The Daily Brief 2020-11-30

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This is a summary of 18 AMN articles on the following subjects: Iran, Israel, Netanyahu, Saudi, Syria, US, Greece, NATO, Turkey, Fakhrizadeh, Idlib, Aegean, Egypt, Iraq, IRGC, Hamas, Palestine, Qatar, Hezbollah, Lebanon.

Categories covered in this brief: Gulf, Iran, Israel, Syria, Turkey, World-News, Egypt, Iraq, Irgc, Palestine, Lebanon

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Nuclear scientist's assassination was planned during Netanyahu's visit to Saudi Arabia: Iranian FM

Published 2020-11-30 23:42:35 by News Desk in Gulf, Iran, Israel

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday evening that the assassination of Fakhrizadeh ​​was a cowardly terrorist act resulting from Pompeo's recent visit to the region and the American-Israeli-Saudi meeting in the Kingdom. The Iranian Foreign Minister said on Instagram that "supporters of the maximum American pressure are seeking in the last days of the Trump administration to create unrest in the region and destroy the atmosphere that may lead to the lifting of sanctions." Zarif said on his blog, "With our condolences for the brutal assassination of the prominent nuclear scientist in... Read on ->

Tags: Iran, Israel, Netanyahu, Saudi


Syrian tribes protest against US forces, demand immediate withdrawal from Syria

Published 2020-11-30 23:10:39 by News Desk in Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 P.M.) - In a new expansion of the popular tribal uprising in eastern Syria, hundreds of tribesmen from my tribe demonstrated against the presence of the American army and affiliated militias in their area, demanding their immediate departure from the lands. According to Sputnik Arabic, hundreds of tribesmen in the Al-Hasakah countryside, which are distributed around the Syrian oil pipelines to the Syrian ports, went out on Monday, November 30, with popular demonstrations against the U.S. Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Local sources told Sputnik that the residents of ten villages (Al-Salaliya, Al-Dinanir, Al-Joulan, Al-Raqi, Al-Hamar... Read on ->

Tags: Syria, US


Greece tested Russian-made S-300 in front of NATO forces: media

Published 2020-11-30 22:22:51 by News Desk in Turkey, World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) - The NATO forces reportedly got a glimpse of the Russian-made S-300 last week, following tests by the Greek military in the eastern Mediterranean. On Sunday, Turkish media reported that Greece conducted tests on the Russian system at a firing range on the island of Crete in the eastern Mediterranean, near the coast of Turkey, between November 23 and 27, noting that the tests were conducted in the presence of American, German and Dutch military personnel. This tests raise some questions, especially because NATO, in particular, Washington, is strongly opposed to Turkey's acquisition of the Russian... Read on ->

Tags: Greece, NATO, Turkey


New clues reveal 'surprise' about assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist

Published 2020-11-30 20:12:07 by News Desk in Iran

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) - The Iranian Minister of Security, Hojat al-Islam Syed Mahmoud Alawi, said that the ministry found many clues about the assassination of the head of the Research and Innovation Organization at the Ministry of Defense and the Assignment of the Armed Forces, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. He explained that clues are revealing the details of this crime, and citizens will be informed of the clear results that the Ministry of Security will reach in this regard. The Iran Press Agency reported that it had obtained confirmed documents that reveal the direct involvement of agents and members of the... Read on ->

Tags: Fakhrizadeh, Iran


Turkish army reinforcements pour into northwestern Syria

Published 2020-11-30 19:54:54 by News Desk in Syria, Turkey

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) - The Turkish Armed Forces sent a large convoy of reinforcements to the northwestern region of Syria on Monday, coinciding with their recent withdrawals from areas surrounded by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). According to opposition activists, the Turkish military convoy entered the northwestern governorate of Idlib on Monday after entering the country via the Kafr Lousen crossing that links the Arab Republic with the Hatay Province. The Turkish military convoy was said to have been carrying a large amount of soldiers and equipment that were destined for the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate. Prior... Read on ->

