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Biden’s Iran envoy placed on leave after security clearance suspended amid investigation into possible mishandling of classified material

ASSOCIATED PRESS Congress demands info on security clearance suspension of Iran envoy Matt Lee June 30, 2023 The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is demanding that the State Department produce more information about the suspension of the U.S. … Continue reading

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We now know that Obama and his team worked in parallel or together with sympathetic Israeli officials to block Netanyahu from launching an Israeli strike in the period 2009-12

TABLET MAG Biden’s Ties That Bind Michael Doran June 20, 2023 …Biden officials regard Netanyahu as their bête noire not simply because he openly objects to their approach or because he sides with Republicans, but because he is better positioned … Continue reading

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“The Iran regime may believe the world isn’t watching as it terrorizes citizens into silence. We all must support those who stand by the Iranian people in the face of this brutality.”

GATESTONE ‘No Joke’: The Baffling Silence by The Biden Administration, UN and EU on Iran’s Human Rights Abuses Majid Rafizadeh June 10, 2023 Not only have the Biden Administration, the EU, and the UN have been silent in the face … Continue reading

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Last month, during the final days of Ramadan, Israel had to contend with near-simultaneous attacks from Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and Gaza. The scale of the attacks was limited, but they underscored that Iran and its proxies can press Israel on four different fronts at once

THE NATIONAL INTEREST Gaza Rockets Pierce White House Optimism on Middle East David Adesnik May 18, 2023 …Israel’s adversary in the latest round of fighting was not Hamas, but the lesser-known and smaller Islamic Jihad. The latter is also a … Continue reading

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NY Times says UK told Israel about nuclear activity at Fordo based on info from Ali Reza Akbari, who was hanged in January; Russia assisted Tehran in identifying source of leak

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel got intel on Iran’s secret nuclear weapons program from executed spy May 1, 2023 Russian intelligence reportedly helped Iran discover that a dual Iranian-British national who once served as its deputy minister of defense was leaking … Continue reading

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“What we’ve requested recently from the United States is that it at least support Israel, with words and equipment, before, during and after such an attack on Iran”

JNS US lacks ‘real deterrence’ against Iran; Israel may need to act alone, former Israeli official warns Yaakov Lappin April 17, 2023 …In late March, Biden said that the United States does not seek conflict with Iran, but will respond … Continue reading

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If the Israeli public wants to survive, it must prepare—mentally and physically—for war with the Iranian octopus

JNS ‘Death to Israel’: The Iranian plan to attack Israel Mordechai Kedar April 13, 2023 I hesitated quite a bit about whether to publish this piece because of the panic it might cause in Israel. However, in the Middle East … Continue reading

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IDF’s Military Intelligence Directorate informed the upper echelon on Thursday that Israel was closer to war than to a restoration of calm

JERUSALEM POST Israel seeks US support for IDF buildup as expert predicts Iran strike Tovah Lazaroff April 14, 2023 A top defense official sought United States support to bolster IDF forces as a security expert on Thursday predicted that Israel … Continue reading

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Nothing good will come of the Biden administration’s desire for renewed diplomatic engagement with Tehran

NATIONAL REVIEW Courting a New Iran Deal — and Disaster Ilan Berman April 11, 2023 …The second outcome is an Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear program. Such a possibility has been on the table for years, but policy-makers in … Continue reading

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That China was able to step in and broker a deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia, is perhaps the biggest Biden Admin foreign policy failure yet

TABLET MAG Biden Is Delivering the Middle East to China Michael Doran March 15, 2023 Can Washington recognize a Sputnik moment when it sees one? The reconciliation that Chinese leader Xi Jinping brokered last week between Iran, America’s adversary, and Saudi Arabia, … Continue reading

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