The Israeli regime and Syria’s self-appointed new officials have made “significant progress” towards a so-called “security agreement” that could be signed in the near term, Israeli media report.
A source close to Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, head of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-led regime in the Arab country, told the Israeli regime’s i24 News on Thursday that the agreement would include a diplomatic annex and credited US President Donald Trump with facilitating progress toward the deal.
According to the report, the agreement is expected to be signed at a summit to be held in an undisclosed European country.
The source did not rule out the possibility that Jolani could sign the agreement directly with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The regime led by Jolani, who previously led Daesh and al-Qaeda Takfiri terrorists in Syria, overthrew the country’s democratically-elected government of President Bashar al-Assad last year, amid intense Israeli strikes targeting the......more below
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US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is preparing to leave the Trump administration after what a new report has described as months of tension with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, potentially triggering another change at the army’s top echelons.
According to the Friday report by The Wall Street Journal, Driscoll is expected to step down before the end of the year and could leave his post earlier. The newspaper cited people familiar with discussions over his departure.
The Journal reported that Driscoll and his family vacated the official residence assigned to the army secretary at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall this summer, a move that could indicate he was preparing to leave the position.
The reported departure would come at a time of continuing uncertainty at the top echelons of the army.
Hegseth abruptly removed Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George in April, while Trump has not yet nominated a permanent successo....more below
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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) warns the enemies that any act of aggression against the Islamic Republic will not go unanswered.
In a statement on Thursday, the IRGC issued a “stern warning” to the enemies after US forces launched strikes against the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.
Following the US military attack on a point on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas Airport with aerial projectiles, the IRGC carried out new strikes targeting the US air base from which the attack originated in the wee hours of Thursday, it added.
“This response is a serious warning to the enemy that they should know the act of aggression will not go unanswered,” the IRGC emphasized.
The elite military force warned of a “more decisive” response if the enemy repeated any act of aggression.
It also said the responsibility for the consequences of any IRGC response lies with the aggressor.
The statement comes after the IRGC Navy on Thursday forced an American tanker to turn back. The tanker ...
