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U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East is good for America and Saudi Arabia, but possibly dangerous for Israel, experts tell JNS.
Tehran is sending “hundreds” of UAVs to Moscow, some of them weapons-capable, says U.S. national security adviser.
Yair Lapid calls U.S. president “one of the closest friends that Israel has ever had in American politics,” extends olive branch to Saudi Arabia and other regional countries.
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid calls for the “full force” of sanctions on Tehran after IAEA reports that the Islamic Republic has spun up advanced centrifuges.
“The region is characterized by acute tensions between Iran and its proxies on one hand, and major regional actors on the other. There are numerous conflicts in the region along sectarian and tribal, ethnic, national lines,” said a senior Israel official.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz also called for an improved nuclear deal formula between world powers and Iran.
The situation “will lead to a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, which would threaten world peace. We must work together to stop that from happening,” said Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
Robert Malley describes last week’s talks in Qatar aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal as “more than a little bit of a wasted occasion.”
Hamid Amraei was originally scheduled to go head-to-head against a competitor from Brazil in the men’s 77-kilogram weight class in the AJP Tour Fujairah International Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
The Israeli defense minister says “it is a direct threat to international trade, energy supply and the global economy.”
Moscow demands the “unconditional cessation” of Jerusalem’s effort to curb Iranian military build-up across northern border.
The alleged Israeli Air Force strike reportedly targeted surface-to-air missile components smuggled into Syria from Iran.
