President Rouhani: Iranian Armed Forces Serve Regional Security

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – President of Iran Hassan Rouhani reassured the neighbors and all regional countries that the Iranian Armed Forces would stand against terrorism and foreign aggression, and slammed the US and Zionism as the root cause of all regional problems. April, 18, 2019 – Politics news – Speaking at a military ceremony marking the […]

Israel’s air supremacy over Lebanon leaves Syria in serious trouble

News Desk2019-04-18   BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – Israel’s air supremacy over Lebanon has proven difficult for the Syrian military counter, especially when the former uses this airspace to launch airstrikes on border governorates like Homs, Damascus, and Tartous. While the Syrian military frequently tracks Israeli warplanes along the Syrian-Lebanese border, they have refrained from […]

US Peace Plan Will Not Be Unveiled Before End of Ramadan in June

CHARLES BYBELEZER 04/18/2019   Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner confirmed that the Trump Administration’s much-hype and long-delayed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan will not be unveiled before the completion of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan in early June. Kushner, the chief architect of the proposal, made the announcement while speaking to dozens of foreign diplomats, whom […]

9,000 ISIS fighters and 60,000 family members held in Syria – report

Those at the camp, which are mostly women and children, are viewed as ISIS “affiliates.” Seth J. Frantzman April 18, 2019 10:53 WOMEN AND their families surrender in the last ISIS-held area in Syria last month. (photo credit: REUTERS) A new report in CNN reveals the extent of the ISIS detainees now held in Syria […]

‘Readiness and Change’: Kohavi reveals his expensive plans for the IDF

hree months into his term, army chief proposes multi-year program for improving the military, including greater use of artificial intelligence and merging combat units By JUDAH ARI GROSS Today, 10:31 am  0 1shares In a photo released by the Israel Defense Forces on February 26, 2019, Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi (2nd-L) speaks with soldiers taking part […]

Trump envoy pans new Palestinian premier for prejudging peace plan

Responding to Jason Greenblatt’s criticism, Mohammad Shtayyeh says any initiative must call for ending occupation and establishing sovereign Palestinian state By TOI STAFFToday, 9:55 am  0 1shares Jason Greenblatt, left, meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Jerusalem, March 13, 2017. (Government Press Office) US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process Jason […]

Iran president urges Mideast states to ‘drive back Zionism’

Rouhani says problems of the region ’caused by others,’ calls on Muslims to restore the ‘historical right of Palestine’ By AMIR HAVASIToday, 9:27 am  1 1shares Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at a ceremony commemorating “National Day of Nuclear Technology” in Tehran, Iran on, April 9, 2019. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran’s President Hassan […]

Rouhani: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard will only act against Zionist regime

JERUSALEM POST STAFF April 18, 2019 07:59 Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said during a televised speech on Thursday that the United States’ declaration that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps is a “terrorist organization” is an “insult” to Iran. “I want to tell the regional countries that the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran […]

Ivanka Trump concerned about rising anti-Semitism, drop in Israel support

In wide-ranging interview during visit to Africa, US president’s daughter expresses administration’s commitment to the continent, says she has no current plans to run for office By CATHERINE LUCEYToday, 3:48 am   White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump is greeted by kisses as she is welcomed by local people holding U.S. flags and small flags that […]

Iran to reportedly complete massive oil shipment to Syria

News Desk2019-04-17 .td_uid_6_5cb829ade8fd2_rand.td-a-rec-img{text-align:left}.td_uid_6_5cb829ade8fd2_rand.td-a-rec-img img{margin:0 auto 0 0} BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – An Iranian ship reportedly crossed the Suez Canal this week to make its way to either the Syrian port-city of Latakia or Turkey. According to Twitter user @Mhmdzaki69, the Iranian ship, Stark I, transited the Suez Canal on April 15th and was destined […]

Hamas & Hizballah set up new March of Return militia on Lebanese-Israeli border

The relative calm prevailing on Israel’s border with Hamas-ruled Gaza is deceptive. Hamas has not changed its terrorist spots, only switched fronts, DEBKAfile’s exclusive counter-terrorism sources report. Hamas’s military wing, Ezz e-Din al-Qassam, was not persuaded by the excessive concessions that Israel and Egypt granted the Gaza Strip to give up the mob violence of […]

Russia: Israeli spy’s remains were not transferred to Israel

Moscow denies that remains of Israeli spy Eli Cohen were found in Syria. Reut Hadar, 18/04/19 Russia on Wednesday denied reports that it had transferred the bones of spy Eli Cohen to Israel. “We deny the claims made by several Israeli media outlets that Russian representatives allegedly took the remains of spy Eli Cohen, who […]

Is America looking for a permanent site for its embassy in Jerusalem?

According to one report, the US recently submitted a request to Israeli authorities to “begin preparing” the Allenby compound in Jerusalem for the construction of its permanent embassy. JERUSALEM POST STAFF April 18, 2019 02:32 Is the U.S. looking to lay a cornerstone down on a new, permanent embassy in the nation’s capital? According to […]

Report: US submits request to lease land for permanent embassy in Jerusalem

According to the report, President Donald Trump seeks to relocate the embassy to its permanent location if he wins re-election in 2020 and could travel to lay the cornerstone during the election campaign. A view of the then-future U.S. embassy in Jerusalem’s Arnona neighborhood, Feb. 24, 2018. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. (April 17, 2019 / JNS) […]