apa.az.americas
19 April 2025
Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) reports:
“US delivers large amount of weapons, ammunition to Israel in last 24 hours”
In the last 24 hours, nine cargo planes belonging to the U.S. Air Force have delivered a large amount of weapons and ammunition to the Nevatim military base in the south of the Palestinian territories, APA reports citing the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN).
Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) claimed that the hundreds of special missiles brought to the Nevatim base, used for bunker busting, were sent by the US in preparation for a potential strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities......... in case negotiations between the US and Iran fail.
These missiles are reported by Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) to have been sent to Israel from US bases in Europe and the Middle East.
The New York Times (NYT) also reported that the Israeli administration was preparing to strike Iran’s military bases and nuclear facilities in May of this year, but U.S. President Donald Trump did not support this option in order to pursue negotiations with Tehran.
Backstory An earlier NEW YORK TIMES story reported Israel itself had planned to strike Iranian nuclear sites as soon as next month but was waved off by President Trump in recent weeks in favor of negotiating a deal with Tehran to limit its nuclear program, according to administration officials and others briefed on the discussions.
Israeli officials had recently developed plans to attack Iranian nuclear sites in May. They were prepared to carry them out, and at times were optimistic that the United States would sign off. The goal of the proposals, according to officials briefed on them, was to set back Tehran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon by a year or more.
Almost all of the plans would have required US help not just to defend Israel from Iranian retaliation, but also to ensure that an Israeli attack was successful, making sure the United States was seen as a central part of the attack itself.
For now, Mr. Trump has chosen diplomacy over military action. In his first term, he tore up the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration. But in his second term, eager to avoid being sucked into another war in the Middle East, he has opened negotiations with Tehran, giving it a deadline of just a few months to negotiate a deal over its nuclear program.
Anxiety at US colleges as foreign students are detained and visas revoked
BBC News ^ | April 19, 2025 | by Brandon Drenon and Robin Levinson-King
Posted on 4/19/2025, 5:30:44 AM by Oldeconomybuyer
For the last few weeks, many foreign students living in the US have watched as a sequence of events has repeated itself on their social media feeds: plain-clothes agents appearing unannounced and hauling students off in unmarked cars to detention centres.
The combination of targeted detentions and reports of wide-scale visa revocations have left campuses on edge, from the biggest public universities to elite Ivy League institutions.
One imperiled student visa-holder attending Georgetown University has written articles about Israel and the war in Gaza. At some colleges, departments are being hit as researchers abroad refuse to return to the US.
The reasons for visa cancellations vary. In some cases,
<><>criminal records appear to be a factor.
<><>others reportedly include minor legal infractions like driving over the speed limit.
<><>those targeted have been involved in pro-Palestinian protests, Secy of State Marco Rubio said.
It is part of a wider White House push to crack down on protesters whom officials say created an unsafe environment for Jewish students on many campuses. They also accuse demonstrators of having expressed support for Hamas, an officially designated terrorist group. (Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Source: Jewish Insider
By Marc Rod
April 16, 2025
Israeli strikes scuttled; Trump rejected Israeli plan for
striking Iranian nuclear program: Jewish Insider report
The president reportedly chose to pursue talks with Iran over supporting Israeli strikes and told Israeli officials he would not back them while negotiations are ongoing
Faced with fault lines inside his own administration over Iran policy, President Donald Trump rejected an Israeli plan, which would have required American backing and potential U.S. involvement, to strike Iran’s nuclear program as soon as May, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
The Times reported that Trump chose instead to pursue diplomatic talks with Iran, which began last Saturday and have fueled concerns among Iran hawks in both the U.S. and Israel that the U.S. may make concessions on key issues that would allow Iran to retain some of its nuclear program. He reportedly told Israeli officials he would not back a military strike while talks are ongoing.
Vice President JD Vance, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles all reportedly weighed in against the plan. Vance and Gabbard in particular have been seen as key figures in the more isolationist wing of the administation.