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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden sings “Happy Birthday” to Abraham Foxman, the longtime national director of the Anti-Defamation League, at the ADL's Centennial Gala in April 2013 in Washington, D.C. Photo by David Karp.

What does ‘dangerous for Israel’ and the Jews mean to Biden?

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It’s fortunate for Joe Biden that his ability to win the support of most Jewish voters doesn’t depend on his stance on Israel. As a new poll from the liberal Jewish Electorate Institute showed, Israel ranked...
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the 2020 Council for National Policy Meeting at the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City, Va., on Aug. 21, 2020. Credit: Tia Dufour/The White House.

Iran dismisses threat by Trump and warns of response

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Iranian government spokesperson Ali Rabiei dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet on Tuesday as false and criticized him for threatening Iran with retaliation for any attack against the United States. The president tweeted: “Any attack by...
Lana Marks, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of South Africa (right) and Cmdr. Christopher Carroll, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney, pose for a photo following a luncheon aboard the Carney during a scheduled visit to Cape Town, South Africa, March 16, 2020. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released.

Report: Iran plotted to assassinate US ambassador to South Africa

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Iran reportedly considered assassinating the U.S. ambassador to South Africa in retaliation for the assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani by the United States earlier this year, two...
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends the Great Conference of Basij members at Azadi stadium in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 4 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Iran’s Khamenei: UAE ‘disgraced forever’ by peace agreement with Israel

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday of “treachery against the Islamic world” for normalizing relations with Israel. Khamenei predicted the peace agreement between Israel and the UAE would...
A view north of Tehran, home to nearly 50 percent of Iran's industries. Credit: Flickr/Wikimedia Commons.

Reactions to America requesting UN snapback sanctions on Iran

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Jewish and Israel-related groups immediately reacted to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement on Thursday that the United States has requested the United Nations enact its snapback sanctions on Iran. The snapback mechanism is included under...
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Kremlin.

US rejects Russia’s offer for virtual summit on Iran

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The United States has rejected Russia’s offer for a virtual summit outside of the United Nations regarding Iran. “The United States believes strongly that the Security Council is the best place to have discussions related...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press statement at his office in Jerusalem, on Aug. 13, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu: ‘My efforts to counter Iran brought us closer to Arab countries’

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I don’t recall the last time I saw Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as relaxed and content as he was on Sunday—apparently the afterglow of the peace treaty with the United Arab Emirates and a...
Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami (left) and Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, on Aug. 22, 2017. Photo: Tasnim News Agency via Wikimedia Commons.

Iran, Turkey take aim at UAE over normalization agreement with Israel

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The chief of Iran’s armed forces, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, said on Sunday that his country’s approach to the United Arab Emirates would shift because of the UAE’s normalization agreement with Israel. “Definitely, the Iranian...
Israeli soldiers during a drill near the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights on Aug. 4, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Iran’s ‘shadow war’ with Israel likely to continue into foreseeable future

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Despite many challenges and setbacks, the Iranian strategy for dominating Arab countries that it counts as being part of its Shi’ite axis has made major progress in recent years, and Tehran is likely to...

Trump vows new Iran deal ‘within four weeks’ if re-elected

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U.S. President Donald Trump vowed that if re-elected in November, there would be a new deal with Iran “within four weeks.” “When we win, we will have a deal within four weeks,” he said in...