Netanyahu hails new era of Mideast peace

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extolled the recently established Abraham Accords with the UAE and Bahrain for having already yielded significant economic benefits. “We made history in Washington” with the…

US vows to enforce UN sanctions on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated the Trump Administration’s resolve to thwart Iranian access to weapons ahead of the expiration of the United Nations-imposed arms embargo (as part of…

World earthquake update

There have been 59 earthquakes worldwide so far today as of this posting, contributing to a total of 3687  this month. This, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which tracks…

 Trump discusses US role in Mideast

U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed that yet another country may normalize relations with Israel. During comments about the 15 September ceremony at the White House when Israel and the…

Iran holds major maritime drill 

The Iranian Military is currently holding a wide-scale exercise in a large maritime region in the Persian Gulf, stretching from the Sea of Oman to the North Indian Ocean. The…

September earthquake count 2133 – so far

There have been four earthquakes in Israel this past week. According to the Seismology Division of The Geological Survey of Israel (GSI),a 2.5 magnitude (M2.5) occurred at 21:05:19 last night. There were also…

Turkey hails regional dialogue with Iran

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani held a virtual meeting, during which they “reviewed” “all aspects” of their nations’ bilateral relations and discussed “steps aimed at…

The President, The Generals and The Region

Can Trump-Military Rift Hurt U.S. Mideast Actions? By Amir Oren American military officers, serving and retired, have a tradition of staying out of politics, unless they are candidates themselves -…

Kosovo normalizes ties with Israel

U.S. President Donald Trump is seemingly unimpressed by regional opposition from Iran, Turkey, the Palestinian Authority, Hamas and other Palestinian factions to prevent peace between Israel and Arab and Muslim…