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BREAKING NEWS

02:08
Mortar shell fired from Syria hits Israeli northern border (Army Radio)
00:46
U.S. official: Talks with Taliban likely to take place within 'next few days' (Reuters)
22:10
U.S. State Department: No U.S. talks with the Taliban are scheduled (AFP)
21:54
One dead after Jordanians exchange fire with armed men attempting to cross Syria border (Haaretz)
20:22
Iran's electoral watchdog approves election result (AP)
19:59
Activist: Rebels seize military base from Assad troops in northern Syria (DPA)
19:47
Friends of Syria foreign ministers to meet Saturday in Qatar (DPA)
18:58
Defense Minister Ya'alon: Iran won't quit nuclear program unless we are determined (Ch. 10)
18:37
Bombs flatten police station in Libya's Benghazi (Reuters)
18:32
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange closes in the red; TA100 down 0.26%, TA25 down 0.36% (TheMarker)
18:30
Egypt top Muslim cleric: Protests against Morsi permitted (AP)
18:00
UAE charges 30 suspects with plotting coup (AP)
17:00
Obama says plans to seek negotiations with Russia to end Cold War nuclear postures (Reuters)
16:59
Taliban spokesman confirms Taliban, U.S. to meet Thursday for preliminary talks (Reuters)
16:49
Netanyahu announces that 40% of natural gas will be exported (Israel Radio)

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The Axis

by Anshel Pfeffer

What Iran has learned from the Korean crisis

While it remains unclear how serious is the North Korean threat of war, and how far its missiles can reach, the example set by Pyongyang is spurring Tehran to persevere with its own nuclear program.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Apr 4, 2013 | 09:31 PM | 21

In official photo, North Korea's Kim Jong-Un confers with Supreme Command.

North Korea to restart nuclear reactor in weapons bid
By Reuters | 1
North Korea warns military cleared to attack U.S. with nuclear weapons
By The Associated Press | 10
North Korea says it is in 'a state of war' with South Korea
By The Associated Press | 4
What to expect when you're expecting Iran to compromise
By Zvi Bar'el | 14
North Korea tells foreign embassies to consider evacuating Pyongyang
By Reuters, The Associated Press and DPA | 6
U.S. delays missile test amid mounting North Korean tensions
By Reuters and The Associated Press | 3
North Korean nuclear test not imminent, says South Korean Defense Ministry
By Reuters
As North Korea blusters, the Iranian nuclear clock ticks away
By Moshe Arens | 7

Ehud Barak and Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu’s challenge: Keeping Iran on boil until November

Does Netanyahu’s outburst this morning mean that all the reports and assessments we have been making and reading and hearing over the last couple of weeks have to be revised now?

By Anshel Pfeffer | Sep 11, 2012 | 05:45 PM

An Israeli Air force F-16 I fighter/bomber.

More signs signaling Israel will not be attacking Iran soon

Two key IDF appointments, one in the General Staff and the other in the Air Force, suggest that Netanyahu will not be ordering to strike Iran's nuclear facilities before the U.S. elections.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Sep 5, 2012 | 07:57 PM

Obama and Netanyahu meeting in Washington

After pushing Israel from Iran strike, Obama is suddenly OK with Netanyahu

Haaretz analyst Anshel Pfeffer says that, intent on being re-elected, the U.S. president needs to remind voters that Israel has his back.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Sep 4, 2012 | 07:43 PM | 15

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu has lost the world’s attention on Iran

One thing is clear about Israel and the U.S.: they are not on the same page when it comes to Iran.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Sep 2, 2012 | 03:47 PM | 3

The USS Higgins during a joint Israeli-U.S. air-defense drill - Reuters - October 29, 2009.

The last-minute attempt to prevent an Israeli strike

Short of standing in front of the camera and telling Israel's Prime Minister directly not to attack Iran, downsizing the joint U.S.-Israeli military drill next month is the clearest message Obama could have sent Netanyahu.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Sep 1, 2012 | 04:16 PM | 4

Iranian Revolutionary Guard members celebrate after launching a missile.

Why is Iran suddenly admitting to sending troops to Syria?

A Wall Street Journal report highlights the first apparent admission by an IRGC general that his men are indeed operating in Syria. Does this signal a new phase of the Syrian revolution?

By Anshel Pfeffer | Aug 29, 2012 | 03:45 AM

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.

Deciphering Egypt's Iran policy

It was clear that under Mubarak, Egypt saw Iran as an insufferable rival for hegemony in the Muslim world. Under Morsi, it is much harder to tell.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Aug 27, 2012 | 07:27 PM

Supporters wave Hezbollah and Syrian regime flags.

Height of Lebanon flames depends on Hezbollah, Iran, and Syria

Though it has not been openly involved in the violence spilling over to Lebanon, Hezbollah can ultimately determine how far the tensions will rage, thus serving Iranian and Syrian interests.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Aug 26, 2012 | 11:47 AM

Netanyahu and Obama during a meeting at the White House.

If Israel won't attack Iran, how will Netanyahu save face with Obama?

If indeed the Israeli Air Force fighter-bombers are not scrambled eastwards, how is Netanyahu going to deal with the anticlimax? An Obama visit may not be enough.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Aug 23, 2012 | 06:10 PM | 2

Ovadia Yosef, right, with Shimon Peres.

Two decades later, Israel's Rabbi Ovadia could stop another war

A joint Peres-Ovadia front against a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, uniting the two old friends, may prove to be the only barrier insurmountable to the Netanyahu-Barak duo.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Aug 21, 2012 | 01:52 PM

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