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Israel: Iran's latest demands prove nuke deal unworkable
The demand by Iran's leaders for the immediate lifting of all
sanctions on the day a deal on its nuclear program takes effect
represents proof that the US-led powers are adopting an unworkable
approach to thwarting Iran's push to the bomb, Israeli sources said
Friday.
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'Iran helping Hamas, Hezbollah build fleet of suicide drones'
Iran is building an explosive fleet of so-called "suicide kamikaze
drones" while also providing know-how on assembling these new weapons
to its terrorist allies Hamas and Hezbollah, according to a new report
commissioned by the US Army.
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Russian Fighter Jet Nearly Collides with U.S. Spy Jet Over Europe
A Russia Su-27 jet fighter flew dangerously close and nearly collided
with a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft this week in the latest aerial
provocation by Moscow.
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Putin to meet with Palestinian leader Abbas Monday
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud
Abbas in Moscow on Monday where the issue of Middle East peace talks
will be raised, Russian authorities announced Thursday.
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Military sites not open for inspection under nuclear deal, senior Iranian army official says
Iran's military sites will never be open for inspection under a
comprehensive nuclear deal with world powers, Iran's Tasnim news agency
reported a senior Iranian commander as saying.
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Poll: Most Americans don't believe Iran will comply with terms of deal
A poll conducted by the NBC news network and published Thursday in the
United States found that 68 percent of Americans do not believe Iran
will comply with the terms of a nuclear deal signed with the
international coalition.
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In Mideast, religious wars often a front for political rivalries
Across the Middle East, fierce rivalry between Sunni Saudi Arabia and
Shiite Iran is heightening sectarian tensions, even in conflicts that
analysts say are primarily political.
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Qur'an read inside Hagia Sophia for the first time in 85 years
It was once the grandest cathedral in the Christian world, surpassing
anything in Rome or anywhere else - until the Muslim conquest of
Constantinople on May 29, 1453.
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Iran deal could stumble on sensitive nuclear monitoring
Beefing up international monitoring of Iran's nuclear work could become
the biggest stumbling block to a final accord between Tehran and major
powers, despite a preliminary deal reached last week.
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Russian Hackers Have Been in White House System for Months, Officials Say
Russian hackers penetrated the White House non-public, non-classified
computer system for several months last year, forcing the White House to
shut down the system for several days, U.S. officials said.