Witkoff and Kushner also said expected in Israel; senior Iranian official says 'everything is on high alert' as Islamic Republic readies for potential US attack, threatens response

Pinchas Goldschmidt attributes rise of far right 'to the insecurity felt by the so-called old Europeans' over Mideast migrants, as Yehuda Kaploun says mass migration to blame for growing Jew hatred

Amid US military buildup, senior Iranian official says Islamic Republic 'is ready for the worst-case scenario' * Top US general in Mideast to reportedly visit Israel on Saturday

Gen. Mohammad Pakpour warns Israel and US 'to avoid any miscalculation,' claiming the Islamic Republic 'stands more ready than ever'

Threat comes as tensions rise between Washington and Ottawa over Trump's push to acquire Greenland, repeated suggestion that Canada become the 51st American state

Nouri al-Maliki’s nomination sets stage for delicate talks on forming government amid US-Iran tensions and pressure over armed militias

Three women hospitalized with moderate and light wounds after blast outside Ar'ara; separately, two men stabbed during brawl in southern Bedouin town of Rahat

Tuba-Zangariyye residents released without charge weeks after reports claimed a 'dramatic breakthrough' in the probe into whereabouts of Guy Hever, who has been missing since 1997