Heat up northern Israel, to show it can strike anywhere it wants if it is pressed about the tanker attack. Iran is putting in place a new doctrine designed to preempt any response to its attack on a ship off the coast of Oman. In the week and a half …
Read More »Fire breaks out in Iranian petrochemical factory – report
According to the report, the Khark Island factory was emptied of all oil and petrochemical products and the fire is contained. A fire broke out in an Iranian petrochemical factory on Khark Island in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday morning, according to Iranian news agency Irib. According to the report, …
Read More »Visiting Israel, Bahraini minister slams Iran nuclear deal: ‘It fueled violence’
Bahrain’s Undersecretary for International Relations Abdullah bin Ahmad al Khalifa says during a visit to Israel that Bahrain hoped that the 2015 Iran nuclear deal would change Tehran’s behavior in the region, but instead it has brought about “more crises and violence.” “Was there any good result that we have …
Read More »G7 condemns Mercer Street attack, says evidence points to Iran
The G7 foreign ministers said there was no justification for the drone attack, which came days before the suspected Iranian hijacking of a ship in the Gulf of Oman. The Group of Seven (G7) largest advanced economies condemned on Friday what they concluded was an Iranian attack on an Israeli-linked …
Read More »Pentagon reveals evidence of Iran’s role in Gulf tanker attack
Last week’s drone strike on the Israeli-managed oil products tanker Mercer Street required “calculated and deliberate retargeting,” CENTCOM said. The US military on Friday revealed new details of its investigation into what it called a “deliberate attack” by Iran on an Israeli-linked tanker ship that left two people dead in …
Read More »Iran deal instigated violence, says senior Bahraini official in Jerusalem
“The JCPOA [nuclear deal] has caused more instigation and extremism in many different regions across the Middle East.” The 2015 nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran led to greater violence and extremism in the Middle East, Bahrain Undersecretary for International Relations at the Foreign Ministry Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin …
Read More »‘Blocking Iran is the highest priority’ – ex-NSC chief Ben Shabbat
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 …
Read More »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 »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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