EU calls for calm, warns US-Iran of conflict ‘by accident’

BRUSSELS (AP) — European foreign ministers urged the United States and Iran to show restraint Monday amid fears of tensions tipping them easily into armed conflict, while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed his counterparts on the threats Washington sees emanating from the Islamic republic. The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany, joined by […]

Initial US investigation blames Iran for ship sabotage attacks

Each ship has a 5- to 10-foot hole near or just below water line, and American military team believes they were caused by explosive charges set by Iranians or their proxies By LOLITA C. BALDOR Today, 2:17 am 0 0 shares A cargo ship is seen moored at the port of Fujairah in the Gulf […]

US Embassy in Israel issues security alert

US Embassy in Israel issues security alertUS Embassy in Israel issues alert to American citizens in Israel ahead of anniversary of the US Embassy opening in Jerusalem.   Ben Ariel, 14/05/19 00:05   US Embassy in Jerusalem Hillel Maeir/TPS The US Embassy in Israel on Monday issued a security alert to American citizens in Israel […]

Tensions between the US and Iran are heating up one of the world’s most important bodies of water

Reports that commercial ships have become targets of alleged sabotage near the Strait of Hormuz have focused new attention on the region as tensions have risen. A look at the key waterway: 1/ Where is the Strait of Hormuz? Google Maps The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf. It is […]

People of Occupied Syrian Golan Strongly Reject Netanyahu’s Announcement on Building New Settlement Called “Trump” on Their Lands

Created on Monday, 13 May 2019 22:37 QUNEITRA, (ST)- People of the occupied Syrian Golan have strongly rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement about establishing a new Israeli settlement to be named after “Trump” on their territory. Netanyahu’s announcement on building a settlement in occupied Golan is an illegal and aggressive procedure that contradicts […]

Israeli F-16s Smashed a Syrian Missile Complex (And Russia’s Missiles Didn’t Strike)

At 2:30 in the morning on April 13, 2019, around a dozen missiles tore over the night sky of Hama province, Syria, launched by Israeli F-16 jets flying over Lebanon. Sebastien Roblin The mysteries surrounding the Israeli strike on Masyaf highlight how competing domestic factions and international actors continue to complicate Syria’s long and multi-faceted […]

US Official – Iran or Iranian Proxies Damaged Ships in UAE Waters – Report

US officials said Monday that initial assessments of an incident over the weekend in which four oil tankers suffered explosions in Emirati waters points to Iranian involvement. Four oil tankers — two Saudi, one Emirati and one Norwegian — off the coast of the Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates, suffered on Sunday what the UAE Foreign Ministry called “sabotage operations.” […]

Iranian students protest mandatory headscarf rule

Demonstrators said to clash with counterprotest supporting country’s conservative dress code By AP Today, 12:53 am 0 0 shares Students protest at Tehran University, May 13, 2019. (video screenshot) Students protest at Tehran University, May 13, 2019. (video screenshot) TEHRAN, Iran — A group of Iranian university students held a campus protest Monday against authorities’ […]

Trump Slams Congresswoman Tlaib’s Holocaust Comments: ‘She Obviously Has Tremendous Hatred of Israel and the Jewish People’

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich).. Photo: Screenshot. US President Donald Trump on Monday slammed Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib over recent remarks she made on the Holocaust, saying, “She obviously has tremendous hatred of Israel and the Jewish people.” In an interview broadcast by Yahoo News on Saturday, Tlaib, the 42-year-old daughter of Palestinian immigrants to the US […]

Veteran Palestinian Negotiator Says She Was Denied US Visa for First Time

 by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Hanan Ashrawi. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. A veteran Palestinian negotiator said on Monday she had been denied a US travel visa for the first time, and viewed it as retaliation for her criticism of the Trump administration and Israel. US diplomats did not immediately respond to the allegations by Hanan Ashrawi, a […]

Veteran Palestinian Negotiator Says She Was Denied US Visa for First Time

by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff A veteran Palestinian negotiator said on Monday she had been denied a US travel visa for the first time, and viewed it as retaliation for her criticism of the Trump administration and Israel. US diplomats did not immediately respond to the allegations by Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the executive committee […]

Pompeo shares details on ‘escalating’ Iran threats in Brussels: U.S. State Department

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shared information on “escalating” threats from Iran with European allies and NATO officials during meetings in Brussels on Monday, the U.S. special representative for Iran said. “Iran is an escalating threat and this seemed like a timely visit on his way to Sochi,” Brian Hook told […]