Category: Mid East
IRGC cmdrs. urge Khamenei to cancel religious ban on nuclear weapons
Jerusalem Post “We have never been this vulnerable, and it may be our last chance to obtain one before it’s too late,” an official was cited as saying. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-841264
Read MoreTrump: ‘I would like a deal done with Iran’ rather than ‘bombing the hell out of it’
Jerusalem Post “I would like a deal done with Iran on non-nuclear. I would prefer that to bombing the hell out of it,” the president was cited as saying. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-841255
Read MoreSaudi Arabia rejects PM Netanyahu’s remarks on displacing Palestinians
Jerusalem Post Netanyahu appeared to be joking when responding to an interviewer on Channel 14 who mistakenly said “Saudi state” instead of “Palestinian state” before correcting himself. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-841256
Read MoreUnexploded munitions threaten civilians in Gaza, aid group warns
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An international aid organization says unexploded munitions left by Israeli forces after 15 months of the regime’s genocidal war on Gaza threaten the lives of thousands of civilians. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/09/742455/Unexploded-munitions-threaten-civilians-in-Gaza,-aid-group-warns
Read MoreIran condemns US-Israeli plan for forced displacement of Gazans
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has condemned the joint US-Israeli plan for the forced displacement of Gazans and ethnic cleansing in the besieged territory. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/08/742450/Iran-condemns-US-Israeli-plan-for-forced-displacement-of-Gazans
Read MoreTrump Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel, Bypassing Some Lawmakers
New York Times President Biden announced the arms sales at the end of his administration, and President Trump is pushing it soon after his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/us/politics/trump-israel-arms-weapons.html
Read MoreLebanon forms new government for first time since 2022
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Lebanese Presidency has announced the formation of a new 24-member government headed by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam after more than two years of an interim cabinet. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/08/742444/Lebanon-names-new-government-after-two-year-caretaker-cabinet
Read MoreHind Rajab Foundation calls on ICC to issue arrest warrant for top Israeli commander
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The HRF says it has filed a case with the ICC, calling for the immediate arrest of the commander of the Israeli military’s 252nd Division, Brigadier General Yehuda Vach, accused of war crimes…
Read MoreEmboldened by Trump, Iranian dissidents demand overthrow of rulers
Jerusalem Post Thousands of Iranian opposition members and Ukrainian protesters gathered in Paris on Saturday, demanding regime change in Tehran. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-841228
Read MoreHamas decries Israel’s ‘slow killing’ of detainees as 7 hospitalized upon release
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club advocacy group said that seven freed Palestinians had been admitted to hospital in the West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/08/742438/Hamas-decries-Israel-slow-killing-Palestinian-detainees-prison-ceasefire-deal-prisoner-swap
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