Tags: Idlib, Syria, Turkey


Egypt and Greece conduct new naval maneuvers in Aegean Sea

Published 2020-11-30 19:35:36 by News Desk in Egypt, World-News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 P.M.) - Units of the Egyptian and Greek naval forces carried out transiting maritime training in the Aegean Sea, in the northern Mediterranean, during the return of the Egyptian naval units that participated in the training of "Friendship Bridge-3". The units carried out a number of activities that included the sailing formations exercise, a transportation exercise, and a number of training activities to enhance maritime security measures in the Mediterranean and achieve compatibility in performing combat missions for the Egyptian and Greek fleets, in accordance with international rules in force on the high seas. The Egyptian navy... Read on ->

Tags: Aegean, Egypt, Greece


Iranian military commander and bodyguards killed along Syrian-Iraqi border: report

Published 2020-11-30 19:19:18 by News Desk in Iran, Iraq, Irgc, Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 P.M.) - On Monday, Iraqi intelligence sources told RT Arabic about the alleged killing of a commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and three of his bodyguards, on the Iraqi-Syrian border. The Iraqi intelligence sources told the Russian news site: "The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Muslim Shahdan, was killed today, along with three of his bodyguards, at the Iraqi-Syrian border." The sources added, "The preliminary information has not yet confirmed whether the strike was by a drone or an assassination in another way." No further details have been released regarding the death of Shahdan; however,... Read on ->

Tags: Iran, Iraq, IRGC, Syria


Hamas issues response to assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist

Published 2020-11-30 19:03:23 by News Desk in Iran, Palestine

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 P.M.) - Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Hamas Movement, condemned on Saturday evening, the assassination of the Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. This came in a call made by Haniyeh with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, according to a statement issued by the movement published by Palestinian media, including the Palestinian Information Center. Haniyeh offered his condolences to the leadership and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the assassination of the world, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, in his own name and on behalf of the Palestinian people and movement leadership. The Hamas leader... Read on ->

Tags: Hamas, Iran, Palestine


Trump's son in-law leads delegation to Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Published 2020-11-30 18:51:26 by News Desk in Gulf

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) - Reuters reported on Monday that Jared Kushner, son-in-law and advisor to US President Donald Trump, will head a delegation to Saudi Arabia and Qatar for talks. The agency quoted a senior US administration official as saying that "Kushner will meet within the next few days, the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Saudi city of Neom, and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha." "Kushner will be accompanied on the visit by US envoy to the Middle East Avi Berkowitz, Brian Hook, and head of the American International... Read on ->

Tags: Qatar, Saudi


Sorry Turkey: US welcomes Greece's plan to buy F-35 fighters

Published 2020-11-30 18:35:15 by News Desk in Turkey, World-News

In mid-November, Greek media reported Athens’ intent to purchase between 18 and 24 new or used Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters from the United States. Athens urged the US to rush the delivery, saying it urgently needed for the first of the planes to be delivered by 2021. The United States welcomes “at the highest levels” Greece’s interest in purchasing F-35 fighter jets, US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt has announced. “We have signaled our support for procurement and are working closely together on a future acquisition program, which would enhance Greece’s defence capabilities, ensure interoperability with US Armed forces and... Read on ->

Tags: Greece, Turkey


Iran warns response to nuclear scientist's assassination will be 'severe'

Published 2020-11-30 17:56:11 by News Desk in Iran

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) - Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Monday that "the response to the assassination of Fakhrizadeh is coming and is inevitable, and it will be severe." "The assassination of the scientist Fakhrizadeh will not pass without a response," Hatami said during the funeral of the late Iranian nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. The minister warned the party behind the assassination of Fakhrizadeh, saying: "No assassination, no crime, or any foolish act against Iran will pass without a response, and we will pursue the perpetrators of the Fakhrizadeh's assassination until the end, and they will pay severely,"... Read on ->

Tags: Iran


Fourth round of Syrian peace talks under way in Geneva

Published 2020-11-30 17:35:54 by News Desk in Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) - The fourth round of peace talks between the Syrian parties began Monday in Geneva and is expected to continue until Friday. The UN special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said at a press conference that the fourth round would allow the two parties to start a direct discussion of the Syrian constitution at the next meeting in January. The fourth round should focus on discussing the foundations and principles of future substantive negotiations on the Syrian constitution. Pederson said that one of the main tasks at the moment is to build confidence between the Syrian... Read on ->

