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Tehran is attempting to retain its influence by experimenting with new methods of fighting. If it won’t use more force, Iran may lose its grip there Zvi Bar’el Dec 11, 2019 11:33 AM The four Katyusha rockets that hit a military base next to Baghdad International Airport this week mark a new trend in the […]

Turkey might consider taking action against U.S. bases in the country if the United States goes ahead with threatened sanctions over Turkey’s decision to acquire Russian S-400 air defence missiles, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Wednesday. The United States halted the delivery of 100 F-35 stealth fighters that Turkey had ordered and suspended […]

  Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has ordered a military-wide halt on all flight training for 852 Saudi Arabian military members training in the U.S., a new report says. Esper issued the order in a memo to Pentagon leaders, which was revealed late Tuesday, and also ordered a stronger vetting process for foreign military students […]

“We will continue to explain to our partners that we should work together to end Iranian support for terrorism,” US ambassador Richard Grenell said. By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL DECEMBER 10, 2019 ATHENS – The most high-level US ambassador in Europe, Richard Grenell, told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday that Germany’s government should join the United States […]

REUTERS DECEMBER 11, 2019 11:38 NUR-SULTAN – Russia, Turkey and Iran are concerned about the increased presence of terrorist groups in Syria’s Idlib province, the trio said in a joint statement after talks in Kazakhstan, pledging to coordinate actions aimed at eliminating the militants. Moscow, Ankara and Tehran also said they opposed separatism in Syria […]

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will overcome U.S. sanctions by either bypassing them or through negotiations, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, adding that Tehran will not cross its “red lines” in any talks with arch foe Washington. “The government is determined to defeat (the enemy) by bypassing America’s sanctions … or through various means […]

After killing a police detective at a nearby cemetery, the shooters took refuge at the JC Kosher supermarket A deadly shootout at a New Jersey kosher supermarket may have been a premeditated “targeted” attack, authorities said on Wednesday. “Based on our initial investigation [which is ongoing] we now believe the active shooters targeted the location […]

Afghan bomber hits medical facility near Bagram Air Base By RAHMAT GULDecember 11, 2019 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful suicide bombing targeted an under-construction medical facility on Wednesday near Bagram Air Base, the main American base north of the Afghan capital, the U.S. military said, and six Afghans were reported wounded. The attacker struck […]

“We will continue to explain to our partners that we should work together to end Iranian support for terrorism,” US ambassador Richard Grenell said. By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL DECEMBER 10, 2019 20:43 ATHENS – The most high-level US ambassador in Europe, Richard Grenell, told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday that Germany’s government should join the United […]

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Commander-in-Chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), General Mazloum Abdi, on Tuesday called on the United States and Russia to prevent Ankara’s program of forced demographic change in northern Syria. During an interview on the previous day with the government-affiliated TRT news outlet, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that […]

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump in a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasized his support for effective global arms control that includes China, the White House said in a statement. Arms Control “President Trump also emphasized his support for effective global arms control that includes not only Russia, but also China,” […]