Middle East
According to his indictment, Adel Abu Hadayeb, 20, from the Bedouin town of Rahat, attempted to build a bomb and rocket after being radicalized by Hamas propaganda online.
Following the Iranian seizure of a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the United States is launching “Operation Sentinel,” a multinational effort to secure the vital waterway.
Britain is expected to announce diplomatic and economic measures against Iran after its seizure of an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
Israel and Bahrain do not have formal diplomatic relations, though the two have recently improved ties.
“ ‘The Boxer’ took defensive action against an Iranian drone, which had closed into a near distance, approximately 1,000 yards, ignoring multiple calls to stand down threatening safety of ship and ship’s crew,” said U.S. President Donald Trump.
U.S. Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt tells PBS “NewsHour” that Israel is trying its best to succeed, despite facing terrorism “from the moment of its formation.”
“Israel and the Trump administration are concerned that a future deal in Syria could export the Iranian problem to Iraq and Lebanon,” according to an “Axios” report.
Syrian President Bashar Assad reportedly met with a senior Iranian official in Damascus to discuss ways of dealing with Israeli airstrikes.
The idea was proposed as part of the deal’s economic component, released last month during the economic summit in Bahrain.
Palestinian businessman and Judea-Samaria Chamber of Commerce and Industry co-founder Ashraf Jabari calls the tour “a direct continuation of the economic workshop in Bahrain.”
U.K. Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt says the Iranian foreign minister assured him in a “constructive call” that Tehran “wants to resolve issue and is not seeking to escalate.”
The man expected to become Britain’s next prime minister responds to the Iranian threat, BDS and anti-Semitism with the Labour Party.
