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Extraordinary Mediteranean gas pipeline project to link Israel, Europe gains US support

'Until I see a substantial agreement, a budget and an explanation of who funds it, it is still all theoretical,' says former Israeli Ambassador to Greece Arye Mekel.

July 10, 2019

Former Miss Iraq to be stripped of citizenship over her Israel support

Iraq intends to cancel the citizenship of its former beauty queen for her unapologetic support of Israel.

July 10, 2019

Secret US-Iran talks reportedly held in Kurdish region of Iraq

The Iranian delegation which met with the Americans was 'at times...at odds with government policy,' reports i24NEWS. The U.S. denies that talks took place.

July 10, 2019

Trump: Iran ‘better be careful’

Trump warned Iran on Sunday to 'be careful' as the latter threatened to increase uranium enrichment.

July 8, 2019

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu asks world leaders on Iran: ‘Where are you?’

'Iran has violated its solemn promise under the U.N. Security Council not to enrich uranium beyond a certain level,' said Prime Minister Netanyahu.

July 7, 2019

Iran vows to strike Israel’s Dimona nuclear plant with a rocket

'If the United States invades Iran, Israel would not last half an hour,' said Mojtaba Zolnour, head of the Iranian National Security and Foreign Policy Commission.

July 7, 2019

Californium, radioactive element key to nukes, reportedly found in car in Turkey

Californium is considered 'highly hazardous and is used in nuclear reactors as well as in gold, silver, and oil mining operations,' writes Daily Sabah.

July 7, 2019

Iran breaks another limit on uranium enrichment set by nuclear deal

Iran is set to break another limit set by the faltering 2015 nuclear deal on Sunday.

July 7, 2019

Royal Marines boarding an Iranian supertanker. (Screenshot/UK Ministry of Defense)

WATCH: Iran threatens UK after oil tanker seized near Gibraltar

On Friday, Iran threatened to capture a British ship after Royal Marines boarded and seized an Iranian oil tanker on its way to Syria.

July 6, 2019

Spanish nominee for top EU foreign policy post is firm backer of Iranian regime

Borell laid out his sympathies in a series of seven tweets he posted in February to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Islamist revolution in Iran.

July 5, 2019

Gibraltar detains Syria-bound super tanker with Iranian oil

According to the data firm Refinitv, the vessel likely carried just over 2 million barrels of Iranian crude oil.

July 4, 2019

Trump: ‘Careful with threats, Iran. They can come back to bite you’

Trump reacted after Iran's president said the country could enrich uranium to 'any amount we want.'

July 4, 2019

Dubai Princess flees billionaire husband amid accusations of infidelity

The sixth wife of the ruler of Dubai has fled to London, reports say.

July 3, 2019

Trump: Iran ‘playing with fire’ after violating nuclear deal

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on the international community to require Iran to suspend all uranium enrichment.

July 2, 2019

Iran breaks nuclear deal as uranium stockpile exceeds limits

Iran had recently quadrupled its production of low-enriched uranium to be on pace to break one of the deal's terms.

July 1, 2019

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

Iran: US sanctions against FM Zarif would ‘block’ diplomacy

'Iran responds to diplomacy with diplomacy and to pressure with resistance,' said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi.

June 30, 2019

Kushner: Bahrain a ‘tremendous success’

Kushner said the conference, or economic workshop, was a 'tremendous success.'

June 27, 2019

Trump, Putin meet Friday to discuss ‘issues of strategic stability’

Iran, Syria, North Korea, Afghanistan and Venezuela will be the likely topics of discussion between the world leaders.

June 27, 2019

Iran warns of ‘stronger’ response if US again violates airspace

The speaker of Iran's parliament has warned the U.S. of a “stronger” response if it enters the country's airspace again. By World Israel News Staff Ali Larijani, speaker of Iran's parliament, said Iran wi...

