Newsletter
Newsletter Support JNS

Middle East

U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio said it is “tough” to reach an agreement with Iran’s “radical Shia clerics who are driven by theology.”
The suspension follows new aviation security directives issued after the Sept. 30 attack on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv.
The U.S. envoy also said antisemitism “didn’t exist” during his upbringing and warned of an unintended clash between Israel and Turkey.
The popular Emirati carrier, which used to operate ten daily flights to Tel Aviv, has suspended service on the route through at least Nov. 15, with reservations currently unavailable until the end of the year.
The findings, which come nearly two years after the fall of the Assad regime, raise serious concerns about Syria’s direction under its current leader, according to London-based watchdog IMPACT-se.
The U.S. secretary of state listed conflicts across the Middle East, which he maintained are instigated directly by Tehran or its proxies.
The captain who flew Flight FZ1073 from Dubai headed for Tel Aviv discloses more details on the harrowing terrorist attack.
The U.S. president spoke after a reporter asked him if Riyadh should accept Israeli assistance in fighting Iran’s Houthi proxy group.
The export of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz has largely returned to pre-war level, according to Adm. Brad Cooper.
The report addresses “where are there opportunities in the region to return to that peace-through-prosperity mindset that we saw happening Oct. 4, 5 and 6, 2023,” Jennifer Sutton, executive director of the council, told JNS.