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VIENNA/PARIS (Reuters) – Major European powers want to admonish Iran at the U.N. nuclear watchdog over its ongoing refusal to give access to inspectors at sites suspected of activities that may have been part of a nuclear weapons programme, a draft resolution showed. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has issued two reports this year […]

EU foreign affairs commissioner Josep Borrell voiced concern on Monday over escalated tensions in the eastern Mediterranean due to Turkey’s drilling efforts in the region, Greek newspaper Kathimerini said. “The situation in the eastern Mediterranean is becoming worse,” Kathimerini cited Borrell as saying. “Greece and Cyprus have been rightly complaining about the fact that there […]

At the center of the worldview advanced by Turkey is the foreign minister and his attempts to portray some Islamic countries as “brothers” while sidelining or denigrating other countries. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JUNE 16, 2020 11:54 Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was all-smiles greeting his Iranian counterpart on Monday. He called Mohammad Javad Zarif of […]

It is believed that the plans were prepared as a contingency regarding developments in Syria, wanting to maintain offensive and deterrence capabilities on the western front while moving troops. JERUSALEM POST STAFF JUNE 16, 2020 11:24 Turkey developed a plan for a possible invasion of Greece named after an 11th century Turkish military commander, Nordic […]

The Trump administration said it is weighing “all options” to pressure Jordan into extraditing Ahlam Aref Ahmad Al-Tamimi. ALEX WINSTON JUNE 16, 2020 11:00 The United States is considering withholding aid to Jordan in an attempt to force through the extradition of a terrorist wanted in connection with a terrorist attack that killed American citizens, […]

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, stated that South Korea would soon witness “tragic scene of the useless North-South joint liaison office completely collapsed.” JERUSALEM POST STAFF JUNE 16, 2020 10:29 North Korea demolished an inter-Korean liaison office located a joint industrial complex in the North Korea border town of Kaesong on Tuesday […]

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, stated that South Korea would soon witness “tragic scene of the useless North-South joint liaison office completely collapsed.” JERUSALEM POST STAFF JUNE 16, 2020 10:29 North Korea demolished an inter-Korean liaison office located a joint industrial complex in the North Korea border town of Kaesong on Tuesday […]

Where do we go from here, and what are some Jews calling other Jews to do? Israel News Talk Radio , 16/06/20 05:27 The Democratic Party in the US has gone rogue. It is totally off the charts, and it is not safe for conservatives or Jews anymore. Where do we go from here, and […]

France sends police to Dijon after ‘Chechens’ face gangland war in city The mayor said unprecedented incidents had taken place and videos show “armies” of young men with baseball bats fighting. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN France, which has been rocked by its own anti-racism protests and also anger over discrimination against migrant communities in Paris […]

Jordan-Israel relations continue to worsen over Israel’s plan to annex parts of the West Bank in July.  King of Jordan Abdullah II addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Jan. 15, 2020. Photo by REUTERS/Vincent Kessler. Jun 15, 2020 King Abdullah of Jordan reportedly refused a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Palestinian […]

The finding should put Iran on the back-foot regarding implementation of resolution 2231 which is linked to the 2015 Iran Deal. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN JUNE 14, 2020 12:36 The cruise missiles and drones that were used to attack Saudi Arabia in September 2019 were of “Iranian origin,” the UN secretary-general has concluded. The document […]