WH more concerned about Israeli regime than US interests

While talking to reporters late Tuesday upon arrival in New York, he added that Washington is entering the ‘very dangerous’ game of Israeli regime in the Middle East, Mehr News reported. Zarif is due to attend the High-Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate and promote the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy […]

Rouhani says U.S. must lift pressure and apologize before Iran will negotiate

GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran is willing to negotiate with America only when the United States lifts pressure and apologizes, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, according to state media. Oil prices hit their highest level since November on Tuesday after Washington announced all waivers on imports of sanctions-hit Iranian oil would end next week, […]

Arriving in Russia, Kim says hopes for ‘successful and useful’ summit with Putin

i24NEWS – AFP Latest Revision 24 April 2019, 04:05 Primorsky Regional Administration Press Service via APIn this image from video released by Primorsky Regional Administration Press Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gets off a train upon arrival at Khasan train station in Primorye region, Russia, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. In this image from […]

Lebanon ready to demarcate maritime border with Israel under UN supervision

The disputes over the border have elevated tensions between the two enemy countries BY ANNA AHRONHEIM  APRIL 24, 2019 10:44 2 minute read.   b The main road in Ghajar that the Blue Line runs along. According to the international community, the territory to the right of the road is considered as part of Lebanon, and to […]

Lebanon ready to demarcate maritime border with Israel under UN supervision

The disputes over the border have elevated tensions between the two enemy countries By Anna Ahronheim April 24, 2019 10:44   Lebanon is prepared to demarcate its maritime border with Israel under the supervision of the United Nations and with the same mechanism used for the Blue Line. “We are ready to draw Lebanon’s maritime […]

US ambassador: Foreign groups likely behind Sri Lanka attacks

US ambassador: Foreign groups likely behind Sri Lanka attacks Reuters |Published:  04.24.19 , 10:56 The scale and sophistication of the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka suggested the involvement of an external group such as Islamic State, the US ambassador to said on Wednesday as the death toll jumped to 359. […]

Jordan’s Security is at the Mercy of Foreign Powers

How the Trump administration chooses to roll out its peace plan, and whether Netanyahu decides to start annexing parts of the West Bank, could have major repercussions for Jordan. Seth J. Frantzman Jordan’s King Abdullah II travelled to Assisi in Italy to receive a reward for his efforts to advance peace on March 29. He […]

Putin views launch of new submarine to carry nuclear drones

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during a visit a shipyard in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Putin said the government will pursue an ambitious navy modernization effort. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of guardian council of the […]

Greenblatt to NYT: Hamas has been driving Gazans into lives of misery

Greenblatt’s op-ed is part of a series of written attacks the special envoy has launched against the Palestinian leadership in both the West Bank and Gaza in past weeks, particularly on social media. Tovah Lazaroff April 24, 2019 08:59 Hamas, not Israel, is responsible for the miserable conditions in Gaza, US special envoy Jason Greenblatt […]

‘Israel must recognize Armenian genocide, not fold to Turk pressure’

MK Yair Lapid (Blue and White) will submit a bill to lead to official recognition by Israel of the Armenian genocide. “Today is the Memorial Day of the Armenian Genocide. The time has come for Israel to officially recognize the Armenian genocide and stop folding before Turkish pressure. We have moral and historical responsibility to […]

Breaking: Two powerful explosions hit Syrian gov’t and opposition areas

    .td_uid_6_5cc013809cf55_rand.td-a-rec-img{text-align:left}.td_uid_6_5cc013809cf55_rand.td-a-rec-img img{margin:0 auto 0 0} BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – A massive blast hit the Idlib Governorate city of Jisr Al-Shughour this morning, resulting in tens of casualties. According to preliminary reports from opposition activists in Idlib, a car bomb was detonated inside a popular part of the city. Meanwhile, in Damascus, a […]

The Moral Case For Israel Annexing The West Bank—And Beyond

Israel has the moral right to annex all of the West Bank, for a plethora of reasons. Israel’s right to exist is non-negotiable and it has a right to unilaterally apply Israeli law over its nation-state. The April 2019 election victory for Benjamin Netanyahu will see him serve a record fifth term as Israeli prime […]

US vows to keep using Strait of Hormuz despite IRGC threats

The United States has pledged that its military will fly and sail wherever the international law allows ensuring the safety of commercial and non-commercial traffic in response to Tehran’s warning to close the Strait of Hormuz, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said in a press briefing on Tuesday. “Iran on a fairly regular basis […]

#Washington is choking the Iranian regime and its allies in the #MiddleEast:

#USAVSIran #Washington is choking the Iranian regime and its allies in the #MiddleEast: 1. Zero Iranian oil sales. 2. Increase of the siege on #Assad regime by preventing fuel from reaching #Syria. 3. Economic sanctions on #Hezbollah’s financial network.1/4 #USA #Iran #IRGC 4. Possiblity of reactivation of Project Cassandra against sources of funding for #Hezbollah […]