June 27, 2019

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft

Tri-Lightning: Joint F-35 exercise with Israel, US, and UK makes history

'The first three nations to put the F-35 into combat, together for the first time,' tweeted Thomas Newdick, editor of AirForces Monthly.

June 26, 2019

Iran’s Rouhani: Trump White House afflicted by ‘mental retardation’

Iran's president attacked the White House over new sanctions.

June 25, 2019

Legendary journalist, ‘staunch supporter’ of Israel Steve Dunleavy, dies at 81

'When the first Gulf War broke out in 1991, Dunleavy hopped aboard a plane to Israel,' she says.

June 25, 2019

Welcoming Russian security secretary, Netanyahu vows to prevent Iran from entrenching Israel’s border

As U.S.-Israeli-Russian meeting convenes in Jerusalem, Netanyahu says 'We will do everything to prevent it [Iran] from attaining nuclear weapons.'

June 25, 2019

US cyber attack failed, Iran says

'They try hard but have not carried out a successful attack,' an Iranian minister tweeted on Monday.

June 24, 2019

WATCH: ‘Iran is at an inflection point,’ says director of US defense intelligence agency

The 'uptick' in Iranian actions reflects their efforts to 'change the status quo in the path that they’re on,' Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley Jr., director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) told Fox News.

June 24, 2019

Pompeo embarks on whirlwind Mideast tour to build global coalition against Iran

Pompeo sets out to build a global coalition against Iran.

June 24, 2019

Trump: ‘If it was up to Bolton he’d take on the whole world at one time’

Trump described Bolton as a "hawk" in a recent interview.

June 24, 2019

Saudis: Yemeni rebels wound 21 in attack on kingdom’s airport

Saudi Arabia has raised the number of people wounded in a Yemeni rebel attack on an airport in the kingdom to 21.

June 24, 2019

Netanyahu welcomes Bolton, accuses Trump’s Iran critics of living ‘on another planet’

Meeting with the Israeli premier, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton says to 'stay tuned' for new sanctions on Iran.

June 23, 2019

WATCH: Omar backs up Ocasio-Cortez on US concentration camps comment

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) supported remarks by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) that the U.S. was running concentration camps on its southern border.

June 23, 2019

Trump announces ‘major additional sanctions’ on Iran

Trump is upping the ante on Iran with additional sanctions to be imposed on Monday.

June 23, 2019

WATCH: Trump explains why he held off attacking Iran

President Donald Trump said the U.S. strike was "ready to go, subject to my approval" in an interview for Sunday's Meet the Press.

June 23, 2019

US was ready to strike Iran before approval was withdrawn

The White House declined comment after military strike on Iran was reportedly called off.

June 21, 2019

Trump: Iran made a ‘big mistake’ downing US drone

The American president had strong words for the Islamic Republic after Iranian troops shot down a U.S. drone this week.

June 20, 2019

Democratic presidential hopefuls both support and criticize Israel in NY Times survey

While many Democratic presidential contenders see Israel as an ally that protects human rights, they remain largely critical of Netanyahu and Trump.

June 20, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez doubles down on concentration camp comments

Ocasio-Cortez refused to back down after comparing U.S. detention centers for illegals to "concentration camps."

June 20, 2019

Sotheby’s sold! French-Israeli billionaire pays $3.7 billion

'Sotheby’s is one of the most elegant and aspirational brands in the world,' said the buyer, Patrick Drahi.

June 20, 2019

Iran Revolutionary Guard claims it shot down US drone

Iran said on Thursday it had shot down a U.S. drone. The U.S. military denies it but a U.S. official confirmed the Iranian report.

June 20, 2019

UN investigator: ‘Credible evidence’ Saudi crown prince played role in Khashoggi killing

The independent expert cites 'credible evidence' of a possible role played by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the murder of the Saudi journalist.

June 19, 2019

Israeli actress Gal Gadot makes Maxim’s Hot 100

Gal Gadot is one of the 100 most beautiful women in 2019 according to men's magazine Maxim.

