Russia offers Iraq S-400 air defense system to protect airspace

    /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e143cffd1352_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e143cffd1352_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – Russia has offered Iraq their S-400 air defense system to protect their airspace, RIA Novosti reported this week, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense. According to the report, the Iraqi […]

US deploys 6 B-52 strategic bombers to Indian Ocean base amid drastic spike in tensions with Iran – report

The US Air Force is sending six B-52 Stratofortress long-range bombers to Diego Garcia, a secretive military outpost in the Indian Ocean, as tension soars in the wake of a US assassination strike on a top Iranian general. The bombers will be “available for operations against Iran if ordered,” CNN’s Barbara Starr reported Monday, citing […]

Israeli natural gas: The other event that rocked the Middle East

Featured Post Israeli natural gas: The other event that rocked the Middle East Israel’s emergence as a regional natural gas power forces its neighbors to choose between rejectionism and prosperity During the last week, earth-shattering events occurred that completely disrupted the Middle East, caused intense anger in certain Arab and Muslim capitals, and threatened war […]

Tel Aviv residents ‘not afraid’ of Iran threat to turn city to ‘dust’

As tensions soar over killing of Iranian general Soleimani, residents of coastal metropolis unfazed by menace from Iran top state body official Nir KafriToday, 8:58 pm AFP — Under a clear blue sky in Tel Aviv, Nisan Katz vowed Monday that he was “not afraid” of a threat by an Iranian official to turn the […]

Security chiefs reassure ministers Iran unlikely to strike Israel

Defense officials tell high-level cabinet that chances of attack are low, despite US embassy warning and threats by Iranian officials By TOI staff and Agencies Today, 10:01 pm   Iran is unlikely to attack Israel in retaliation for the US airstrike last week that killed top general Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, security officials on Monday […]

An Iranian Attack On The U.S. Homeland May Already Be In The Works

Following the January 3 killing of IRGC Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. airstrike, Iranian authorities and media were quick to warn of retaliation. IRGC commander Maj.-Gen. Hossein Salami promised “a strategic revenge which will definitely put an end to the U.S. presence in the region.” Former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaie and current […]

NATO allies stand behind U.S. over Iranian commander’s killing -Stoltenberg

BRUSSELS, Jan 6 (Reuters) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that all members of the Atlantic alliance stood behind the United States in the Middle East, after a U.S. drone strike killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani. Speaking after a rare NATO meeting on Iran and Iraq in which the United States briefed […]

US military says it’ll ‘move out’ of Iraq, but defense secretary denies pullout

After Baghdad lawmakers urge government to oust American soldiers, head of US task force tells Iraqi commander troops will be ‘repositioned’ By Agencies and TOI staff 6 January 2020, 10:29 pmUpdated at 11:59 pm   The US military informed its counterparts in Baghdad on Monday — a day after the Iraqi parliament urged the government […]

Navigating the biblical road to the Temple

The Jerusalem Post went on an exclusive tour of the recently discovered Pilgrimage Road in the City of David By ILANIT CHERNICK JANUARY 6, 2020 23:43 During biblical times, Jews from all over the country and beyond would make the arduous journey to the Temple, bringing sacrifices to celebrate the three holy festivals of Passover, […]

Trump Administration Blocks Iran’s Top Diplomat From Addressing the U.N. Security Council

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had sought to give a speech condemning the U.S. assassination of Qassem Suleimani. By Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer| January 6, 2020, 3:18 PM The Trump administration is barring Iran’s top diplomat from entering the United States this week to address the United Nations Security Council about the U.S. assassination of […]

Rouhani: Never threaten great Iranian nation

Tehran, Jan 6, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani on Monday stressed that never threaten the great Iranian nation. The Iranian president tweeted late on Monday that those referring to the number 52 are better to think about the number 290 as well. Never threaten the great Iranian nation. President Rouhani by number 290 was referring […]

Erdoğan’s ‘quiet jihad’

(January 6, 2020 / Israel Hayom) Palestinian Authority officials are calling the gift the Turkish government gave them a few years ago “the treasure.” The trove comprises 140,000 pages of carefully arranged microfilm that could have a dramatic effect on Israel’s ability to hold on to a number of assets—land and structures—throughout the country. The […]

Iraq Limits US-Led Coalition’s Ground, Air Movements After Soleimani Killing – Reports

Iraq’s parliament on Sunday voted in favor of removing US troops after a powerful Iranian military commander was killed in a US airstrike in Baghdad. President Trump has threatened with sanctions should the plan go forward. The Iraqi authorities have begun the preapartions for removing US troops from the country, Abdul-Karim Khalaf, a security spokesman for […]

Iraqi militia leader says Russia, China can replace US support in Iraq

Popular Mobilization Unit Commander Qais al-Khazali says Russia and China can replace US military support and advice in Iraq. In a recorded video published on his YouTube channel, the Iran-backed militia leader said that “the Iraqi government can provide military support and advice without depending on other sources. There are many sources, like Russia and […]