Gantz probes Netanyahu submarine deal

Israeli Alternate Premier and Defense Minister Benny Gantz has convened a ministerial inquiry into the so-called “Submarine Affair.” Case 3000, as it is known officially, involves allegations that several civilian…

Israeli, UAE foreign ministers meet in Germany

Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan held their first historic face-to face meeting in Germany. The two met together…

Hezbollah denounces German ban

The Secretary General of Iran’s Lebanese-proxy Hezbollah, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah condemned Germany for its decision to designate his militant group a “terror organization.” In a televised address from one of…

P4+1 & Iran try to salvage JCPOA

Representatives of the P4+1 countries met in Vienna with Iran in last-ditch efforts to salvage the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement. The P4+1 -- Russia, China,…

Germany expected to outlaw Hezbollah operation

The German government is expected to outlaw Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah from operating on national soil. The German daily Der Spiegel reported that the decision could happen next week when cabinet…

International concern over Iran mounts

Senior Israeli officials have reaffirmed a statement by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by disclosing Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons in less than a year if it decided…

Jordan warns Israel not to annex West Bank

Chancellor Angela Merkel held a meeting in Berlin with Jordan’s King Abdullah, after which both leaders reaffirmed their countries commitment to a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In…