Ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen: Will West go easy on Iran?

“Will we be pushovers to Iran? Will we let it support and carry out terror? Destroy embassies?” YONAH JEREMY BOB JUNE 8, 2021 11:21 Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen has expressed grave concern that the West will go easy on Iran regarding the nuclear issue and its destabilizing the Middle East. In his first speech […]

Iran weighs using Palestinians against Israel again

Whether it is Sheikh Jarrah or a planned march in Jerusalem, now called off, or other “threats,” there is always an excuse to stoke war plans. JUNE 8, 2021 09:37  Iran came out of the recent war between Israel and Hamas thinking it has achieved something. It has helped put the Palestinian “resistance” back on […]

Lebanese report: Round of talks for prisoner exchange next week

The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reports that another round of talks on the exchange of prisoners will begin next week in Cairo. The talks will be conducted by a separate Hamas delegation with Egyptian intelligence, which wants to complete the deal as quickly as possible. Hamas, on the other hand, adheres to its position of receiving […]

Israel elected to UN economic council for the first time

Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan hails the vote as ‘a recognition of our innovation and creativity’ TOI staffToday, 7:44 am Israel was elected for the first time on Monday to serve as a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). More than two-thirds of UN member states — 154 countries […]

Is Egypt planning to retake control of the Gaza Strip?

Entry of construction equipment first time Egypt has deployed in the coastal enclave it used to rule until 1967. KHALED ABU TOAMEH JUNE 7, 2021 20:51 Scenes of dozens of Egyptian bulldozers, cranes and trucks entering the Gaza Strip last Friday have left some Palestinians wondering whether Egypt is planning to return to the coastal […]

UN Mideast official: Ceasefire is fragile, avoid provocations

Published: 06.07.21 , 22:46 Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, addressed the issue of the Jerusalem flag march on Monday, urging “both sides to refrain from provocations””The cessation of hostilities [in the Gaza Strip] is fragile. I urge both sides to refrain from unilateral steps and provocations, exercise restraint […]

NATO’s secretary-general says China doesn’t ‘share our values’

NATO’s secretary-general says China doesn’t ‘share our values’ By REUTERS JUNE 8, 2021 01:29 NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said leaders of the Chinese government “don’t share our values,” after emerging from a meeting with US President Joe Biden on Monday. Biden is set to attend a NATO summit in Brussels on June 14, where China […]

Arabs concede: Hamas, Iran turned Gaza into cemetery for children

June 7, 2021 Scenes of Palestinians celebrating the Hamas “victory” sparked a wave of condemnations in the Arab world, especially in the Gulf states. By Khaled Abu Toameh, The Gatestone Institute Hamas’s claim that it “won” the last war with Israel has become the subject of ridicule and mockery by many Arabs who are not afraid to call out […]

Turkey says another exploratory well could be drilled in Black Sea this year

LOCAL NEWS Turkey says another exploratory well could be drilled in Black Sea this year Move comes after Turkey announces discovery of 135 billion cubic meters of in Amasra-1 well on Friday  News Service 16:40 June 07, 2021 AA Turkey is open to the option of drilling another exploratory well in the Black Sea this […]

Sticking points in the Iran nuclear deal – analysis

The US and Iran both want a return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. So, what is preventing the deal from being signed? By YONAH JEREMY BOB JUNE 7, 2021 20:23 The US and Iran both want a return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the 2015 nuclear deal, and […]

Blinken: Iran not close to returning to 2015 nuke compliance

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Iran has not given indications that it’s willing to return to compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement. OMRI NAHMIAS JUNE 7, 2021 21:41 WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Iran has not given indications that it’s willing to return […]

N. Korea accuses ‘misanthropic’ Israel of genocide, ‘massacring children’

“It is no exaggeration to say that the whole Gaza Strip has turned into a huge human slaughterhouse and a place of massacring children.” LAHAV HARKOV JUNE 7, 2021 17:36 North Korea accused Israel of genocide, crimes against humanity and targeting children during Operation Guardian of the Walls last month. Israel has an “extreme misanthropic […]

IAEA chief: Deeply concerned Iran hiding nuclear material

“After many months, Iran has not provided the necessary explanation for the presence of the nuclear material particles at the 3 locations where the Agency has conducted complementary accesses.” By YONAH JEREMY BOB JUNE 7, 2021 13:24 IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi on Monday told the organization’s Board of Governor’s that he is “deeply concerned” that […]

Iran hopes Russia and China oppose US role in MidEast, Central Asia

“The main goal of the United States in the Middle East and Central Asia at the moment is to create problems for strong political and economic partnerships,” an article in Iranian media noted. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JUNE 7, 2021 11:08 An article in Iranian media looked to a Russian political analyst to understand how Russia […]