Latin America
Ministry of Defense representative Amir Shalom describes the seven-day mission by an Israeli delegation to assist the Central American country in the wake of two Category 4 hurricanes.
“My advice on negotiating with Iran is to recognize that the United States has the upper hand. Recognize that the regime in Tehran is facing serious pressures,” the U.S. Special Representative for Iran tells JNS, in large part due to the “maximum pressure” campaign the Trump administration has applied for the last few years.
Security authorities are investigating the identity of the perpetrator mentioned in the tip.
The Israeli NGO’s local team will bring aid to the area affected by the tropical storm, which has led to 150 deaths and 45,000 evacuations.
They warn that short-, medium- and long-range ballistic missiles could reach Puerto Rico, the Caribbean Sea, “Florida and parts of Georgia, Alabama and U.S. oil rigs” in the Gulf of Mexico.
It is currently unknown what the EP-FAB 747 aircraft brought to the South American nation.
“The few remaining buyers of Iranian crude oil should know that they are helping to fund Iran’s malign activity across the Middle East,” said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
It’s part of a group of deliveries of 820,000 barrels of gasoline and other fuels to the once oil-rich nation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hails the “authentic friendship and steadfast support” that Jerusalem has received from Tegucigalpa.
The planned move was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, but will get underway with the expected arrival of an Israeli ambassador, says Honduran Foreign Minister Lisandro Rosales Banegas.
The sanctions come despite the historic U.S.-brokered agreement last week to normalize relations between Israel and the UAE.
“Here, I feel truly at home,” said Miriam Mercado. “In Mexico, we are always viewed as ‘those Jews’ and never felt safe to go out with a ‘kipah.’ We knew we would always be a minority.”
