Posts Tagged: russia
Report: Netanyahu to Provide Putin With Intelligence in Exchange for Guarantees to Keep Iranian Proxies at Bay
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will offer Russian President Vladimir Putin high-quality intelligence on the situation in Syria, in exchange for Moscow's agreeing to rein...
AJC, AIPAC Express Disappointment in Dems Filibuster of Iran Deal Vote
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) expressed disappointment in a successful filibuster by Senate Democrats that blocked a vote on President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran on Thursday. AJC Executive Director David Harris...
Report: Iranian Atomic Energy Chief Announces Construction of Second Nuclear Plant in Bushehr
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced that Tehran is already advancing plans to build the country's second nuclear power plant...
News Agency Reports Failure of Impending S-300 Missile Deal Between Russia and Iran
A senior Iranian official said his country and Russia have not been successful in finalizing a widely contested sale of advanced S-300 missile systems due...
Pentagon Laments Russian Sale of S-300 Missile Systems to Iran
The Pentagon expressed disapproval over an emerging Russian missile system deal with Iran, The Hill reported on Tuesday. Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said the U.S. did not see this "as...
‘Europe Lacks the Willpower to Confront Evil That Iran Represents,’ Says Former British Commander (INTERVIEW)
Europe is a "very weak continent lacking the willpower to stand up and confront the evil that Iran represents," declared the former commander of British forces in Afghanistan,...
Report: Iran Plans to Woo European Firms With 45 Projects at London Oil Expo
Though EU sanctions against Iran's oil sector remain in place pending the implementation of the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, the Islamic Republic has already...
Former Spanish Prime Minister Aznar Says Western Confrontation With Iran Inevitable
A Western confrontation with Iran is inevitable with or without the nuclear agreement struck by world powers and negotiators from Tehran said former Spanish prime minister and chairman of the...
Report: Iran Could Stall IAEA Inspectors More Than 78 Days Under Nuclear Deal
Tehran could use the provisions of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action -- otherwise known as the Iran nuclear deal -- to stall inspectors at key nuclear sites...
Watchdog Warns Iran Deal is Smokescreen for International Iranian Weapons Program
The Iranian nuclear agreement "has become an internationally-backed R&D program for Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs," a pro-Israel non-governmental organization warned on Tuesday. Responding to Iranian social media...
Report: Weapons Embargo Last Major Issue Facing Negotiators for Iran Nuclear Deal
One of the last major outstanding issues confronting negotiators attempting to finalize a nuclear deal this week is the U.N. arms embargo against Iran, Bloomberg...
Israel, Saudi Arabia Have World’s Largest Military Budgets as Percentage of GDP
The two countries spending the highest percentage of their gross domestic product on defense spending are Saudi Arabia and Israel, Forbes reported on Thursday. Saudi Arabia spent...
Ukraine Moving Beyond History of Antisemitism to Develop Warm Ties With Israel
Despite a long history of antisemitism, pogroms, and collaboration with the Nazis during World War II, Ukraine's relations with the Jewish state are starting to...
Iran Promises Not to Reverse Engineer Russian S-300 Missile Defense System
Brig. Gen. Farzad Esmayeeli, the Commander of Iran's Khatamul Anbia Air Defense Base, announced on Monday that his country does not intend to reverse engineer...
