Israel and US working on ‘Plan B’ if Iran nuke talks fail, Gantz says

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In wide-ranging briefing, defense minister says intel ties with US getting stronger, calls for strengthening the PA and keeping a strict blockade on Gaza until Hamas frees captives. Defense Minister Benny Gantz at a state memorial ceremony marking 7 years … Read More

Alarm in Jerusalem as Iran races to the bomb amid lull in nuclear talks

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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett blamed opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu for the advances in Iran’s nuclear program, soon after the news of Iran’s uranium metal enrichment was published. A general view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor, Iran — (photo credit: … Read More

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett warns US to ‘wake up’ before rejoining Iran nuclear deal

Bennett said Ebrahim Raisi, a protege of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would establish a “regime of brutal hangmen” Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned the U.S. and other nations seeking to rekindle the nuclear agreement with Iran to “wake up” following the election … Read More

‘Intense’ Iran nuclear talks resume as Germany calls for rapid progress

The sixth round of talks kicked off with a meeting of remaining parties to the deal – Iran, Russia, China, France, Britain, Germany and the European Union – in the basement of a luxury hotel. Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Abbas … Read More

Israel’s Netanyahu lashes out as end of his era draws near

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not leaving the political stage quietly in what appear to be the final days of his historic 12-year rule. JERUSALEM — In what appear to be the final days of his historic 12-year rule, … Read More

Gantz heads to Washington for security talks, $1 billion request for Iron Dome

Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz (r) welcoming Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (c) at a ceremony in Tel Aviv, April 11, 2021. (Flash90/Avshalom Sassoni) Gantz is expected to request a $1 billion budget for replenishing the Iron Dome following Operation Guardian … Read More

As US scales back in Middle East, China and Russia may step in, general says

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As the United States scales back its military presence across the Middle East to focus on great power competition with China and Russia, it risks giving those two countries a chance to fill the gap and expand their influence around … Read More

John Kerry denies allegations he divulged Israel’s covert operations

Kerry called the claims – detailed in leaked audio obtained by several media outlets – ‘unequivocally false.’ U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry on Monday denied allegations that while he was serving as secretary of state under Barack Obama informed … Read More

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