Case Sent to UNSC

IFP Media WireMay 14, 2019 – 10:57 A senior official of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the country has a host of different measures to take if its nuclear case is sent back to the UN Security Council, including quitting the nuclear deal it clinched with major world powers back in 2015. […]

Turkey headed for debt default

Erdoğan to blame for swooning lira by Desmond Lachman in Washington Tue 14 May 2019 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s mishandling of his country’s currency crisis heightens substantially the probability that Turkey will soon default on its external debt. That could jeopardise the rest of the emerging market economies’ prospects as well European banks, particularly in […]

Russian FM accuses US of preparing to use nuclear weapon in Europe

By News Desk 2019-05-14 By deploying nuclear weapons in Europe, the United States is preparing to use them with permission of non-nuclear European states, Vladimir Ermakov, the director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control at the Russian Foreign Ministry, told Sputnik. “Unfortunately, some countries dependent on Washington pretend that nothing is happening, or are […]

Saudi Arabia halts major oil pipeline after drone ‘attacks’

Latest Revision may 14, 2019, 6:33 AM Mikhail Mordasov (AFP/File) FILE- Oil producers outside OPEC must cooperate to boost falling crude prices, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister has said More to follow Saudi Arabia on Tuesday halted pumping on the major east-west oil pipeline after two oil booster stations were attacked by drones. The energy minister […]

Houthis threaten to torpedo Saudi warships with new ‘underwater missiles’

Published time: 7 Nov, 2017 10:18 Houthi forces showcased what they claimed were their newest anti-ship missiles, threatening to target Saudi warships “very soon.” The warning comes days after a missile fired from Yemen was reportedly shot down near the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Houthi forces recently unveiled what they said was their newest “torpedo missile,” […]

Threatening Messages Sent to Israel in an interview with Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary General Ziyad al-Nakhalah

On May 7, 2019, the day after the end of the most recent round of escalation in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Secretary General Ziyad al-Nakhalah was interviewed by the Hezbollah-affiliated al-Mayadeen TV station in Lebanon. He exploited the interview to send threatening messages to Israel and at the same time to deflect […]

Pompeo to meet Putin in Sochi after talks in Brussels on Iran

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets President Vladimir Putin and FM Sergei Lavrov in Sochi Tuesday for talks that were delayed by the Secretary’s conference in Brussels with European leaders on the escalating crisis with Iran. US special representative on Iran Brian Hook dodged questions about Iran’s responsibility for what he said, “seemed to […]

U.S. envoy urges response ‘short of war’ to Gulf tankers attack

“We need to do a thorough investigation to understand what happened, why it happened, and then come up with reasonable responses short of war,” Ambassador John Abizaid told reporters. By REUTERS May 14, 2019 12:34   3 minute read. RIYADH/DUBAI – The U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia said Washington should take what he called “reasonable […]