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ANALYSIS: Donald Trump takes the off-ramp in Iran confrontation (for now)

ANALYSIS: Donald Trump takes the off-ramp in Iran confrontation (for now)

President Donald Trump decided Wednesday that taking his foot off the gas in the rapidly escalating conflict between the United States and Iran was the… Read More ›

How could Iran break out to a nuke in only 2 months? – analysis

How could Iran break out to a nuke in only 2 months? – analysis

About 1000 kilograms of low-enriched uranium is enough to be converted into 25 kilograms of weaponized uranium, which is enough for a nuclear bomb.  … Read More ›

Let’s all take a deep breath on Iran

Let’s all take a deep breath on Iran

Opinion: Let’s not believe that Qassem Soleimani was beloved by the Iranian people, and that they were unaware of cruelty with his Revolutionary Guard crushed… Read More ›

Iraqi PM says he received signed US ‘withdrawal’ letter Monday

Iraqi PM says he received signed US ‘withdrawal’ letter Monday

‘It’s not a piece of paper that fell off the printer,’ Adel Abdel Mahdi tells his cabinet, disputing Washington’s claim document was sent accidentally  … Read More ›

Trump Pressed to Detail what Prompted Strike on Iran General

Trump Pressed to Detail what Prompted Strike on Iran General

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his top advisers are under pressure to disclose more details about the intelligence that led to an… Read More ›

Iran fires more than a dozen ballistic missiles at US forces in Iraq in apparent retaliation for the killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani

Iran fires more than a dozen ballistic missiles at US forces in Iraq in apparent retaliation for the killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani

  Iran opened fire on US forces in Iraq early Wednesday morning, launching ballistic missiles at two bases hosting US and Iraqi military personnel, the… Read More ›

Explosions heard near Iranian militia sites in east Syria – report

Explosions heard near Iranian militia sites in east Syria – report

According to the news source, the explosions were believed to be caused by rockets. The strong explosions were heard on the other side of the… Read More ›

The view from Tehran: Soleimani’s death is just the beginning

The view from Tehran: Soleimani’s death is just the beginning

Opinion: A Tehran-based journalist believes the world is not a better since the U.S. killing of the top Iranian commander, claiming the regime’s retaliation to… Read More ›

First kosher bar in former Soviet Union serves up cocktails and Torah lessons

First kosher bar in former Soviet Union serves up cocktails and Torah lessons

Israeli Entrepreneur David Roitman says he opened Kosher Bar as personal duty to help rebuild the historic Jewish community of Odessa in Ukraine, which he… Read More ›

How Asarah B’Taives May Be Different than Other Fasts

How Asarah B’Taives May Be Different than Other Fasts

Rav Yoseph Karo (Bais Yoseph 550) cites the view of the Avudraham that the fast of Asara b’Taives is different than all of the other… Read More ›

Esper contradicts Trump on targeting Iranian cultural sites: We ‘follow the laws of armed conflict’

Esper contradicts Trump on targeting Iranian cultural sites: We ‘follow the laws of armed conflict’

Washington – Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday contradicted President Donald Trump by asserting the US would not target Iranian cultural sites amid rising… Read More ›

Rocket attack in Baghdad, Syria gas field shelled after Soleimani killing

Rocket attack in Baghdad, Syria gas field shelled after Soleimani killing

Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah Brigades warned Iraqi security forces to be at least 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) away from all American bases starting Sunday evening.  … Read More ›

Trump surprised everyone, especially Soleimani

Trump surprised everyone, especially Soleimani

Analysis: After decades of wariness and passivity over confronting Iran, the U.S. has suddenly revolutionized its Mideast policy, and the general consensus in Israel is… Read More ›

Pompeo: Doing nothing would have ‘created more risk’ than killing Soleimani

Pompeo: Doing nothing would have ‘created more risk’ than killing Soleimani

US secretary of state pushes back against reports that the intel underpinning the American strike against the Iranian military commander was ‘thin’   US Secretary… Read More ›

Siyum Hashas ‘Waldo’ is Latest Victim of Anti-Semitic Verbal Assault on the Subway

Siyum Hashas ‘Waldo’ is Latest Victim of Anti-Semitic Verbal Assault on the Subway

  NEW YORK (VINnews) — At the Siyum Hashas, Yonatan Gray stood out like a striped thumb. As he entered the Subway, he also stood… Read More ›

Iran is withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal after Trump ordered deadly strike on its top general

Iran is withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal after Trump ordered deadly strike on its top general

  Iran is withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal, a move that could be perceived as the country taking a big step toward obtaining a nuclear… Read More ›

Targeted killing of Soleimani a boost for Benjamin Netanyahu – analysis

Targeted killing of Soleimani a boost for Benjamin Netanyahu – analysis

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz, by contrast, was a victim of the targeted strike.   A cartoon in Sunday’s Ha’aretz newspaper depicts US President… Read More ›

Netanyahu praises Trump for U.S. strike on Soleimani

Netanyahu praises Trump for U.S. strike on Soleimani

PM says the move to eliminate Iran’s hardline general is ‘worthy of all appreciation,’ adding the head of Quds Force ‘planned and carried out many… Read More ›

In blow to Netanyahu, Knesset lawyer, 65 MKs back swift immunity deliberations

In blow to Netanyahu, Knesset lawyer, 65 MKs back swift immunity deliberations

Blue and White representative says he has support from party leaders representing majority of lawmakers after legal adviser says no impediment to debating request immediately… Read More ›

Cooler Weather Brings Respite In Australian Wildfire Crisis

Cooler Weather Brings Respite In Australian Wildfire Crisis

  SYDNEY (AP) — Milder temperatures Sunday brought hope of a respite from wildfires that have ravaged three Australian states, claiming 24 lives and destroying… Read More ›