Israel peace pacts hot topic at UNGA

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a telephone conversation with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa to discuss the recently signed treaties between their nations. Netanyahu later described…

World leaders display discord at UN

The 75th annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is being held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. World leaders sparred over national interests and incidence…

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…

Stabilizing forces growing stronger

The peace deals between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain mark the completion of an existing process by which the region’s stabilizing forces are banding together against the Iranian threat. By Colonel…

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…

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…

Israel welcomes peace with UAE, Bahrain

Israelis are greeting the signing of the historic normalization accords with the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain. The official signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords was held…