IRGC commander: ‘We can strike the Americans anywhere’
During a show on Channel 1 TV (Iran), the co’s Aerospace Force commander General Amir Ali Hajizadeh reviewed maps of different U.S. airbases in the region, including Al-Udeid in Qatar, Al-Dhafra in the United...
Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad launch large-scale ‘military’ drill
The Hamas and Palestinian Islamic jihad terrorist organizations on Tuesday launched a large-scale drill involving 12 armed groups in the Gaza Strip, among them the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Fatah,...
Israelis barred from Saudi chess tournament demand action from world chess body
Two Israeli nationals are requesting that the international chess governing body—the Fédération lnternationale des Échecs (FIDE)—guarantee nondiscrimination after they were prevented from taking part in a chess tournament in Saudi Arabia last year because...
Jibril Rajoub vs. Muhammad Dahlan to replace Mahmoud Abbas
The battle for the succession of Mahmoud Abbas in the Palestinian Authority is heating up. This was apparent from Fatah Secretary-General Jibril Rajoub’s recent attack on Egypt, which supports the candidacy of Palestinian...
Israelis and Palestinians consider how annexation of Jordan Valley could affect them
With campaigns under way before the third round of Israeli elections within a year on March 2, Likud officials, and the Blue and White Party, have repeatedly made statements over the past few weeks...
Gaza terrorist groups call on Palestinians to ‘prepare for escalation’
Palestinian terrorist organizations in Gaza issued a joint statement on Tuesday calling on Egyptian and international mediators to pressure Israel to “lift the blockade on Gaza, finalize the rehabilitation matter, and stop the provocations...
Abbas rival Mohammed Dahlan calls PA leader’s 15-year presidency ‘a big fat zero’
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s political rival Mahmoud Dahlan vowed in a recent interview that Abbas would not be the only candidate in the upcoming Palestinian presidential elections.
In an interview that aired on Saudi...
Iran’s activities could ignite a dangerous fire
The events that led to the tragic downing of a Russian plane in recent days over the eastern Mediterranean underline just how dangerous Iran’s activities are to regional and international security.
In the hours that...
Iran spins up advanced centrifuges at Natanz enrichment facility
Iran is now operating two cascades of advanced centrifuges at its Natanz nuclear facility, with two more to come at its Fordo site, Tehran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on...
Israeli security heads confer after Trump’s threat to bomb Syria
Top-level Israeli security officials met Wednesday to prepare for scenarios in which Israel is attacked by Iran or Syria, following a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump declaring he would bomb Syria.
Iran, which has...