Category: Mid East
Iran, Azerbaijan foreign ministers in talks amid tensions
Jerusalem Post Iran has strongly criticized Azerbaijan for moving closer to Israel, with its foreign ministry saying it sees the relationship between Azerbaijan and Israel as “anti-Iranian.” https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-738741
Read MoreSaudi officials arrive in Iran to discuss reopening diplomatic missions
Jerusalem Post After years of hostility that fueled conflicts across the Middle East, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to end their diplomatic rift and reopen their diplomatic missions in March. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738739
Read MoreIraq calls on Turkey to apologize for attack on Sulaymaniyah airport
Jerusalem Post A US official confirmed there was a strike on a convoy in the area and US military personnel were in it, but there were no casualties. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-738729
Read MoreIran installs cameras in public places to identify, penalize unveiled women
Jerusalem Post According to a police statement, violators will receive “warning text messages as to the consequences” after being identified. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-738718
Read MoreUS sends nuclear-powered, guided-missile submarine to Middle East
Jerusalem Post The USS Florida entered the region on Thursday and began transiting the Suez Canal, Commander Timothy Hawkins said in a statement. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738712
Read MoreIRGC shows its hand: Recent attacks reveal mood among Iran-led axis
Jerusalem Post BEHIND THE LINES: The increased air activity over Syria is the most visible and audible indication of a more general security situation in the neighborhood. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-738617
Read MoreHow has Netanyahu confronted Iran in the first 100 days of his post?
Jerusalem Post REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Israel can walk softly and carry a big stick in the sense that one doesn’t need to peddle fear about Iran’s nuclear ambitions in order to continue to confront Iran in the region. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-738621
Read MoreMuslim world must unite against Israel, Erdogan says to Iran’s Raisi
Jerusalem Post The two world leaders also discussed the incidents at the al-Aqsa mosque and Iranian-Turkish relations. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-738692
Read MoreMiddle East crisis talks: Israel will act against Hamas terror, Cohen tells FMs
Jerusalem Post In conversations with the Turkish and Bahraini foreign ministers, Cohen stressed that Israel has made an effort to prevent an escalation. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738689
Read MoreIran condemns Israeli strikes, Hezbollah says resistance remains ‘vigilant’
Jerusalem Post Lebanon’s Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a tweet that resistance is “vigilant” after Thursday’s exchange of fire over the disputed Lebanon-Israel border. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738684
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