Iranian Guard commander threatens U.S. bases in region with missile strikes

Iranian Guard commander threatens U.S. bases in region with missile strikes

After the Trump administration announced a new set of sanctions to be imposed on Iran over its ballistic missile program and “malign activities” in the Middle East, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issued a veiled threat directed at U.S. installations in the region. If the United States wants to pursue sanctions against Iran’s defenses […]

Iranian and Hezbollah Influence Growing in Latin America

Iranian and Hezbollah Influence Growing in Latin America

It is no secret the Iranians are trying to export their own brand of influence across the Middle East. They are supporting the Assad regime in Syria during the bloody civil war there are trying to establish bases near the border with Israel. Tehran and their proxy terrorist group Hezbollah are preparing for their next […]

US Treasury Department Levies More Sanctions on Iran

US Treasury Department Levies More Sanctions on Iran

The U.S. Treasury Department levied fresh sanctions against Iran despite a statement from President Trump that Tehran’s government was acting in compliance with the Nuclear deal they signed with the Obama Administration in 2015. These newest sanctions are directly related to Iran’s ballistic-missile program. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 16 entities […]

Israeli PM says Syrian cease-fire only helps Iran

Israeli PM says Syrian cease-fire only helps Iran

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the “Trump-Putin” cease-fire agreement in Syria, saying the arrangement will only empower Iran. Speaking from France after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, Netanyahu told reporters that Israel was staunchly opposed to the negotiated cease-fire deal between Russia and the U.S. According to Haaretz, Israeli opposition to the […]

Iran sentences Princeton graduate student to 10 years for espionage, report says

Iran sentences Princeton graduate student to 10 years for espionage, report says

ISTANBUL — A Chinese American student whom Iran has accused of espionage was sentenced by an Iranian court to 10 years in prison, the judiciary’s official news agency reported Sunday, a move likely to raise tensions with the Trump administration ahead of a deadline to waive some Iran sanctions. The Mizan news agency identified the American […]

Tillerson arrives in Kuwait as part of shuttle diplomacy to ease Qatar crisis

Tillerson arrives in Kuwait as part of shuttle diplomacy to ease Qatar crisis

KUWAIT CITY — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Kuwait on Monday night to help defuse a feud between Qatar and other Arab nations that the United States worries is hampering the fight against the Islamic State and bolstering Iran’s standing. After weeks of phone calls and meetings with Arab diplomats in Washington, urging them to set […]

Trump warns Russia ahead of first meeting with Putin

Trump warns Russia ahead of first meeting with Putin

Shortly before meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Russia that it should stop supporting hostile regimes and destabilizing Ukraine. The warning was given against the backdrop of Trump’s first visit to Poland in the run-up to the G20 summit in Germany. Trump was greeted with strong support from […]

Poll: Majority of Americans support Trump travel ban

Poll: Majority of Americans support Trump travel ban

A recent Politico/Morning Consult poll shows that a majority of Americans support President Donald Trump’s travel ban on individuals from six Muslim-majority countries. The result of the survey shows that a full 60% of American voters support the ban in its current form, a relatively strong level of support for a President that has had […]

Iranians Accused of  Shelling Kurdish Villages Across Border in Iraq

Iranians Accused of Shelling Kurdish Villages Across Border in Iraq

Reports are surfacing from Northern Iraq that the Iranians have used artillery to shell Kurdish villages across the border in Iraq injuring at least three and forcing hundreds to flee their homes. The attack, which took place on Monday, was in Iraqi Kurdistan’s Haji Omaran region and targeted positions of Iranian Kurdish rebel groups Democratic […]

Iran shells Kurdish villages along Iraq-Iran border

Iran shells Kurdish villages along Iraq-Iran border

Iranian military forces shelled a Kurdish village in northern Iraq on Monday, leaving three wounded and displacing hundreds of villagers in the area, the Voice of America reports. The Iranians were targeting Kurdish rebel groups which lie closely along the border between Iraq and Iran. Kurdish sources said that one villager and two rebels were […]

Hezbollah, Backed by Iran Looks to Expand Mid East Conflict to Israel

Hezbollah, Backed by Iran Looks to Expand Mid East Conflict to Israel

With the wars against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria driving the terrorist group from each country, the prospect of peace in the region is even less likely as a possible power vacuum in Syria is setting up Iran in a position of strength. The government of Tehran has been propping up the government […]