A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing the Obama administration to work more closely with Congress as the P5+1 powers near the July 20 deadline to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran that would force the Islamic republic to put its atomic program beyond use for weaponization. In a letter...

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As world leaders continue to express support for Israel’s right to defend itself, Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah has gone on the offensive, attacking this backing of Israeli actions. (Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim) Qassem stressed that “Gaza and Palestine are facing an international Zionist aggression, covered by the U.S. administration...

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Day 6 of Operation Protective Edge is over. #Israel Operation Protective Edge Day 6: Ashkelon under fire, massive rocket fire continues over all Israel http://t.co/jfAKOhJM9v — anneinpt (@anneinpt) July 14, 2014 A Hamas rocket knocked out power to 70,000 Gaza residents. The Times of Israel reports: A rocket fired from...

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The Jerusalem Post reports today that Secretary of State John Kerry, who is in Vienna for a final push to reach a permanent nuclear deal with Iran, will ask Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to have his country stop sending rockets to Hamas. An administration source was quoted: “Iran...

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Reuters reported Thursday afternoon that Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Vienna this weekend along with foreign ministers from the P5+1 powers, who have been negotiating with Tehran over the latter’s nuclear program, amid concerns that a deal may not be reached by the time the interim Joint...

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The Treasury Department on Thursday leveled sanctions against a Beirut-based network of companies spanning the Middle East and China: Hezbollah relies heavily on front companies such as Stars Group Holding, which continue to procure dual-use material for the organization to enhance its military capabilities. Stars Group Holding has covertly purchased...

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An analysis written Thursday by Lt. Col. Michael Segall, a senior analyst at the Jerusalem Center of Public Affairs, documents the rhetorical support Iran has given to Hamas’s rocket war against Israel. Segall explains that with no Arab states stepping forward to offer support for Hamas, Iran has stepped into...

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The third day of Operation Protective Edge was marked by rockets and sirens in nearly all major Israeli cities, including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Beersheba. In the last 3 days, more than 384 rockets fired from #Gaza struck Israel; an additional 88 rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome — IDF...

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Today, the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) provided an analysis describing “how characteristics of the recent escalation is a clear proof that Iran and the terrorist organizations took advantage of periods of calm” to build arsenals capable of reaching most of Israel. JCPA senior analyst and retired IDF Lt. Col....

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A Wall Street Journal editorial published Tuesday called attention to what the outlet described as Iran’s critical “role in fueling Middle East terror,” a dynamic that the Journal read alongside an ongoing Israeli campaign – Operation Protective Edge – to halt weeks of escalatory rocket and missile fire from the...

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