The Pentagon announced on Aug. 23 that it conducted targeted airstrikes on Iran-backed militia in Syria in order to “protect U.S. forces” in the Middle Eastern country. Officials said the airstrikes were ordered by President Joe Biden and conducted in Deir ez-Zor, a strategic province that borders Iraq and contains oil fields. The airstrikes were necessary…
Pentagon Confirms Military Airstrikes on ‘Iran-Backed Militia’ in Syria
Salman Rushdie Book Sales Surge in Aftermath of Assassination Attempt
Sales of Salman Rushdie’s controversial 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses” have surged in the days after the Indian-born writer was attacked and stabbed multiple times in New York state on Aug. 12. Readers have been purchasing the novel in solidarity with the badly injured author, even as the Iranian regime, which called for his assassination,…
Large Section of Smoldering Beirut Port Silos Collapses
BEIRUT—Another significant section of the devastated Beirut Port silos collapsed on Tuesday morning in a cloud of dust. No injuries were reported—the area had been long evacuated—but the collapse was another painful reminder of the horrific August 2020 explosion. The collapse left the silos’ southern part standing next to a pile of charred ruins. The…
Have Obama, Biden Fostered Iran Terror on US Soil?
August 23, 2022
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The attempt on novelist Salman Rushdie’s life was the most dramatic Iranian terror attack on the American homeland. But the regime that takes “death to America” as its motto has others in its crosshairs, like dissident journalists and U.S. officials—including a former secretary of state. So why is the White House determined to give American…
Time to Leave the CCP and Choose Taiwan: Israeli National Security Official
Israel is facing a crossroads in moving away from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and enhancing its relationship with Taiwan, as Jacob Nagel and Mark Dubowitz recently suggested in an article published in The Jerusalem Post on August 9. Titled “Time for Israel to pivot away from Beijing,” the article said Israel should send an…
CEO of Israeli Pegasus Spyware Creator NSO Group Steps Down
The chief executive officer of Pegasus spyware creator NSO Group is stepping down, effective immediately, the company confirmed on Sunday, and 100 employees are being let go as part of a reorganization process, according to reports. CEO Shalev Hulio, one of the founders of the Israeli technology firm, will be handing over operations to chief operating officer Yaron Shohat…
Oil Jumps as Saudi Prince Suggests Shift in OPEC+ Strategy Amid ‘Harmful Volatility’ in Markets
OPEC+ is prepared to reduce its oil output in order to deal with a recent decline in the price of crude, due to weak futures market liquidity and macroeconomic fears, while the physical global crude supply remains extremely tight, said Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, to Bloomberg on Aug. 22. (OPEC+ refers to…
Bank of Israel Makes Strongest Rate Hike in 20 Years to Cool Inflation
JERUSALEM—The Bank of Israel raised its benchmark interest rate on Monday by three-quarters of a percentage point, its biggest hike in two decades, and appeared on track for further increases as it tries to rein in inflation that has topped 5 percent. The central bank lifted its key rate to 2.0 percent from 1.25 percent,…
Officials: Landslide at Shiite Shrine in Iraq Kills 7
BAGHDAD—A landslide collapsed the ceiling of a Shiite shrine in central Iraq over the weekend and killed at least seven people, including a child, officials said Monday as rescuers continued to search for survivors. The landslide struck Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine near the holy city of Karbala, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad,…
Iran Claims Prisoner Swap With US Not Linked to Nuclear Deal Talks
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that a prisoner swap with Washington was not linked to indirect talks with the United States to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. “We emphasize that the exchange of prisoners with Washington is a separate issue and it has nothing to do with the process of negotiations to revive the…
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