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Increasingly desperate Iran raises risk of ‘last gasp’ terror attacks in Canada, U.S.
2+ week, 5+ day ago (453+ words) To assess the risk situation, National Post spoke with Javed Ali, a former FBI counterterrorism expert who previously worked at the U.S. National Counterterrorism Centre and on President Donald Trump's National Security Council, now professor at the University of Michigan's Gerald…...
‘A dangerous escalation’: Iran, Israel trade strikes on energy facilities in worsening war
7+ hour, 8+ min ago (1136+ words) The strikes followed a warning from Tehran that energy facilities in Gulf countries would be considered "legitimate targets" after Israel attacked a key gas field in Iran Iran and Israel traded strikes on key energy facilities in the Middle East,…...
Opposition leaders want classified briefing on Iran's attack on Canadian troops as Liberals maintain secrecy
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (1131+ words) The attack went undisclosed for 11 days until it was reported last week by La Presse OTTAWA " Federal parties whose leaders have their top-secret security clearance say they would welcome a briefing on an Iranian missile strike against an airbase where…...
Edmonton Police Chief says he stands by his recent trip to Israel
19+ hour, 11+ min ago (569+ words) Chief Warren Driechel pushed back on 'the implication that any community group should have the right to direct where we can learn' The chief of the Edmonton Police Service, Warren Driechel, says he stands by his decision to take a…...
Iran attacks have driven Gulf states closer to U.S. and Israel, says U.A.E. official
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (537+ words) We're not seeing 2,000 Israeli missiles and drones targeting us, we're seeing 2,000 Iranian missiles and drones targeting us' A top adviser to the Emirati president says Iran miscalculated by attacking the U.A.E. and other Persian Gulf states, driving them closer to Israel…...
McGuinty cites ‘policy of being very careful’ for government silence over Iranian strike on Canadian base
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (987+ words) The defence minister accused the Conservative Party of compromising security of Canadian military members stationed in the region OTTAWA " Defence Minister David McGuinty said he was following the advice of operational experts in the Canadian Armed Forces when his government…...
Jewish groups press Liberals to ban 'glorification' of terrorism such as praising Hamas attacks
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (825+ words) Initial bipartisan attempts to include language to that effect were rejected by the parliamentary justice committee OTTAWA " With the Liberals" anti-hate bill set to return to the House of Commons next week, major Jewish advocacy groups are pressing the federal…...
Air strike eliminated two top Iranian officials, Israel Katz says
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1163+ words) The Israel Defense Forces on Monday eliminated senior Iranian security official Ali Larijani, believed to be responsible for ordering the killings of thousands of anti-regime protesters, Defense Minister Israel Katz said. "I have just been updated by the chief of…...
Top U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns in protest of Iran war
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (560+ words) A top counterterrorism official and staunch MAGA Republican resigned over the war with Iran, arguing that Israel had misled President Donald Trump into believing that the regime in Tehran posed an imminent threat. Joe Kent, the director of the National…...
Jewish groups decry signs ‘reminiscent of Nazi incitement’ at Toronto demonstration
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (642+ words) 'Extremist protestors openly made threats of violence, glorified terrorism, and displayed imagery that portrays Jewish people as sub-human,' say CIJA, B'nai Brith Canada and the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto Toronto Police Service say they are aware and investigating "antisemitic…...