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Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Middle East Log In Log In Today’s Paper Middle East | Houthi Forces in Yemen Warn of More Attacks on Saudi Oil Systems Advertisement Supported by ByRichard Pérez-Peña Sept. 16, 2019, 8:56 a.m. ET The Houthi rebel faction in Yemen warned on Monday of more attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure, two days after strikes that interrupted much of the kingdom’s production heightened tensions between Iran and the United States and raised fears of a wider armed conflict. United States officials have said that Iran was responsible for the attacks on Saturday, the most audacious and damaging blow to Saudi Arabia in the four and a half years of Yemen’s civil war, and have cast doubt on whether they were launched from Houthi territory in Yemen. But the American officials offered little evidence for their claims and did not address who … [Read more...] about Houthi Forces in Yemen Warn of More Attacks on Saudi Oil Systems

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Middle East Log In Log In Today’s Paper Middle East | Iran Rules Out Meeting Between Trump and Rouhani Advertisement Supported by ByMegan Specia Sept. 16, 2019, 5:07 a.m. ET Iran has dismissed the possibility of a meeting between the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani, and President Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week, Iran’s state-run news media reported. “Neither is such a plan on our agenda nor will such a thing happen,” Seyed Abbas Mousavi, a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said at a news conference on Monday, according to Fars, a state-run outlet. “This meeting will not be held.” Mr. Mousavi added that if the United States “stops economic terrorism and returns to the nuclear deal, then they may sit at a corner and be present within the framework of the nuclear … [Read more...] about Iran Rules Out Meeting Between Trump and Rouhani

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Middle East Log In Log In Today’s Paper Middle East | Ugly Breakup of Israel’s Odd Couple Could Turn an Election Advertisement Supported by ByDavid M. Halbfinger and Isabel Kershner Sept. 16, 2019, 2:48 a.m. ET JERUSALEM — They joined forces three decades ago, rising to power as a political odd couple like none Israelis had ever seen. Benjamin Netanyahu was the silver-tongued, M.I.T.-educated sophisticate. Avigdor Liberman was a penniless former bar bouncer from Moldova, happy to be the hatchet man. Ever since, the two right-wing politicians have alternately aided and tormented each another, like lovers locked in an abusive relationship. Now they are barreling toward a climactic denouement, as Israel votes in a national election on Tuesday that could reshape the country’s political landscape and determine whether Mr. Netanyahu, … [Read more...] about Ugly Breakup of Israel’s Odd Couple Could Turn an Election

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Middle East Log In Log In Today’s Paper Middle East | Israel’s Do-Over Election: Déjà Vu or a Chance for Change? Advertisement Supported by ByIsabel Kershner Sept. 16, 2019, 5:56 a.m. ET JERUSALEM — Israelis are voting Tuesday in the second election in five months. The last one ended inconclusively after weeks of negotiations, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, failed to produce a governing coalition with a viable majority for the first time in Israel’s history. Mr. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, is once again fighting for his political survival. Polls indicate a tight race even though he is facing possible indictment on accusations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. This could be his last stand. Didn’t Israel just hold an election? Yes, on April 9. Mr. Netanyahu, leader of the … [Read more...] about Israel’s Do-Over Election: Déjà Vu or a Chance for Change?

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Middle East Log In Log In Today’s Paper Middle East | Iran Rejects U.S. Accusation It Is Responsible for Saudi Attacks Advertisement Supported by ByMichael Wolgelenter Sept. 15, 2019, 5:53 a.m. ET Iran on Sunday forcefully rejected charges by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that it was responsible for drone attacks that caused serious damage to two crucial Saudi Arabian oil installations, with a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry dismissing his remarks as “maximum lies.” The attacks on Saturday, which hold the potential to disrupt global oil supplies, were claimed by Houthi rebels in Yemen. Mr. Pompeo said that Iran had launched “an unprecedented attack on the world’s oil supply,” although he stopped short of saying that it had carried out the missile strikes. The Houthis are part of a complex regional dynamic in the Middle … [Read more...] about Iran Rejects U.S. Accusation It Is Responsible for Saudi Attacks