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Lebanese social media user comments: “If you love Iran so bad, why don’t you go there and leave us the f*** alone?”

GATESTONE Lebanon Wants an End to Iranian Occupation by Khaled Abu Toameh January 15, 2021 Iran’s recent announcement that it intends to use Lebanon as a “forefront” for waging war on Israel has enraged many Lebanese, who say that the time … Continue reading

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“In addition to prohibiting any negotiations over Iran’s military power or regional ambitions, the legislation would oblige the government to work toward evicting the United States from the Middle East and destroying Israel within twenty years”

WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY New Iranian Bill Aims to Officialize a Policy of Avenging Soleimani and Destroying Israel by Farzin Nadimi Jan 12, 2021 On December 30, hardline politicians in Iran introduced a new parliamentary bill mapping out … Continue reading

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A new biography of Iranian terror chief Qassem Soleimani, “whose hatred of Israel was obsessive”

TABLET MAGAZINE The Life of Iran’s Most Celebrated Mass Killer by Peter Theroux January 7, 2021 Late in Arash Azizi’s fluent and groundbreaking new biography of the late Qassem Soleimani, The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the U.S., and Iran’s Global Ambitions, the … Continue reading

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Flight over Gulf by two Air Force B-52 bombers was in response to signals that Iran may be planning attacks against US allied targets in neighboring Iraq or elsewhere in region

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) US bomber mission over Persian Gulf aims to send message to Iran by AP and ILH staff December 30, 2020 The United States flew strategic bombers over the Persian Gulf on Wednesday for the … Continue reading

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Iran FM Zarif warns Trump to avoid Jerusalem’s ‘trap,’ says it will ‘backfire badly’ on Israeli ‘BFFs,’ amid heightened regional tensions between Tehran and US and Israeli allies

TIMES OF ISRAEL Iran claims Israeli agents ‘plotting attacks’ on US in Iraq to spark conflict by TOI staff and agencies January 2, 2021 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif claimed Saturday that Israeli agents were planning to attack American … Continue reading

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“How can Israel maintain the required levels of societal calm, normality and tranquility within which economic activity and innovation can flourish, while at the same time engaging effectively in the long, open-ended struggle against those countries and organizations committed to its destruction?”

NEWSWEEK Understanding Israel’s War in the ‘Grey Zone’ by Jonathan Spyer December 22, 2020 …The purpose of Israel’s current, ongoing military campaign is two-fold. It is intended to disrupt and hinder Iran’s ongoing efforts to develop a nuclear weapons capacity. … Continue reading

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Amnesty International “shocked and horrified” that #Iran has hanged French journalist #RuhollahZam

REUTERS Iran executes French-based dissident journalist captured last year by Staff December 12, 2020 Iranian dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was convicted of fomenting violence during anti-government protests in 2017, was executed on Saturday, Iran’s state television reported. France reacted … Continue reading

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Glick: “As the pandemic comes under control, we are swiftly approaching the dark four-year tunnel of the Biden administration. For Israel to successfully contend with its twists and turns, it will need a strong, and sturdy Right-Haredi government capable of coherent and forthright action”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Biden and Israel’s Unsteady Right by Caroline Glick December 5, 2020 …Biden insisted the goal of his policy is to prevent Iran from getting the bomb. But practically speaking, Biden’s policy guarantees Iran will … Continue reading

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Saudi political analyst Abdullah Otaibi reminded the Europeans and the rest of the world that the Iranian regime “did not hesitate to use the weapon of assassinations” in the past four decades against its political opponents

GATESTONE Arabs: Why Is the EU Mourning This Iranian Scientist? by Khaled Abu Toameh December 4, 2020 While the European Union has condemned the killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, widely regarded as the father of Iran’s modern nuclear … Continue reading

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“Iran’s State News Agency Claims Top Nuclear Scientist Assassinated by Remote-Controlled Killer Robot”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Jerusalem fears attacks on Israelis visiting UAE following Iran hit by Staff and Judah Ari Gross November 29, 2020 Israeli security officials are concerned Iran could attack Israeli tourists visiting the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for … Continue reading

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