Oct 30, 2020
Trump appeals to US-Israeli voters
American citizens born in Jerusalem will now be able to list Israel as their birthplace on their passports, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced. The hoped-for move reinforces…
Oct 28, 2020
US sanctions Iran for election interference
The United States has imposed several rounds of fresh sanctions on Iran over the past week. Some of the organizations were targeted in connection with an alleged disinformation campaign targeting the…
Oct 19, 2020
UN sanctions on Iran expire
The 2007 United Nations Security Council arms embargo on Iran expired as slated on Sunday, in accordance with terms of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal…
Oct 09, 2020
New US sanctions target Iranian banks
The United States slapped fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial sector yesterday, targeting 18 banks in an effort to further choke off Iranian revenues as Washington ramps up pressure on Tehran…
Oct 09, 2020
Hezbollah: Israel still enemy despite talks
Hezbollah has declared that Lebanon’s agreement to negotiate maritime borders with Israel is “is not connected to” achieving peace between the two nations, which maintain a formal state of war.…
Sep 22, 2020
US sanctions on Iran face international opposition
The United States is stepping-up its ‘maximum pressure campaign’ against the Islamic Republic of Iran, despite blatant opposition by members of the United Nations Security Council that consequently led UN…
Sep 21, 2020
US enacts UN sanctions on Iran
The United States announced that sanctions are being reimposed on Iran pursuant to the snapback process under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231. The passing of the 30-day requirement since…
Sep 17, 2020
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…
Sep 01, 2020
First commercial Israeli ‘peace flight’ to UAE
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the first flight from his nation to the United Arab Emirates as “an historic day, a joyous day for all citizens of Israel, a…
Aug 24, 2020
Pompeo opens peace tour in Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jerusalem this morning, where he commended the Trump Administration. “You have stood up to Iran’s aggression and triggered…