Israel: Deadly violence engulfs the West Bank leaving ten dead after Gaza bomb blitz The Sun
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Is massive Hamas attack on Israel the assault Iran warned of? – analysis
Iran’s IRGC head Hossein Salami warned last week that Israel was vulnerable to one large tactical operation because the country is so small. Burnt vehicles are seen at the scene where a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip hit, in Holon, Israel May 11, 2021. (photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS) The massive rocket barrage – involving some 600 rockets…
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Is Iran Getting Ready to Attack Israel?
Hossein Salami made many references to Israel’s supposed “vulnerabilities” to “domino-style” attacks. While Iran’s political and military leaders are not exactly known for making measured, reserved or unprovocative remarks, stating that “Israel could be blown up in a single operation,” would be considered an aggressive comment even for Iranians. At the same time, Iranian national documents and…
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Top Iranian General Says Israel Could Be Defeated With ‘a Single Operation’
The head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard said recent events across the Middle East have exposed vulnerabilities in Israel, which he argued could be defeated with just one, decisive blow should a conflict break out between the two top foes. In an interview aired Wednesday by the semi-official Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Major General…
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US eyes major rollback in Iran sanctions to revive nuke deal
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 9, 2020. The Biden administration is weighing a near wholesale rollback of some of the most stringent Trump-era sanctions imposed on Iran, in a bid to get the…
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Lebanon battles swarms of locusts after wind changes direction
The locusts, which threaten crops, are the latest addition to a long list of challenges faced by Lebanon, which is battling its worst financial crisis in decades. A swarm of desert locusts fly near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, January 31, 2021. -(photo credit: REUTERS/BAZ RATNER) Army helicopters are spraying agricultural land in northeast Lebanon…
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Iran installed more advanced centrifuges at Natanz – IAEA
The report is the latest evidence that Iran is pressing ahead with the installation of advanced machines. A handout satellite image shows a general view of the Natanz nuclear facility after a fire, in Natanz, Iran July 8, 2020 -(photo credit: MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) Iran has installed extra advanced centrifuges at its underground uranium enrichment plant…
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‘Laugh now, Zionists – soon you’ll be wiped out’
Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards says Israel will soon ‘disappear at the hands of the Palestinians’. Hossein Salami – Reuters The commander-in-chief of the Iranian military said Israel would soon “disappear”, while touting Iran’s efforts to bolster the Hezbollah terrorist organization’s “plan to defeat the Zionist regime”. Major General Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran’s…
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Iran nuclear chief says Natanz site hit by “terrorist” act – TV
DUBAI, April 11 (Reuters) – An accident at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Sunday was the result of a “terrorist” act, the country’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said, according to state TV. He said the international community and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) needed to deal with what he called nuclear terrorism. He…
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US and Iran to join talks aimed at rejoining nuclear deal
Iran and the United States will join talks in Vienna next week that aim to return all parties to the terms of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. There will not be direct contact between Iran and the United States at the in-person meeting, according to a European Union statement issued after a virtual meeting Thursday of…