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Iran says IAEA probe of undeclared nuclear sites must end for ‘sustainable’ accord

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Foreign Ministry spokesperson says closing of investigation needed as ‘guarantee’ for reentering accord; US has called recent Iranian positions ‘not constructive’ By AFP and Agencies Today, 11:14 am Edit Tehran said Monday that it was seeking a halt to investigations into its nuclear activity by the International Atomic Energy Agency as a condition for entering […]

Head of the Mossad to leave today for meetings in Washington

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5.09.22, 7:26 Mossad head David Barnea will depart for Washington today, during which he will hold a series of meetings with senior officials in the White House, the CIA, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon, the State Department and other security agencies. The Mossad head’s trip to the US will focus on tightening security […]

Israel-Lebanon Maritime Deal Close to Done: Saudi Media

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by Algemeiner Staff London-based Energean’s drill ship begins drilling at the Karish natural gas field offshore Israel in the east Mediterranean May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Ari Rabinovitch A maritime boundary agreement between Israel and Lebanon is nearing completion, the Saudi Arabian news channel Al-Arabiya reported Sunday. The deal would leave the Karish gas field under Israeli […]

4 IDF soldiers lightly injured in hunting rifle attack near Halamish

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The attack comes hours after a shooting attack targeted a bus carrying soldiers in the Jordan Valley. By TZVI JOFFRE Published: SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 23:07 Updated: SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 08:19 IDF conduct arrests in the West Bank, August 25, 2020 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT) Four IDF soldiers were lightly wounded after a hunting rifle was shot at […]

Iranian media blames ‘Zionists,’ Jews, the US for grounded plane – analysis

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Pilot’s son says ‘issue is under the control of the United States, the Zionist regime, and the Jews who are present in…Parliament’ By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 00:35 Updated: SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 08:37 A view of the Boeing 747 aircraft registered with the number YV3531 of Venezuelan Emtrasur Cargo airline, at the Cordoba International airport, […]

IAEA chief: Zaporizhzhia plant disconnected from its last external power line

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Head of UN nuclear watchdog says nuclear plant still able to transfer electricity. Israel National News4.09.22, 6:50   The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said on Saturday that the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine was disconnected from its last external power line but was still able to run electricity through a reserve line […]

Lapid: Israel pressuring US on Iran Deal without crisis in ties

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The Mossad chief is set to depart for Washington to talk with House and Senate about the Iranian threat and the dangers of a nuclear deal. By LAHAV HARKOV Published: SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 11:35 Updated: SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 12:38 Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaking to US President Joe Biden, August 31, 2022. (photo credit: Courtesy) Israel will continue […]

Iran ups civil defense as Mossad Chief heads to US to thwart nuclear deal

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Tehran sends response on negotiated text • Washington is skeptical By TOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS Published: SEPTEMBER 3, 2022 14:07 Updated: SEPTEMBER 3, 2022 22:59 An anti-US mural is seen on a building at a street in Tehran, Iran August 16, 2022 (photo credit: VIA REUTERS) Iran has equipped 51 of its cities and towns with civil defense systems to […]

State Dept Sends Senior Official to Pressure Israel on 2-State Solution

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Hana Levi Julian8 Elul 5782 – September 3, 2022 Photo Credit: Executive Office of the President of the United States / public domain Barbara A. Leaf, Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa at the National Security Council under President Joe Biden, 2021 The US State Department sent a senior official to Israel […]

Israeli soldier stabbed near Hebron, moderately hurt; attacker shot dead

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Attacker emerged from a taxi and pulled a knife out of a plastic bag; clashes erupt at scene near West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba By Emanuel Fabian 2 September 2022, 4:06 pmUpdated at 5:08 pm Edit   Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel’s military correspondent.   An Israeli soldier was moderately hurt […]

Turkey tries to insert itself increasingly in Ukraine conflict – analysis

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Turkey’s role in Ukraine could foreshadow its desire for a greater role in Palestinian affairs in Israel and Syria. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: SEPTEMBER 3, 2022 17:20 Updated: SEPTEMBER 3, 2022 17:21 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey October 16, 2021 (photo credit: REUTERS/MURAD SEZER) Turkey is trying to play both […]

Russia says it foiled Ukrainian attempt to seize nuclear plant

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Russia said its forces foiled the attack with strikes from military helicopters and fighter jets, destroying 20 Ukrainian vessels and causing others to scatter and call off the attack. By REUTERS Published: SEPTEMBER 3, 2022 15:18 Updated: SEPTEMBER 3, 2022 15:56 A service member stands guard near the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant following the arrival of the […]

Despite setback in talks, Israel still believes Iran deal likely in weeks — report

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Washington sees negotiated agreement as only solution to Iran’s nuclear program, as Jerusalem presses White House to prepare a military option, report says TOI staffJacob MagidToday, 12:58 am Israel reportedly believes the US and Iran are still within weeks of reviving a nuclear deal, despite Washington saying Tehran’s latest response in negotiations was “not constructive.” […]