Iranian President delivers rare speech to Gaza rally: Press on with the struggle

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gives speech to rally in the Gaza Strip on the occasion of Al-Quds Day. Elad Benari, CanadaApr 15, 2023, 12:41 AM (GMT+3) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday delivered an unprecedented speech to an annual pro-Palestinian Arab rally in the Gaza Strip, The Associated Press reported. The speech came on the […]

Iran’s Quds Force coordinated rocket barrages at Israel from Gaza, Lebanon – report

Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani mobilized allies across the Middle East to launch a new wave of attacks on Israeli targets, as per the WSJ. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, SHACHAR BERDISHEVSKY/MAARIV Published: APRIL 14, 2023 23:33 Updated: APRIL 15, 2023 07:36 Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force, speaks during a ceremony marking the anniversary of […]

Israeli security forces brace for clashes, terror on last Friday of Ramadan

Israel’s security forces are preparing for everything from rockets and drone incursions to disruptions and riots in and around Jerusalem to cyberattacks. By AMIR BOHBOT/WALLA!, SHLOMI HELLER/WALLA! Published: APRIL 14, 2023 07:55 Updated: APRIL 14, 2023 12:21 Tourist visit at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, on January 3, 2023. (photo credit: […]

6 Iranian regime theories about Israel’s ‘weaknesses,’ strengths – analysis

Former Iranian diplomat Hadi Afghahi revealed many interesting details about Iran’s emerging consensus on what is going on in Israel and in Iran’s attempts to threaten Israel. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: APRIL 14, 2023 10:36 An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of […]

‘Israel must prepare to confront Iran’ – without the US, says former security chief

April 13, 2023 “We must prepare for war, and it is possible that Israel will arrive at a juncture whereby it will have to attack Iran without America’s help,” said Yaakov Amidror. By JNS War with Iran is increasingly probable, and therefore Jerusalem needs to prepare to attack the Islamic Republic even without U.S. support, […]

Saudi-Iran detente marks latest twist in decades of fraught ties

Longtime regional rivals Riyadh and Tehran normalize relations after years-long split, with focus on diplomacy in Syria AFP13 April 2023, 9:32 pm PARIS — After being at daggers drawn for years, longtime Middle East rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia are engaged in whirlwind diplomacy as they prepare to normalize relations after a seven-year split. As […]

Israel seeks US support for IDF buildup as expert predicts Iran strike

Army orients IDF batteries in the direction of Syria, Lebanon – report By TOVAH LAZAROFF Published: APRIL 13, 2023 22:32 Updated: APRIL 13, 2023 22:43 Artistic rendition of a nuclear blast (photo credit: PUBLICDOMAINPICTURES.NET) A top defense official sought United States support to bolster IDF forces as a security expert on Thursday predicted that Israel might have to […]

Jordan ‘will accept nothing less’ than respect for status quo in Jerusalem

FM says expelling Israel envoy ‘will not help Jordan to serve Palestinians’ AMMAN — Ending the Israeli occupation is “the only way to achieve peace in the region”, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al-Safadi on Wednesday. “We will not accept anything less than respecting the historical and legal status […]

Analysis: How will Israel confront Iran’s multi-front assault?

April 13, 2023 Israel must fight the right way and time to respond to the Resistance Axis’ “unification of fronts” strategy. By Yoni Ben Menachem, JNS Escalating terrorist and rocket attacks against Israel during Passover are only the first stages in the war of attrition being waged by the “Axis of Resistance” led by Iran. […]

Israel is closer to war than calm, IDF intel warns government

Security tensions will not disappear at the end of Ramadan and an unusual response against terror organizations should be held off, intel suggests. By WALLA!/AMIR BOHBOT Published: APRIL 12, 2023 20:02 Firefighters try to extinguish a fire caused after a rocket fired from Lebanon hit near the Israeli town of Shlomi, April 6, 2023 (photo credit: FLASH90/FADI […]

How Iran’s cynical weapon supply to Syria threatens life in Middle East – analysis

The confirmation that Iran did supply Syria with weapons and military items after the earthquake shows how cynical and dangerous Iran has become. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: APRIL 12, 2023 22:17 IDF (Israel Defense Force) Artillery Corps near the border with Syria, in the Golan Heights, January 2, 2023. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90) A new report […]

Jordan’s 1st Israel envoy: No chance of 2-state solution, Amman must change approach

Marwan Muasher says usual diplomatic tools won’t work with Netanyahu’s hardline government; wants 1994 peace treaty ‘reviewed’ ToI StaffToday, 11:58 am Jordan’s first ambassador to Israel, who subsequently served as the kingdom’s foreign minister, has said that the two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is no longer a possibility and that Amman needs to […]

US forces face possible Iran-backed threats in Syria again – analysis

Recent reports say there have been almost 80 attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria over the last several years. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: APRIL 12, 2023 11:33 A US soldier oversees members of the Syrian Democratic Forces as they demolish a YPG fortification Syria (photo credit: US ARMY/STAFF SGT. ANDREW GOEDL/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) US […]

Iran transferred weapons into Syria under cover of earthquake aid flights – report

Tehran saw ‘God’s help’ in chance to move arms and ‘restocked quantities lost in previous Israeli drone strikes,’ sources tell Reuters; also say Israel hit key Hezbollah, Iran base By ToI Staff Today, 1:23 pm   Iran has transported weapons and military equipment into Syria on flights bringing in humanitarian aid after February’s devastating earthquake, […]