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Outrage erupts over Trump administration’s ‘legalization’ of (still-illegal) Israeli settlements in West Bank

Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019By Editor

The US announcement that it will no longer view West Bank Israeli settlements as inconsistent with international law has provoked outrage … Read More >Outrage erupts over Trump administration’s ‘legalization’ of (still-illegal) Israeli settlements in West Bank

Bodyguards Foil Assassination Attempt on Iranian Supreme Leader’s Rep Amid Gas Tax Protests – Report

Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019By Editor

Security forces have foiled the attempted assassination of Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Nasseri-Yazdi, the local representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Yazd, central Iran on Monday, the Islamic Republic News Agency has reported. … Read More >Bodyguards Foil Assassination Attempt on Iranian Supreme Leader’s Rep Amid Gas Tax Protests – Report

US Settlement Offer ‘Totally Contradicts With International Law’ – Abbas Spokesman

Posted on November 18, 2019November 18, 2019By Editor

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, said Monday that the US move “contradicts totally with international law”, according to Reuters and AFP. … Read More >US Settlement Offer ‘Totally Contradicts With International Law’ – Abbas Spokesman

US No Longer Recognizes Israeli Settlements as Breaking International Law – Pompeo

Posted on November 18, 2019November 18, 2019By Editor

In a Monday statement, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Washington no longer regards Israeli settlements in the West Bank as violating international law … Read More >US No Longer Recognizes Israeli Settlements as Breaking International Law – Pompeo

Yemen’s Houthis Claim to Have Seized Unidentified Vessel in Red Sea – Report

Posted on November 18, 2019November 18, 2019By Editor

Yemen’s Houthi militia have confirmed that they’ve seized a vessel in the Red Sea, and said that the ship will be released if it is confirmed that it belongs to South Korea, Reuters has reported. … Read More >Yemen’s Houthis Claim to Have Seized Unidentified Vessel in Red Sea – Report

Iran says ‘decisive’ action will be taken if riots continue, warns US against fueling tensions within the country

Posted on November 18, 2019November 18, 2019By Editor

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned it will quell public disturbances “decisively” if the riots that gripped the country following fuel price hikes continue. … Read More >Iran says ‘decisive’ action will be taken if riots continue, warns US against fueling tensions within the country

Netanyahu Says Arab Party-Backed Coalition Gov’t Would be ‘Dream Come True’ for Iran, ‘Terrorists’

Posted on November 18, 2019November 18, 2019By Editor

Israel is mired in a political deadlock between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party and the opposition Blue and White Party, … Read More >Netanyahu Says Arab Party-Backed Coalition Gov’t Would be ‘Dream Come True’ for Iran, ‘Terrorists’

Officer killed, police stations STORMED by protesters amid anti-fuel hike rallies in Iran

Posted on November 17, 2019By Editor

A police officer has died in a hospital after being critically injured during unrest in western Iran. He attempted to defend a city police command that was invaded by an angry mob, local media report. … Read More >Officer killed, police stations STORMED by protesters amid anti-fuel hike rallies in Iran

Foreign-backed ‘hooligans’ behind protest violence: Iran’s Khamenei condemns ‘sabotage’, endorses fuel price hike

Posted on November 17, 2019November 17, 2019By Editor

The Iranian government’s surprise decision to raise gasoline prices, which caused protests around the country, should be implemented, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said, blaming the violence amid demonstrations on criminals. … Read More >Foreign-backed ‘hooligans’ behind protest violence: Iran’s Khamenei condemns ‘sabotage’, endorses fuel price hike

Israel & NATO penetrate Russia’s S-400 air defenses… ‘simulated’ by US Patriots?

Posted on November 17, 2019November 17, 2019By Editor

Israel together with the US and several European NATO allies have wrapped up massive war games, which in part focused on countering advanced air defenses, such as Russia’s S-400, that Washington has been so worried about recently. … Read More >Israel & NATO penetrate Russia’s S-400 air defenses… ‘simulated’ by US Patriots?