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The seven final candidates for the post of president in Iran were announced by the Ministry of Interior some three weeks before the election day. The list of seven figures deemed qualified to run for taking office at the Pasteur Street of Tehran was made public on Tuesday after a …
Read More »Why The Iranian Regime Will Collapse – OpEd
The death penalty is irreversible therefore it must be abolished. According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the death penalty violates the very basic human rights. Article 3 states that everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person. A report published in 2015 stated that Iran …
Read More »David Barnea appointed as new Mossad head, replaces Cohen next week
Barnea approved by A-G; was nominated by Netanyahu in December; Gantz cut out of the process Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit on Monday announced that he had cleared the way for David Barnea, the Mossad’s current deputy chief, to succeed Yossi Cohen as head of the famed spy agency. A few months …
Read More »Blinken: US backs Israeli self-defense, will lead Gaza reconstruction; leaders need to set ‘better course’
Speaking to the press in Jerusalem alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US supports Israel’s right to self-defense and will also be heavily involved in and committed to rebuilding Gaza after the latest round of fighting — and to seeking a political solution …
Read More »Jordan FM arrives in Ramallah for talks with Palestinian leader
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday for talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Safadi arrived aboard a Jordanian helicopter and started talks with Abbas upon arrival, according to an Anadolu Agency reporter. Earlier Tuesday, Wasel Abu Yousef, a member of the …
Read More »Ahmadinejad wants to run for president of Iran, again
The former president is remembered fondly by some Iranians for his populism and for offering loan programs. He was often portrayed as a modest ‘Mr. Clean’ but this is disputed by others. A decade ago, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared to be the nemesis of Israel. His questioning of the …
Read More »Iran’s Quds Force chief tells Islamic Jihad it defeated ‘Zionist pride’
The comments made by Esmail Ghaani, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, praised death and martyrdom and said fighters welcome death with ‘longing and passion.’ The recent war against Israel “destroyed the pride of the Zionist army,” Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Commander Esmail Ghaani …
Read More »Iran thinks Hamas ‘victory’ will lead to new attack on Israel
Iran helped push the war with Gaza but was concerned that Hamas and its other proxies would lose badly. Instead, they perceive a surprising victory. The fuse lit by Hamas will become the “fire” for a new operation in the future, according to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency. The report, reflecting …
Read More »Gantz orders seizure of Hamas terror items as Gaza borders remain closed
The IDF had confiscated the items in the days leading up to the 11-day IDF-Hamas war, which began on May 10. Defense Minister Benny Gantz issued five military seizure orders against items Hamas had attempted to smuggle in and out of Gaza for its military wing, as the two Israeli …
Read More »Biden administration poised to ax US oil company’s waiver for Kurdish-led northeast Syria
The decision to withdraw the waiver to produce and sell oil in Syria has been presented by administration officials as a policy correction, not a shift. The Biden administration has decided to not extend a sanctions waiver granted by the Trump administration in April 2020 to a little-known American oil …
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