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Rand: Iraq War Made US Less Safe

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) responded to his “neocon” critics, stating that they supported “taking out Hussein,” which he said made the US “less safe” and made the Middle East “more chaotic” on Wednesday’s “Situation Room” on CNN. Rand addressed the accusations

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China Sticks its Nose in Yemen with Calls for Peace, Evacuation Efforts

The Chinese government has begun to vocally express its desire for an end to violence in Yemen, after an evacuation out of war-torn Aden that many contend has elevated China’s role as a player in the Middle East. While officially condemning neither the Houthi rebels’ coup attempt nor the Saudi-led Arab coalition’s intervention, China’s long-standing ties with Iran indicate China’s weight will fall on the side of the Shiites.

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Milbank: Not Working With Congress ‘Coming Back To Bite Obama’

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Cycle,” Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank said prominent Democrats like Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) are now turning on President Barack Obama’s Iran nuclear deal because of his unwillingness to work with Congress and

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Florida College Suspends Student for Exposing Their Radical Islamic Support

A couple of weeks back, Project Veritas released an undercover video they shot at Cornell University in upstate New York, where one the assistant deans of students agreed with the undercover operative that it would be acceptable to have an ISIS “freedom fighter” address the student body, as well as agreeing that sending care packages to the terrorist organization was also aboveboard at the school.

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Israel Mulls Military Option Against Iran

A senior Israeli official told the media on Monday that Jerusalem is still considering military action against the Islamic Republic of Iran as a feasible option, regardless of Tehran’s ongoing nuclear negotiations with the P5+1 world powers.

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Tensions High as Turkish, Iranian Leadership Meet Amid Yemen War

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Tehran this morning to discuss economic and political negotiations with Iran. Once close allies, Erdogan’s visit arrives a week after the president declared that Iran’s meddling in Yemen “has begun annoying us,” and accused the Islamic Republic of attempting to “dominate the region.”