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Hezbollah was borne out of a struggle against Israel and now the large organization has transformed into a much larger force since its experience in the civil war in Syria. Their success in fighting against the Islamic State, or Daesh, as they call it, have them flush with new recruits. But while they have fought […]
In a bizarre turn of events that seem to be lost on the powers that be in Tehran, the Iranian government warned the United States that further sanctions against them or labeling Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization could result in attacks against US bases near the Iranian border. In other words, the Iranians have […]
In recent years, the U.S. Navy has found itself in the precarious position of having to warn away Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard fast attack boats using warning shots in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. ships regularly have to traverse this narrow seaway on their way into and out of the Persian Gulf, […]
Despite his remarks on Twitter over the weekend, President Trump is still backing the pursuit of a diplomatic end to heightening tensions with Kim Jong un’s regime in North Korea, according to Secretary of Defense James Mattis. “President Trump’s guidance to both Secretary Tillerson and me has been very clear that we would pursue the diplomatic […]
The Pentagon has confirmed that an MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down over Western Yemen on Sunday. This area has been wracked by a civil war between the Saudi Arabian-backed government and Houthi insurgents who are proxies for Iran. Different videos have surfaced purportedly to show the drone being shot down by air defense missiles […]
Afghan immigrant children as young as 14 are being recruited in Iran to fight — and die — in Syria, a prominent human rights organization said Sunday. The group, Human Rights Watch, said it had verified the deaths of eight Afghan children in Iran, who were recruited and ultimately died fighting for the Fatemiyoun division in Syria, […]
Iraq’s Kurdish people voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence from Iraq, with over 92 percent of the voters opting for an independence referendum, the Kurdish region’s election commission released in a statement. Voter turnout was more than 72 percent. However, many of the Kurds are now facing being stranded after the Baghdad government in response […]
Iraq’s Kurdish people voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence from Iraq, with over 92 percent of the voters opting for an independence referendum, the Kurdish region’s election commission released in a statement. Voter turnout was more than 72 percent. However, many of the Kurds are now facing being stranded after the Baghdad government in response […]
On September 25th, the ambassadors from France, Germany, Britain and the EU stated that the Trump administration’s discomfort with the Iran nuclear deal is not accepted by them. The terms of the agreement state that Iran will eliminate its stockpile of medium-enriched uranium, decrease its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by 98%, reduce the number of […]
As votes continue to be tallied from the Iraqi Kurdish referendum election held on Monday, major powers in the region and around the world brace for the almost certain reality of a “yes” vote for Kurdistan independence. The Iraqi government has firmly said they will not negotiate with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over talks […]
Rare is the issue that brings Iran, Iraq, Turkey and the U.S. all to the same side, but the question of independence for the Kurdish people seems to have done it. Today the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq is holding an advisory referendum on whether it should be fully independent. It’s a vote […]
State-run media in Iran released footage which purported to show the successful test fire of a new medium-range ballistic missile shortly after making its debut in public during a military parade in Tehran. The missile, called the Khorramshahr, bears similarities to a North Korean ballistic missile called the Musudan, and is said to be able […]
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