June 19, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WATCH: Ocasio-Cortez says US runs concentration camps, calls Trump a fascist

Ocasio-Cortez says America is running concentration camps on the southern border and claims that US President Donad Trump is a fascist.

June 19, 2019

Trump says he would ‘certainly’ go to war over Iranian nuclear weapons

On the issue of whether he would go to war 'to protect international oil supplies,' the U.S. president said that he would keep that 'a question mark.'

June 18, 2019

How the US Army War College surrendered to CAIR

Regardless of the baseless and hysterical nature of CAIR’s and its Islamist allies’ allegations, the US Army War College caved in to their demands.

June 18, 2019

Egypt’s ousted president Morsi dies in court during trial

The Muslim Brotherhood accused the government of 'assassinating' Morsi through years of poor prison conditions during which he was often kept in solitary confinement.

June 17, 2019

Iran says it will break uranium stockpile limit in 10 days

'Today, Iran threatened to enrich its uranium beyond the limits of the nuclear deal. This does not surprise us,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated.

June 17, 2019

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch Saudi drone attack

A Houthi spokesman said their drones targeted airports in Jizan and Abha in Saudi Arabia.

June 16, 2019

Trump accuses NY Times of ‘virtual treason’

The president’s outrage was in reaction to a report that the U.S. is increasing its cyber attacks on Russia.

June 16, 2019

CAIR targets Disney movie with unfair Islamophobia accusations

CAIR’s offense at Aladdin seems to indicate it feels better qualified to judge what is bigoted against Muslims than do Muslim audiences.

June 16, 2019

WATCH: Trump ‘gunning for war’ with Iran, says Democratic presidential hopeful

Beto O’ Rourke demands evidence that what Pompeo said regarding Iran’s culpability in the tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman last week is true.

June 16, 2019

US blames Iran for tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman

“It is the assessment of the US government that the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the Gulf of Oman,” Pompeo told reporters Thursday.

June 14, 2019

WATCH: Iran is the culprit behind attack on two oil tankers in Gulf

In its latest act of aggression, Iran hit two oil tankers, and the situation is increasingly volatile, explains analyst Uzi Rabi, director of the Moshe Dayan Center.

June 13, 2019

Marine Le Pen ordered to stand trial for tweeting photos of ISIS atrocities

Le Pen is accused of sharing 'violent messages that incite terrorism or pornography or seriously harm human dignity.'

June 13, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Flash90)

Netanyahu vows no nukes for Iran as Tehran boosts enriched uranium

The Israeli premiere responded to statements by the IAEA chief that Iran’s low-enriched uranium 'production rate is increasing.'

June 11, 2019

Iran’s foreign minister warns US during visit of Germany’s top diplomat

The U.S. 'cannot expect to stay safe' after launching an economic war against Tehran, Iran's foreign minister said.

June 10, 2019

Or Shatil, Israeli Chess prodigy (Courtesy)

8-year-old Israeli chess prodigy takes 2nd in European chess championship

An eight-year-old Israeli chess prodigy won second place in a chess championship held in Romania.

June 10, 2019

Pompeo promises ‘push back’ against Corbyn, UK Labour anti-Semitism

Pompeo said he wouldn't wait to 'push back' on Corbyn's anti-Semitism.

June 10, 2019

US threatens to eject Turkey from F-35 fighter jet program

The NATO ally cannot have both the Russian S-400 anti-missile defense system and America’s most advanced stealth jet, Washington says.

June 10, 2019

Declassified: Huge Hezbollah bomb factory uncovered in northwest London

A 2015 raid uncovered a Hezbollah-linked bomb factory just outside London, The Daily Telegraph reports.

June 10, 2019

Japan PM to visit Iran in effort to mediate tension with US

Prime Minister Abe's trip will be the first by a Japanese leader to Iran in four decades.

June 10, 2019

Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West

ISIS is gaining a foothold in Afghanistan and is now seen as a greater threat than the Taliban.

June 10, 2019

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