Two Iranians convicted in London of spying on Iran International journalists for the IRGC, a first under Britain's National Security Act

Two Iranian men were found guilty Thursday of spying on dissident journalists in Britain on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, The Jerusalem Post reports, citing Reuters.

Our take: This is the same regime some people want the West to trust at the negotiating table.

Flatbush collapse death toll rises to 5 as crews keep digging; city had cited the excavation site next door

Three more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the collapsed building in Flatbush, Brooklyn, overnight, bringing the death toll to five, city officials said Thursday, Fox News reports.

Katz to Eisenkot: Israel needs no opposition approval to act, and will keep acting on Iran 'as needed'

Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday rejected opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot's demand that the caretaker government hold off on major military operations, Israel National News reports.

Our take: The enemy does not wait for coalition talks, and Katz says neither will Israel.

UN re-elects Iran to a committee that sets priorities on counterterrorism and women's rights; House GOP: 'morally bankrupt'

The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday re-elected Iran to the Committee for Programme and Coordination, the body that reviews and recommends priorities for U.N. programs, including disarmament, counterterrorism and women's rights, JNS reports.

Israel's Security Cabinet to meet Sunday as IDF stays ready for renewed strikes on Iran; Netanyahu slaps down Eisenkot

Israel's Security Cabinet is set to convene on Sunday for the first time in more than a month, as the IDF keeps preparing for a possible renewal of strikes on Iran, Israeli media reported Thursday, according to The Jerusalem Post.

Our take: Iran will not wait for Israel's coalition talks. Neither should the IDF.

House Democrats' victory lap hits a wall: a second floor blunder in two days as GOP veterans bill passes by voice vote

House Democrats suffered a second embarrassing floor stumble in two days on Wednesday, when the Republican-backed Take Care of America's Veterans Act passed by voice vote after Democrats failed to request a roll call, the Washington Examiner reports.

Our take: They want to run the House in January. This week they could not run a roll call.