Tags: Syria


Iran's National Security Council accuses Mossad and Iranian group of assassinating nuclear scientist

Published 2020-11-30 17:21:00 by News Desk in Iran, Israel

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) - On Monday, the Secretary of the Iranian National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, accused the Israeli Mossad of assassinating Iranian nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh, by using elements of the People's Mujadedin of Iran (PMOI). Shamkhani said, "The assassination of Fakhrizadeh was carried out by very complex methods and mechanisms, and by using automatic weapons, and there was no attacker at the scene of the assassination." He added, "We have obtained preliminary information about the perpetrators of the crime, and we already know who is responsible, and his record has been exposed." Shamkhani confirmed earlier to Iranian TV,... Read on ->

Tags: Iran, Israel


Heavy Israeli warplane presence over Lebanon as tensions way deep over Iranian scientist's assassination

Published 2020-11-30 16:39:03 by News Desk in Iran, Israel, Lebanon

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) - On Monday, the Lebanon witnessed an increase in Israeli overflights, at medium and low altitudes, as the Israeli air force carried out mock raids over several areas. The Israeli warplanes flew over the airspace of southern Lebanese areas, and continued their flight from the city of Nabatiyeh to the region of Tuffah, where they carried out mock raids at low altitude, and the flight continued the course of the Litani River, and the capital Beirut and its environs recorded an intense flight of Israeli warplanes. The airspace of the coastal city, Saida (Sidon), and east... Read on ->

Tags: Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon


Iran reveals new tactics used to assassinate nuclear scientist after attempts for 20 years

Published 2020-11-30 16:23:16 by News Desk in Iran

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:50 P.M.) - The Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Ali Shamkhani, said on MOnday that the country's intelligence services had anticipated the possibility and location of the terrorist assassination that targeted the Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. During the burial ceremony of the prominent Iranian nuclear and defense scientist, he stressed that the intelligence services had strengthened the necessary protection measures for him, but that "the enemy used a completely new and different method this time," the Fars News Agency reported. He added, "The services of the nuclear scientist cannot be seen. The enemy has... Read on ->

Tags: Fakhrizadeh, Iran


Unknown missile strike causes big fire at Iraqi oil refinery

Published 2020-11-30 15:50:15 by News Desk in Iraq

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) - Two Iraqi officials said on Sunday that a missile landed inside a small oil refinery in the northern part of the country, which led to a fire and minor damage. The refinery and local officials said that firefighters contained the fires, which erupted after the missile hit a fuel storage depot inside the Al-Sinaiyah refinery. There were no reports of casualties at the refinery, which is located near Baiji, the largest Iraqi oil refinery in the northern province of Salaheddine, according to Reuters. In the past few weeks, the frequency of attacks targeting U.S. forces... Read on ->

Tags: Iraq


Sending US aircraft carrier to Persian Gulf aims to 'lure' Iran into confrontation: researcher

Published 2020-11-30 15:21:43 by News Desk in Iran

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) - Iranian specialist Muhammad Al-Madhaji said that sending the American aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Nimitz, to the Gulf waters, in conjunction with the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Tehran, aims to lure Iran into a confrontation. "The party that assassinated Mohsen Fakhrizadeh sends a message to Iran that the one who chooses the timing of the escalation is not Iran," Al- Madhaji said in statements to " Radio Sputnik ". He pointed out that "the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear deal will not be affected by such a process." Madhajj explained that "Iran will... Read on ->

Tags: Iran, US


Weapon used to kill Iranian nuclear scientist had 'Israeli markings': media

Published 2020-11-30 15:00:17 by News Desk in Iran, Israel

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, 62, was killed in a brazen daylight gun and bomb attack on his car in a town east of Tehran on Friday. Conflicting reports have emerged regarding the details of the assassination, including the numbers of perpetrators involved and the weapons used. Iran has blamed Israel for the attack, and threatened to avenge the “martyr.” The weapon used to kill Imam Hussein University physics professor Mohsen Fakhrizadeh ‘bears the logo and specifications of the Israeli military industry,’ an anonymous informed source has told Iran’s PressTV. The source did not provide any further information regarding the alleged weapon or... Read on ->

Tags: Iran, Israel

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