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  • Weekly roundup of world briefs

    Aug 28, 2020

    US rejects Russia’s offer for virtual summit on Iran (JNS) — The United States has rejected Russia’s offer for a virtual summit outside of the United Nations regarding Iran. “The United States believes strongly that the Security Council is the best place to have discussions related to extending the U.N. arms embargo, and we have the benefit of 13 years of Security Council precedent on our side,” a U.S. State Department spokesperson told U.S. News & World Report. The Russian effort comes as the U.N. Security Council rejected on Friday a U.S.-le...

  • Trump vows new Iran deal 'within four weeks' if re-elected

    Aug 21, 2020

    (JNS) — U.S. President Donald Trump vowed that if re-elected in November, there would be a new deal with Iran “within four weeks.” “When we win, we will have a deal within four weeks,” he said in leaked footage from a fundraiser on Sunday at the New Jersey home of Syrian-Jewish leader Stanley Chera, a real estate developer and friend of the president who died in April at the age of 77 due to complications from coronavirus. The crowd reacted positively, an attendee told JNS on Monday. Trump withdrew the United States in May 2018 from the 2015...

  • Jewish and pro-Israel groups from both left and right laud Israel-UAE announcement

    Jackson Richman|Aug 21, 2020

    (JNS) - Jewish and pro-Israel groups instantly applauded Israel and the United Arab Emirates for a deal on Thursday to normalize relations between the two countries - the first of its kind between Israel and a Middle Eastern country in more than 25 years, following Jordan and Egypt. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee called the development "a historic breakthrough for peace and reconciliation in the Middle East." The lobbying group also called on "other Arab states and the...