February, 2021

• 7 February

  Government, IDF working on budget for potential Iran strike plan – report

  On Wednesday, the security cabinet is set to meet to discuss tensions with Tehran, including concerns that the US could return to the JCPOA nuclear deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi, the Finance and Defense ministers and financial and military officials took part in a …

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• 7 February

  Iranian rationale behind the New Delhi terrorist attack

  The blast caused no injury, no damage to the building and only damage to windshields of several cars parked in the vicinity. The blast caused on January 29, 2021 by a “very low-intensity improvised device” outside the Israeli Embassy building in New Delhi is considered by Israeli and Indian authorities …

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• 7 February

  Iran’s Zarif: If Iran wanted, we would already have a nuclear weapon

  Zarif said that the uranium enriched by the Islamic republic could immediately be scaled back to comply with the nuclear deal if the US lifts sanctions. If Iran wanted a nuclear weapon, it would have built one already, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said in an interview with CNN published …

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• 7 February

  Hezbollah says it took out Israeli drone near border

  Hezbollah claims to have downed an Israeli drone, but the Israeli military claimed that it crashed. Hezbollah said it downed an Israeli drone on Monday.

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• 7 February

  Report: Israel turned down US request to inspect Haifa port after deal with China

  Officials warned the US Navy may not visit the Haifa area if a Chinese state-run company takes up management of the city’s port.

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• 7 February

  US terror designation of Houthis: a fresh ordeal in Yemen

  Despite warnings by human rights groups, the previous US administration designated Yemen’s Houthis a terrorist organization, which locals fear will only add to their misery. Yemen’s Houthi group, officially known as Ansar Allah, is presently among the organizations the United States designates as terrorists. One day prior to new US …

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• 7 February

  Triple car bombings in Turkey-occupied Syria draw UN condemnation

  Bombings in Afrin, Azaz and a village near al-Bab claimed at least 18 lives this weekend. Three car bombings struck Turkey-occupied northern Syria on Saturday and Sunday, killing at least 18 people, including at least four children. More than 60 people were believed to have been injured in the three …

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• 7 February

  Egypt, Sudan accuse Ethiopia of stalling Nile dam talks

  Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan continue to trade accusations on the failure of the Nile dam talks, in what some say is an attempt to draw the attention of the new US administration into the regional file.

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• 7 February

  Misinformation, propaganda cloud Turkey’s Africa policies

  Myths and falsehoods abound in Turkish and Arab press about Turkey’s regional ventures, nourishing overblown elations and fears. Turkey’s regional ventures, spurred by Ottoman nostalgia, have earned it a hostile Arab front led by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. Though Turkey’s ambitions have hardly translated into a …

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• 7 February

  Politician: Russia Transforms Geneva Process Into Astana Process

  Politician claims that Russia has taken over the Syrian peace process, according to North Press. Majid Ibrahim, a politician, told North Press on Sunday that the Russian presence in Syria has turned the Geneva peace process into the Astana peace process.

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