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☆ Israeli-Owned Oil Tanker Hit by Suspected Iranian Drone
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Dion Nissenbaum | Benoit Faucon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

An Israeli-owned oil tanker was hit by a suspected Iranian drone Tuesday night in the Gulf of Oman, according to people familiar with the incident, creating a hole in the ship but causing no injuries or deaths. The 600-foot Pacific Zircon was traveling through the Gulf of Oman when it was hit by a single drone, the people said. The strike made a hole in the back of the ship, but the vessel wasn’t disabled, they added.

☆ Justice Department Opens Probe Into Killing of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera Journalist
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Dion Nissenbaum | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A photo of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is seen at a candlelight vigil held for her in Cairo. The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the killing of a Palestinian-American journalist shot dead earlier this year while covering an Israeli miliary raid in the West Bank, Israeli officials said Monday, vowing not to cooperate with the U.S. probe. U.S. officials recently notified Israel that the Justice Department is investigating the death of Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Al Jazeera journalist killed in May. A series of independent investigations concluded that an Israeli soldier about 200 yards away likely shot Ms. Abu Akleh as she walked up a road wearing body armor with the word “PRESS” on the front.

☆ Israel Faces Pressure to Provide Air-Defense Systems to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Alan Cullison | Dion Nissenbaum | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Pressure is building on Israel to send weapons to Ukraine, as Moscow steps up strikes against the country’s civilian infrastructure, and Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to review Israel’s approach to the conflict if he returns as prime minister as expected. Russia in recent weeks has been using drones supplied by Iran, Israel’s traditional enemy, as part of a punishing air campaign, which Kyiv says has affected more than 40% of Ukraine’s power grid. Ukrainian defense officials say Israeli expertise could be crucial in surviving Russia’s assault and are hopeful the U.S. ally is ready now to cooperate.

Nawaff Assad, wearing a mask, was consoled at a gathering to mourn the death of his 78-year-old brother, Omar Assad, who had been detained by soldiers from Israel’s Netzah Yehuda battalion. The Israeli military said Thursday that it is considering filing charges against two soldiers over the death earlier this year of a 78-year-old Palestinian-American, Omar Assad , who died after being detained by Israeli soldiers at an impromptu West Bank checkpoint. Military lawyers informed attorneys for the two soldiers that they are considering pursuing charges against them for their actions the night Mr. Assad died, the Israeli military said. Attorneys for the two men said they don’t believe their clients will face manslaughter charges, because investigators haven’t been able to directly link their actions to Mr. Assad’s death. The decision to charge the soldiers is pending a hearing.

☆ Threat of Iran Attack Has Eased, U.S. and Persian Gulf Officials Say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Dion Nissenbaum | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Saudi officials had said Iran might stage an attack to deflect attention from a protest movement. The threat of an Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia or other Middle East neighbors has eased but not passed, Persian Gulf and U.S. officials said, days after Riyadh and Washington shared intelligence indicating an imminent strike. U.S., Saudi and other military forces had been on heightened alert for an attack from Iran, as tensions between Riyadh and Tehran reached their highest point in years. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had threatened Saudi Arabia over the coverage of Iranian protests by a Saudi-backed Farsi-language television station, Iran International.

☆ Before OPEC+ Production Cut, Saudis Heard Objections From a Top Ally, the U.A.E.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Summer Said | Dion Nissenbaum | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, shown in December, is the U.A.E.’s national security adviser and brother of its president. ABU DHABI—The United Arab Emirates sent its national security adviser to Riyadh in September on a secret mission to dissuade Saudi Arabia’s crown prince from pushing an oil-production cut that would anger the U.S. and risk painting oil producers as Russian allies, people familiar with the trip said. The Emirati official, Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a brother of the U.A.E.’s president, met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and echoed Washington’s view that reducing output wasn’t economically necessary and warned of geopolitical fallout, the people said.

☆ Saudi Arabia, U.S. on High Alert After Warning of Imminent Iranian Attack
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Dion Nissenbaum | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with the U.S. warning of an imminent attack from Iran on targets in the kingdom, putting the American military and others in the Middle East on an elevated alert level, Saudi and U.S. officials said. In response to the warning, Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and several other neighboring states have raised the level of alert for their military forces, the officials said. They didn’t provide more details on the Saudi intelligence.

SHABTIN, West Bank—When an Israeli military patrol was secretly filmed beating two young Palestinian men in August, the 14-second video posted on TikTok triggered a new furor for Israel. The soldiers were quickly suspended from duty. Israel’s top military officer denounced the men as unworthy of wearing their uniforms after the army opened a criminal investigation. And a prominent Israeli minister called for the battalion whose members were responsible for the beating to be dissolved.

☆ Iranian Drones in Ukraine Project Tehran’s Power Beyond Mideast, Testing U.S., Europe
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Dion Nissenbaum | Benoit Faucon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Russia’s expanding use of Iranian drones in Ukraine poses an increasing threat for the U.S. and its European allies as Tehran attempts to project military power beyond the Middle East. In recent weeks, Ukrainian officials say, Russia has launched more than 300 Iranian drones that have targeted military units, power plants and civilian buildings in the capital, Kyiv. The Ukrainian military said it has shot down more than 70% of the drones, but Ukrainian officials are asking the U.S. and NATO allies for more help to counter the threat. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has vowed to rush hundreds of drone jammers to Ukraine as part of a deepening effort to shore up Ukraine’s air defenses.

☆ Ukraine and Iran Loom Large in Israeli President Herzog’s Visit to Washington
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Dion Nissenbaum | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Israeli President Isaac Herzog, speaking on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, is seeking to spotlight the Iranian role in aiding Russia’s war in Ukraine. Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in Washington this week with new warnings about the expanding threat Iran poses to the world, but pushed back on requests from Ukraine to start providing it with military aid to help it neutralize the growing danger posed by Russia’s use of Iranian drones. The war in Ukraine dominated the Israeli president’s first official visit to Washington, where Mr. Herzog sought to spotlight the Iranian role in aiding Russia’s war in Ukraine.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—An unwritten pact binding the U.S. and Saudi Arabia has survived 15 presidents and seven kings through an Arab oil embargo, two Persian Gulf wars and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Now, it is fracturing under two leaders who don’t like or trust each other. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , the kingdom’s 37-year-old day-to-day ruler, mocks President Biden in private, making fun of the 79-year-old’s gaffes and questioning his mental acuity, according to people inside the Saudi government. He has told advisers he hasn’t been impressed with Mr. Biden since his days as vice president, and much preferred former President Donald Trump, the people said.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Days before a major oil-production cut by OPEC and its Russia-led allies, U.S. officials called their counterparts in Saudi Arabia and other big Gulf producers with an urgent appeal—delay the decision for another month, according to people familiar with the talks. The answer: a resounding no. U.S. officials warned Saudi leaders that a cut would be viewed as a clear choice by Riyadh to side with Russia in the Ukraine war and that the move would weaken already-waning support in Washington for the kingdom, the people said.

ScienceThe benefits and difficulties of liquid hydrogen as a propellant for rocket launches are well known to engineers at the space agency. Some space companies aren’t using the fuel for engines on rockets they are developing.

☆ Israel’s Prime Minister Endorses Palestinian State in U.N. Speech
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Dion Nissenbaum | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The comments from Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid drew backlash from both Israeli political opponents and Palestinian leaders. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid told the United Nations on Thursday that he supports creation of a Palestinian state alongside his country, but aides said he has no plans to launch peace talks soon. “An agreement with the Palestinians, based on two states for two peoples, is the right thing for Israel’s security, for Israel’s economy and for the future of our children,” Mr. Lapid said.

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