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UPDATE 1-Trump says did not send message to Tehran warning of attack

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(Adds Trump comments) WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told NBC News on Sunday that he did not send a message to Tehran warning Iran of a U.S. attack, which he later called off. Iranian sources told Reuters that Trump had warned Tehran via Oman that a U.S. attack was imminent, but had […]

U.S. sanctions on Iran are biting: Bolton

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Iran is feeling the effects of existing U.S. sanctions as President Donald Trump prepares to impose more of them from Monday, his National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Sunday during a visit to Israel. While flagging further sanctions, Trump also said on Saturday he wanted to make a deal to bolster […]

Saudis on U.S. peace plan: Anything that improves situation of Palestinians should be welcomed

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A Saudi minister said on Sunday that improving the Palestinians’ situation should be welcomed but that addressing the political process in resolving the conflict with Israel is “extremely important”. “I think anything that improves the situation of the Palestinian people is something that should be welcomed. Now having said that the political process is extremely […]

Istanbul opposition candidate promises ‘new beginning’ for city

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REUTERS June 23, 2019 20:31 Breaking news. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF) Istanbul opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu promised “a new beginning” for Turkey’s largest city and expressed his willingness to work with President Tayyip Erdogan after initial results showed he was set for a comfortable win. Imamoglu, candidate for the Republican People’s Party (CHP), had won […]

Pompeo says to travel to Saudi Arabia, UAE, repeats offer for talks with Iran

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By REUTERS June 23, 2019 20:20   Breaking news. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF) U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Sunday he will travel to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates for talks, and repeated his offer for negotiations with Iran “with no preconditions” to de-escalate tensions. “We’re prepared to negotiate with no preconditions. […]

Khamenei’s Defense Advisor Gen. Hossein Dehghan: If War Breaks Out, We will Erase Israel, Send America to the Garbage Bin of History

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Former Iranian Minister of Defense Gen. Hossein Dehghan, currently an advisor for defense affairs to Supreme Leader Khamenei, said in a June 20, 2019 interview on Al-Nujaba TV (Iraq) that the Americans are fully aware that their assets in the Middle East can be “obliterated” by Iran’s missiles and that they know that a war […]

UAE calls for regional talks to defuse US-Iran tensions

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Foreign Minister Gargash says negotiations are needed, as only political action can achieve ‘sustainable solutions’ By AFPToday, 2:49 pm   A pilot speaks to a crew member by an F/A-18 fighter jet on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on June 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) ABU DHAbi, United Arab […]

Bolton, Netanyahu reaffirm commitment to ‘confronting Iranian aggression’

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2:55 pm US National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton discusses tensions with Iran in a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat in Jerusalem. “The meetings re-affirmed the shared United States-Israel priority of confronting Iranian aggression throughout the region by continuing maximum economic pressure and increasing the cost of […]

The bribe of the century

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The Palestinian leadership’s unequivocal refusal to accept any part of the Trump plan, doom the plan to complete failure The economic portion of the “Deal of the Century,” or, in the name’s updated version, the “Opportunity of the Century,” may be summed up as a fairly blatant attempt to bribe the Palestinian people. To the […]

OPINION: The EU bias against Israel that feeds the PA’s ‘Pay for Slay’ policy

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Itamar Marcus and Maurice Hirsch of Palestinian Media Watch react to the European Union’s recent 15 million Euro funding boost for the Palestinian Authority By Itamar Marcus and Maurice Hirsch June 23, 2019 The EU again in June donated 15 million Euro to the Palestinian Authority (PA). As Palestinian Media Watch has exposed, this is […]

Iran Offers to Fulfill Iraq’s Air Defense Needs

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A top commander voiced Iran’s readiness to provide neighboring Iraq with whatever means necessary for air defense. June, 23, 2019 – 13:11 – Politics news – In comments on Sunday, Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Anti-Aircraft Base of the Iranian Army, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi Fard, said the Iranian Air Defense is fully prepared […]

Netanyahu praises Petah Tikvah for ‘Trump Square’

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I am delighted to give my blessing to the naming the central square of Petach Tikva, in honor of President Trump. Benjy Singer June 23, 2019 10:00 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a letter to the Petah Tikvah municipality, praising them for deciding to name the central square after US President Donald Trump. The dedication, […]

Bolton in Israel: Iran can never have nuclear weapons

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Bolton also revealed that US President Donald Trump is looking forward to discussing the issues in the Middle East with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the upcoming G20 summit. JERUSALEM POST STAFF June 23, 2019 12:03 US National Security Advisor John Bolton met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, amid ongoing tensions with Iran. […]

Lebanon refuses investment at expense of Palestinian cause

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REUTERS June 23, 2019 11:51 BEIRUT – Lebanon does not want investment at the expense of the Palestinian cause, its parliament speaker Nabih Berri said on Sunday after the White House unveiled the $50 billion economic part of its Middle East plan. “Those who think that waving billions of dollars can lure Lebanon, which is […]