Biden says US to keep striking Houthis as they continue attacking ships in Red Sea

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Acknowledging Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have not faltered in their attacks on shipping, US president nevertheless commits to proceeding on charted course By AGENCIESToday, 10:14 pm   President Joe Biden walks to speak to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, January 18, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Yuri […]

Iran holding UN atomic agency ‘hostage,’ refusing to cooperate, director says

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IAEA head Rafael Grossi shares concerns at Davos over ‘frustrating’ lack of oversight granted by Tehran, as well as inability to visit Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant By SOPHIE ESTIENNEToday, 10:22 pm   International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi (C) stands at the Congress Center, during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in […]

Netanyahu vows no Palestinian state, attacks Israeli media, denies blindsiding Gallant

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In rebuke of the US, PM declares Israel must maintain security control over West Bank and Gaza; says Israel will know soon if medicines sent into Gaza have reached hostages By LAZAR BERMAN  FOLLOW Today, 11:16 pm   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference on January 18, 2024. (Kobi Gideon/GPO) During a combative press […]

Pakistan Retaliates Against Iranian Bombing of Balochistan

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By David Israel – 8 Shevat 5784 – January 18, 2024 On Thursday morning, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan declared the initiation of an “intelligence-driven operation” targeting the hideouts of armed groups in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province. This announcement came some 24 hours following Iranian air strikes in Balochistan, Pakistan.   The Balochistan region […]

US and Houthis exchange strikes as Red Sea conflict grows

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Recent events follow the US redesignating the Houthis as a terrorist organization, as well as calls from multiple countries to de-escalate conflict in trade routes. JANUARY 18, 2024 03:53 Updated: JANUARY 18, 2024 09:54 Israel Navy missile ships head to the Red Sea after several aerial intrusions by Houthi drones, November 1, 2023(photo credit: IDF […]

Iran attacked Syria with long-range missile in message to Israel – analysis

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Iran is openly admitting that it used these missiles to send a message to the US and Israel and that it basically targeted northwest Syria just to show off. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JANUARY 18, 2024 09:35 (photo credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA/Handout via Reuters)Iran carried out a long-range attack on Syria this week […]

Schumer: Democrats discussing possible conditions on aid for Israel

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Senate Majority Leader says Democrats are discussing possible conditions that could be imposed on US aid for Israel but does not say they will seek such conditions. Elad Benari   Jan 18, 2024, 5:29 AM (GMT+2) Senator Chuck SchumerReuters/SIPA USA US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters on Wednesday that Democrats are discussing possible conditions […]

Hezbollah rejects US overtures, still open to diplomacy to avoid wider war

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Hezbollah’s position is that it will fire rockets at Israel until there is a full ceasefire in Gaza. Hezbollah’s rejection of the proposals presented by Hochstein has not been previously reported. REUTERS JANUARY 18, 2024 07:51 Updated: JANUARY 18, 2024 08:40 Iran-backed Hezbollah has rebuffed Washington’s initial ideas for cooling tit-for-tat fighting with neighboring Israel, […]

Report: PM rejected US proposal for Saudi normalization in exchange for path to Palestinian statehood

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By JACOB MAGID18 January 2024, 1:16 am   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, January 9, 2024. (Kobi Gideon/GPO) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly rejected a proposal from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that would’ve seen Saudi Arabia normalize relations with […]

Report: Biden administration laying the groundwork for post-Netanyahu era

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NBC News reports: Biden administration working with other Israeli leaders after Netanyahu rejected plan for Arab countries to rebuild Gaza, which includes normalization with Saudis in exchange for a Palestinian state. Israel National NewsJan 18, 2024, 1:23 AM (GMT+2) The Biden administration is laying the groundwork with other Israeli leaders in anticipation of a post-Netanyahu […]

Blinken: Arabs won’t fund Gaza rebuilding without path to Palestine statehood

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“We’re not going to get into the business… of rebuilding Gaza, only to have it leveled again in a year or five years,” Antony Blinken reported Arab leaders as saying. TOVAH LAZAROFF JANUARY 16, 2024 22:37 Palestinian statehood is the best path to the reconstruction of Gaza and normalized Israeli ties with its Arab neighbors, […]

The West must attack the Islamic Regime

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Attacks on the Houthis are not enough. FARHAD REZAEI JANUARY 17, 2024 01:18 Since the onset of the Gaza War, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have significantly disrupted naval traffic around Bab al Mandab, intensifying their attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea through missile strikes, drone deployments, and hijacking activities. Despite military interventions by […]

North Korea’s Kim calls for South to be seen as ‘primary foe,’ warns of war

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In a speech on Monday, Kim Jong Un said he had concluded that unification with the South was no longer possible and accused Seoul of seeking regime collapse and unification by absorption. REUTERS JANUARY 16, 2024 09:27 Updated: JANUARY 16, 2024 10:00 North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attends the 5th National Meeting of Mothers […]