Iran Warns UN: US after Another Crisis in Middle East

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi, in a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, cautioned against US’ provocative behavior in the Middle East, reminding that his country will vigorously exercise its inherent right to self-defense in case a war is imposed. Takht Ravanchi warned Guterres about […]

Europe will not succumb to Iran ultimatums, says French finance minister

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) – Europe will not succumb to ultimatums from Iran, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Paris on Tuesday. “I do not think that Europe will get drawn into this idea of an ultimatum,” Le Maire told reporters. Le Maire said Europeans were facing extremely strong pressure from the United States […]

US, Israel to Blame for Regional Tensions: Hezbollah

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hezbollah’s second-in-command Sheikh Naim Qassem said the US and Israel are both responsible for the escalation of tensions in the Middle East. May, 21, 2019 – 12:58 Speaking at a meeting with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis, Qassem deplored the roles of Washington and Tel Aviv in recent regional tensions […]

Is the Palestinian Authority faking its financial crisis?

The PA’s total revenue is rising – even after Israel froze taxes. Why is it still in a ‘crisis’? PMW reveals numbers that tell all.   Maurice Hirsch, N.J. Zilberdik, 21/05/19 12:00 Abbas Flash 90 The Palestinian Authority (PA) is currently facing a financial crisis, the World Bank reported. The crisis, however, is self-induced and […]

Will Trump Go to War with Iran?

Will [US President Donald] Trump go to war with Iran? This is the most important question asked these days. The shortest answer is that he likely will not. Trump explicitly said that he does not want a war with Tehran, but wants to see the Iranian regime fall. The Trump Administration, despite the bellicose stance of influential […]

Kahlon intends to attend US-Bahraini economic peace confab

Finance minister has yet to receive a formal invite to Manama summit, but expects it to arrive any day, his spokesman says By RAPHAEL AHREN and TOI STAFFToday, 9:52 am  0   Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (L) meeting in his Jerusalem office with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on May 14, 2018. (Finance Ministry) Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon intends […]

Lawmakers urge Trump not to pull out of Syria

Published:  05.21.19 , 08:28 400 members of congress, from both sides of the isle signed a letter to President Donald Trump stating urging he keep US forces in Syria despite his announcement last year that he will pull US troops out after the announced victory over the Islamic State “As some of our closest allies […]

The U.S. Is Outplaying Iran in a Regional Chess Match

Seth J. FrantzmanMay 20, 2019 4:20 PM The Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2019. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters) The Trump administration’s ‘bluster’ has forced the Iranians into a defensive posture. In the first two weeks of May, U.S.–Iran tensions appeared to be careening toward war. […]

Congress to Trump: Protect Israel as Syrian civil war ends

Bipartisan letter from 400 lawmakers calls on US president to safeguard Israel’s interests By RON KAMPEASToday, 8:29 am  0   US President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 5, 2019. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (JTA) — Nearly 400 members of Congress signed […]

Rouhani: Now is no time for talks, only resistance

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday night that he favors talks and diplomacy but not under current conditions. “Today’s situation is not suitable for talks and our choice is resistance only,” said Rouhani. Generally viewed as the most moderate leader of the Islamic regime, Rouhani has thus lined up behind the path dictated by […]

Greenblatt: Peace plan is not only economic

US Representative for International Negotiations: Don’t believe rumors – our vision is not just economic peace. Elad Benari, 21/05/19 Jason Greenblatt, the US Representative for International Negotiations, on Monday rejected reports claiming that the Trump administration’s peace plan for Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) would only be economic in nature. “To those falsely claiming […]

Christianity is dying in Germany while Islam rises

Christianity is dying in Germany while Islam rises Demographics, lack of community cohesion and lack of belief have brought about a mass demoliton of churches.   Giulio Meotti, 20/05/19 22:43 | updated: 22:34 Giulio Meotti The writer, an Italian journalist with Il Foglio, writes a twice-weekly column for Arutz Sheva. He is the author of […]

Hebron Palestinian bucks PA boycott, accepts Trump’s Bahrain invitation

Palestinian businessman Ashraf Jabari will go to as the representative of the Judea and Samaria Chamber of Commerce. Khaled Abu Toameh, Tovah Lazaroff May 20, 2019 21:53 The first to ignore the Palestinian Authority boycott on US President Donald Trump’s June 25 peace plan meeting in Bahrain, is Hebron Palestinian businessman Ashraf Jabari.   On […]

US invites Israel to Bahrain confab on Palestinians – report

Official tells Channel 13 Jerusalem likely to accept offer to attend summit on Washington’s Mideast peace plan; PA rejects conference By TOI STAFF and APToday, 10:11 pm  0 6shares A view of the Manama skyline, Bahrain. (CC-BY Jayson De Leon/Wikimedia Commons) Washington has invited Israel to participate in an American-led Mideast peace conference expected to take place in late […]