US approves missile sales to S.Korea, Japan AFP•May 17, 2019 Washington (AFP) – The United States said Friday it had approved more than $600 million in sales of air defense missiles to South Korea and Japan as tensions return with North Korea. The State Department said it had […]
Syrian TV says Damascus targeted ‘from direction of’ Israel Reuters•May 17, 2019 BEIRUT (Reuters) – Loud blasts echoed across Damascus late on Friday, residents said, as Syrian state media reported “enemy targets” coming from the direction of Israel, which has previously acknowledged conducting repeated strikes inside Syria. The […]
Explosions near Damascus in apparent Israeli strikes Associated Press•May 17, 2019 DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Several explosions were heard in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday night as the country’s air defenses opened fire on “objects” coming from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, state media reported. […]
Saudi newspaper urges Palestinians to accept Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ The New Arab. May 15, 2019 The editor-in-chief of a Saudi newspaper is urging Palestinians to keep an open mind towards the ‘Deal of the Century‘ – the Middle East peace plan being devised by President Donald Trump’s […]
TRUMP PLAN FINISHED, BUT NOT SEALED, AND STILL BEING TWEAKED According to the sources, the drafters of the document are taking into consideration both the realities on the ground and input they are receiving from various quarters. BY HERB KEINON. MAY 16, 2019. jerusalem post The Trump administration’s Mideast […]
Iran tells Middle East militias: prepare for proxy war. Top military leader delivers message at Baghdad meeting as tensions rise. The Guardian. May 16, 2019 The US has become increasingly vocal about the activities of Iranian proxies in the Middle East. Donald Trump this month named Palestinian Islamic […]
Iran tells Middle East militias: prepare for proxy war. Top military leader delivers message at Baghdad meeting as tensions rise. The Guardian. May 16, 2019 Iran’s most prominent military leader has recently met Iraqi militias in Baghdad and told them to “prepare for proxy war”, the Guardian has […]
US warships enter Persian Gulf without incident amid soaring Iran tensions American defense officials tell WSJ the guided-missile destroyers’ transit through the Strait of Hormuz was ‘the quietest in a long time’ By AGENCIES and TOI STAFF. May 17, 2019 Two US guided-missile destroyers transited through the Strait of Hormuz without […]
Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of ordering Houthi drone attack on oil pipeline Saudi Arabia accused Iran of ordering the drone attack on oil pumping stations. [Getty] Date of publication: 16 May, 2019. The New Arab. Saudi Arabia’s deputy defence minister, Khalid bin Salman, on Thursday accused Iran of ordering […]
In a war with US, Iran could have these proxies fighting by its side Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad in Gaza have arsenals of rockets aimed into Israel, while tens of thousands of Shiite Muslim fighters across region are beholden to Tehran By AP and TOI STAFF. 17 May 2019, BEIRUT […]
