
Israeli warplanes have hit Hezbollah targets in the Qalamoun area of Syria in a series of at least seven airstrikes, Syrian media outlets reported Saturday night. The Israel Defense Forces declined to comment on the alleged airstrikes, Channel 2 television
by Breitbart Jerusalem26 Dec 2015, 2:26 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – In an audio message released on the Internet on Saturday, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the self-declared Islamic State, threatened Israel while taunting the “Crusader” West for failing to launch a ground campaign against his terrorist organization.
by Aaron Klein26 Dec 2015, 11:51 AM PST0

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif announced Wednesday the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran is in jeopardy following a new U.S. law that puts visa restrictions on Iranian nationals.
by Jordan Schachtel24 Dec 2015, 1:20 PM PST0

Russia will break ground on two new nuclear power plants in Iran next week, adding to Iran’s nuclear capacity, officials said, after a deal was signed last year in Moscow by the countries’ state-run atomic agencies.
by Jordan Schachtel23 Dec 2015, 11:58 AM PST0

House Republican leaders are expressing concern and frustration about Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent assurances to Iran that the Obama administration could ignore aspects of the Visa Waiver Program reforms that might impact Iran.
by Caroline May23 Dec 2015, 8:28 AM PST0

Back in 2002, in the dark ages before Breitbart News Network, the great conservative commentator Ben Shapiro warned that the United States must “Keep an eye on Russia,” because “Russia is renewing her relations with America’s enemies.” Shapiro reiterated his message in 2007, warning America that “Russia isn’t to be trusted.”
by Spyridon Mitsotakis22 Dec 2015, 4:03 PM PST0

Jaffa, Israel – Palestinian social media has been abuzz with references to Hassan Nasrallah’s speech in the wake of the elimination of a top Hezbollah operative earlier this week, allegedly by Israel.
by Ali Waked22 Dec 2015, 2:23 PM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – The Islamic State organization has published a ban on satellite dishes and receivers in areas under its control in Syria, Iraq and Libya. “It is forbidden to sell, distribute and repair satellite transmitters and receivers everywhere in
by Ali Waked22 Dec 2015, 8:37 AM PST0

Ynetnews reported: As agreed upon Hamas’ senior representative in Istanbul, Saleh al-Arouri, was expelled from Turkey Monday. Nevertheless, there remain a number of points which can stall and even torpedo normalizing diplomatic ties. Israel established al-Arouri’s expulsion from the country
by Breitbart Jerusalem22 Dec 2015, 7:33 AM PST0

Newly released wiretap audio finds former Foreign Minister of Argentina Héctor Timerman admitting that the government of Iran “planted the bomb” at the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) headquarters in 1994, the deadliest terror attack in Argentina’s history.
by Frances Martel22 Dec 2015, 7:00 AM PST0

Russia has proposed deploying four warplanes to protect the aircraft carrying Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian dictator’s upcoming trip to Iran and has warned the U.S.-led coalition against “getting close,” Al Jazeera reports, citing regional media outlets.
by Edwin Mora21 Dec 2015, 9:11 PM PST0

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, strongly criticized the Obama administration’s strategy against the Islamic State on Fox News Sunday.
by John Hayward21 Dec 2015, 7:08 PM PST0

Kidnapped American Robert Levinson’s son Daniel penned an op-ed for the Washington Post over the weekend, in which he warned those who would visit Iran in pursuit of business opportunities created by the nuclear deal to exercise extreme caution. “My family and I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous traveling to Iran remains,” Daniel Levinson wrote.
by John Hayward21 Dec 2015, 4:11 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – Hamas and Salafists in the Gaza Strip who adhere to the ideology of the Islamic State are in the process of negotiating a cold truce that would see jailed Salafists released from Hamas prisons in exchange for a cessation of rocket fire from Gaza.
by Aaron Klein and Ali Waked21 Dec 2015, 3:42 PM PST0

A missile fired from Yemen Saturday struck the Saudi southwestern border city of Najran, killing three civilians and injuring others, according to the Gulf Kingdom.
by Edwin Mora21 Dec 2015, 12:10 PM PST0

Iran’s foreign ministry said on Monday that Israeli lobbying was behind a new measure passed by the U.S. Congress that will prevent visa-free travel to the United States for people who have visited Iran or hold Iranian nationality. The U.S.
by Reuters21 Dec 2015, 4:16 AM PST0

Contents: Puerto Rico negotiates restructuring after Congress fails to allow Chapter 9 bankruptcy; China’s military on high alert when US bombers flew over South China Sea; Delusional claims made during the Democratic debate
by John J. Xenakis20 Dec 2015, 9:53 AM PST0

The Jerusalem Post reports: Hamas is closely following reports about rapprochement between Turkey and Israel and is waiting for an official word from Ankara on the issue. On Saturday, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal met in Istanbul with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
by Breitbart Jerusalem19 Dec 2015, 2:57 PM PST0

JERUSALEM – The United Nations’ Middle East envoy Nikolay Mladenov met with Hamas officials during a visit to the Gaza Strip on Monday, Breitbart Jerusalem has learned from sources with inside knowledge of the meeting.
by Aaron Klein and Ali Waked18 Dec 2015, 1:28 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously voted to pass a Senate-approved bill that imposes tough new sanctions on financial institutions that knowingly do business with Shiite Iran’s terrorist proxy Hezbollah, clearing the way for President Obama to sign the bill into law.
by Edwin Mora18 Dec 2015, 8:34 AM PST0

Iran continues to conduct missile tests in violation of United Nations sanctions, and appears to be disinterested in how the international community views their legitimacy.
by Jordan Schachtel17 Dec 2015, 8:56 AM PST0

The religious radicals who rule Iran have stepped up their enforcement of male-female separation on the ski slopes, dispatching units to enforce segregation laws high up in the mountains.
by Jordan Schachtel16 Dec 2015, 1:47 PM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – Mujtahid Bin Hareth Bin Hammaam, the prominent Saudi blogger and critic of the ruling elite, claimed on Twitter that Saudi Arabia’s announcement of an “Islamic military alliance” may not be what it seems. Hammaam is well-known in
by Ali Waked16 Dec 2015, 1:07 PM PST0

EILAT, Israel – Saudi Arabia’s newly announced “Islamic military alliance” purportedly meant to fight terrorism continues to unravel, with Pakistani officials saying on Wednesday the country was not consulted before their nation was announced as a member of the 34-country bloc.
by Aaron Klein16 Dec 2015, 12:47 PM PST0

Newly-inaugurated Argentine President Mauricio Macri has established a special Bureau for the Investigation of the AMIA Bombing to investigate Iranian suspects linked to the 1994 terrorist attack on a Jewish center that left 85 people dead, and the shooting of a prosecutor investigating it more than 20 years later.
by Frances Martel16 Dec 2015, 10:19 AM PST0