Ex-NSC chief Meir Ben Shabbat was a top adviser to Netanyahu. Nevertheless, he received bipartisan support at a Knesset panel. The central threat to Israel and most important for its security must remain Iran, outgoing National Security Council adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat said Monday. “Blocking Iran is the highest priority,” he …
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Iran concerned about UK in Gulf, Taliban offensive
Iran: “The fact that Britain has sided with the rebellious and notorious Zionist regime shows the position of this country.” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh, president of the Center for Public Diplomacy, on Monday slammed the UK for its role in investigating the murder of a British citizen on …
Read More »Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch calls on army to confront Hezbollah
“We call upon the Lebanese army to prevent the launching of missiles, not for the sake of Israel, but for the sake of Lebanon.” Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi called on Sunday for the Lebanese army to take control of the southern part of the country, Hezbollah’s stronghold, and …
Read More »IDF identifies Hezbollah militant who fired on Israel
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah condemned the Druze who stopped and filmed the operatives loading rockets towards Israel. The Hezbollah operative who fired a salvo of 20 rockets towards Israel on Friday was identified by the IDF as Ali Kajak, and he had been documented near the border in civilian clothing …
Read More »Explosion Rocks Tanker Docked at Syrian Port City, Two Lightly Injured, Reports Say
Iranian news outlet says the ship is the same one on which a fire broke out in April, allegedly after being attacked by a drone coming from Lebanon An explosion on a ship docked in the Syrian port city of Latakia and subsequent fire lightly injuring two people on Tuesday, …
Read More »Prepáčte, Maďari! Prepáčte, Slováci!
Slovensko-maďarské vzťahy sa poslednú dekádu javia ako nekonfliktné. Pri bližšom pohľade však zistíme, že pod povrchom to stále vrie, staré rany sa nezahojili, k čomu prispievajú aj „spanilé“ jazdy maďarských politikov na južné Slovensko. Presne takou bola aj návšteva predsedu maďarského parlamentu Lászlóa Kövéra v Šamoríne, ktorý sa tam zúčastnil …
Read More »China And America: A New Game In A New Era – Analysis
China and the United States are in a different game than the rising power/established power conflicts of the past. Most analyses of such rivalries are based on pre–World War II history and fail to notice that the game changed radically after World War II. Sometimes when alterations are made in …
Read More »Hezbollah is testing Israel and so far it’s succeeding – analysis
Israel’s response to the Hezbollah rockets could put the Lebanon border in the same situation as the Gaza border. On Monday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke at the Knesset. He was met by a volley of yelling, heckling and name calling.“Let’s talk about the results [of the last government],” he …
Read More »Iran’s new president hosts terror leaders as he comes into office
Reports on Saturday evening indicated that IRGC head Hossein Salami had also met the Hezbollah deputy and said that they should prepare for the “collapse” of Israel. Iran’s new president Ebrahim Raisi hosted a series of prominent terror leaders and pro-Iran proxy group leaders during his inauguration, showcasing how he …
Read More »Iran believes it has Israel on the run
Iran is coordinating with Hezbollah, Hamas to target Israel after drone attack on tanker off Oman. Iran believes it has been able to outplay Israel in the last week following Tehran’s drone attack on the Mercer Street ship. When tensions rose with the US, UK and Israel after the attack, …
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