Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari is of the opinion that his warships’ missions on the high seas are playing “a vital role” in affecting Tehran’s nuclear talks with the P5+1. “The presence of our Navy (in international waters) is even important for the nuclear talks,” Rear Admiral Sayyari...

At the same time a report on the incidence of anti-Semitism in Europe was presented, an Israeli man was attacked by six Palestinians in Berlin. On Sunday European Jewish Congress President Moshe Kantor presented a study of European anti-Semitism (.pdf) for 2013 at Tel Aviv University. The Jerusalem Post highlighted some of Kantor’s remarks during...

As Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 28, the country’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned it is a grave mistake to dismiss Iran’s threats to wipe Israel off the map as mere rhetoric. Today, just like then, there are those who view Iran’s nuclear ambitions as the result of...

Ajnad Misr, which announced its formation in January, said it was behind the April 18 bombing in Cairo that killed one police officer and wounded another. The group formally announced itself in January saying it would target “criminal elements” in the military-backed government. It has claimed at least six attacks...

Iranian officials continued through the weekend and on Tuesday to lash out against a recent European Parliament (EP) resolution that criticized Iran over its human rights record, with Tehran’s top diplomat threatening to ban EP delegations and Iranian lawmakers crafting a range of responses and resolutions. The EP’s resolution, passed...

Hurriyet Daily News reported on Friday that a planned meeting between European Union (EU) and Turkish officials is set to be postponed because diplomatic interactions between the parties are currently more likely to worsen relations rather than improve them: The relationship between Ankara and Brussels is becoming increasingly estranged, but the relationship...