Iran’s potential land bridge and the subversive conflict to control it

Iran’s potential land bridge and the subversive conflict to control it

It has been reported that the British Royal Air Force (RAF) conducted an airstrike on an element of soldiers aligned with the Syrian Regime who were threatening to attack coalition forces located near al-Tanf last week. Al-Tanf is the location of a key U.S. military base near the Iraq and Jordanian borders with Syria. The […]

Trump Administration Weighing Terrorist Label for Iran’s IRGC

Trump Administration Weighing Terrorist Label for Iran’s IRGC

There is an ongoing debate in the Trump administration on whether the United States should label the powerful Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. The move is seen as using everything in their power to halt Iran’s force projection in several areas. While some warn a designation could pose risks to US personnel […]

Drug use is on the rise in Kurdistan

Drug use is on the rise in Kurdistan

Kurdistan Regional Government officials alongside various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are now claiming that Kurdistan and Iraq are in the middle of an illegal drug crisis. The number of citizens addicted to illicit substances has risen dramatically recently, authorities say this is due to several reasons. The leader of the Organization for Countering Drugs, Ibrahim Ramadhan, […]

Russia Calls Off Ceasefire With US in SW Syria, Israel Hits Iranian Base

Russia Calls Off Ceasefire With US in SW Syria, Israel Hits Iranian Base

With what was termed breaches of the ceasefire agreements by insurgent groups in southwest Syria, the Russian air force in Syria announced the end of the ceasefire agreement they reached with the United States and Jordan in the area. Meanwhile, government forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are staging a new offensive to retake […]

French Minister of Finance says Iranian sanctions are affecting international business

French Minister of Finance says Iranian sanctions are affecting international business

Many French companies and international businesses are looking to continue to conduct business with/in Iran. This has been put in jeopardy by the latest sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic by the United States. The United States has found itself at odds with Iran as President Donald Trump has pulled the U.S. out of the […]

Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs claims that Iraq and Iran support anti-PKK operations

Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs claims that Iraq and Iran support anti-PKK operations

Turkish Minister of Foreign affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has declared that the Turkish military is not looking for support from Iraq or Iran in their anti-PKK operations in Qandil, Iraqi-Kurdistan. Çavuşoğlu told press that, “Iraq and Iran currently do not have any role. Iran made one or two comments but the bottom line is that what is happening […]

Iran finally sends the remains of Iraq’s fallen soldiers home after 30 years

Iran finally sends the remains of Iraq’s fallen soldiers home after 30 years

Iraq’s Ministry of Defense has announced that the remains of 128 Iraqi military men have been repatriated from Iran, the soldiers were killed during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war. The Ministry of Defense utilized DNA testing on the remains to accurately identify each soldier by name of record. It has announced to the public that relatives […]

Iran asks Kurdistan to handle Kurdish opposition parties who are attacking its border

Iran asks Kurdistan to handle Kurdish opposition parties who are attacking its border

With the recent clashing between the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI) Peshmerga forces and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the Kurdistan Regional Government finds itself reassuring their northern Iranian neighbor. Tehran has expressed concern over cross border activities and militaristic action by Kurdish opposition groups, specifically the KDPI who maintain the strongest presence politically and […]

US Denies Responsibility For Airstrike on Iraqi/Syrian Border Units

US Denies Responsibility For Airstrike on Iraqi/Syrian Border Units

Syrian state media said on Monday that an airstrike that targeted Syrian army positions along the Iraqi border was carried out by U.S.-led coalition aircraft causing deaths and injuries, but the U.S. military denied responsibility. The attack took place in al-Harra, southeast of the town of Albu Kamal, state news agency SANA said, citing a […]

Assad Says He’s Open to Allowing Iranian Bases in Southern Syria

Assad Says He’s Open to Allowing Iranian Bases in Southern Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stated that he’s open to having an Iranian presence in the southern area of Syria and blamed the U.S. and Israel for supporting “terrorists”. The interview on Iranian-funded, Arabic news channel Al-Alam, also stated that Syria will make the final decision and not anyone else. The interview started with questions about […]

Female chess player drops out of championship in protest of Iran’s mandatory hijab law

Female chess player drops out of championship in protest of Iran’s mandatory hijab law

A female chess player has withdrawn in protest from the Asian Chess Championship — scheduled to take place July 26 to August 4 — because of the Iran’s, the host nation, mandatory headscarf (hijab) law. Soumya Swaminathan, a top contender from India, stated, After the 1979 revolution, Iran then known as the Islamic Republic passed […]