Trump, Jerusalem, Israeli Military Action and Iraq…What in the World is Going On?

Lots of news over the weekend, so let's sort it out! First, Israel took aim at an Iranian military base near Damascus on Friday night, and hit its target.  At the time, little was known about what the IAF (Israeli Air Force) was targeting or what the mission was.  Israel, as always, was tight-lipped about …

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Iranian Commander Vows “Eradication of Israel” in Next Conflict

Rhetoric from Middle Eastern leaders is heated and, in some cases, diametrically opposed when it comes to Israel.  Just yesterday I highlighted a Kuwaiti writer's clear conviction that Israel is an independent sovereign state with every right to live in their land. However, in a Tuesday phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, Israeli Prime …

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Arab League Condemns Iran, Officially Deems Hezbollah a Terrorist Organization

Significant events continue to unfold in the Middle East.  On Sunday, Saudi Arabia convened an emergency session of the Arab League, in which the League condemned Iran and its destabilization efforts in the Middle East, and officially identified Hezbollah and the Houthis in Yemen as terrorist organizations.  (Both are Iranian proxies.) It is a complicated …

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Saudi Arabia, Iran, Lebanon and Hezbollah in the News: Be Aware but not Alarmed!

News this weekend seems to be ripped from the pages of Bible prophecy...or at least setting up those prophecies.  Here are a few things that have occurred in the past few days: Satellite imagery confirms what has been suspected: Iran is building military bases in Syria.  (See satellite images here.) The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) …

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