Gideon Sa’ar criticized Barrack following the comments, saying they were “full of inaccuracies” and included positions that “contradict the position of Trump himself regarding the Golan Heights.”
The Saudi-Pakistani-Turkish alignment could keep the region “in the ideological framework of political Islam” and block commercial prosperity, Bijan warns
Lebanese officials must decide whether the former ambassador should face trial before Palestinian courts or remain under Lebanese jurisdiction.
The chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, MG Ali Abdollahi, warned its response would be "crushing, punishing and devastating," while Trump warns countries against providing Iran a lifeline.
Iraqi President Nizar Amedi said that Iran had facilitated the passage of vessels carrying Iraqi oil through the Strait in recent days, and Baghdad had discussed the export of Iraqi oil with Tehran.
According to Barrack, Ankara began considering scrambling its own fighter jets, and for several moments, two key US allies came close to a confrontation that neither side truly wants.
IRANIAN AFFAIRS: Iranian refugee Behnam Vali Heydarian recounts persecution, attacks, pro-Israel activism, and fears of deportation to Iran after his journey from Islam to Christianity and Judaism.
Qatar denied last week that it was holding Iranian pilots, saying they had violated Qatari airspace earlier this year and failed to respond to attempts to contact them.
Trump: US had total control over the "entire region having to do with the Strait of Hormuz" • IDF arrests three Palestinian suspects related to attack on Jewish West Bank hikers
Three separate oil spills are already spreading through the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, putting multiple ecosystems at risk.
Iranian UN envoy Ali Bahreini warned of a growing space arms race as Israel and other countries expand capabilities for future warfare.
