
On Saturday, the Fox News Channel’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” host Judge Jeanine Pirro said that the US was “sleeping with” Iran while “spurning” its ally Israel. “Why are we sleeping with the enemy, writing them love letters, dining with
by Ian Hanchett28 Mar 2015, 7:16 PM PST0

MSNBC Military Analyst Col. Jack Jacobs said that the US doesn’t have an “overarching military strategy” on Saturday’s “Up with Steve Kornacki” on MSNBC. “I think if you were to take an administration official and push them up against the wall
by Ian Hanchett28 Mar 2015, 6:02 PM PST0

An Iranian journalist who defected from his country while covering its ongoing nuclear talks has revealed startling information regarding America’s position at the negotiating table.
by Jordan Schachtel28 Mar 2015, 5:20 PM PST0

Amb. James Jeffrey, who served as US Ambassador to Iraq under President Obama, said that the Middle East has “destabilized considerably more rapidly than under President Bush” on Friday’s “On the Record” on the Fox News Channel. “The situation has
by Ian Hanchett28 Mar 2015, 11:14 AM PST0

According to the Associated Press, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is open to discussing cooperating with the United States—years after President Obama’s chemical weapons “red line” debacle—but demands respect as a legitimate ruler despite cementing power in an election the State Department openly called a “sham.”
by John Hayward27 Mar 2015, 7:57 PM PST0

Iran-backed Houthi rebels vow to transform Yemen into a “graveyard of invaders” if the Saudi Arabia-led airstrikes are followed by a ground offensive.
by Edwin Mora27 Mar 2015, 7:27 PM PST0

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged his full support to the Sunni Arab coalition currently fighting the Shiite Houthi rebels that have taken over Yemen’s capital, Sanaa. Stating that Iranian attempts to “dominate the region” have “begun annoying us,” Erdogan noted that Turkey is ready to further involve itself in the conflict “if there is a role to play.”
by Frances Martel27 Mar 2015, 5:30 PM PST0

Columnist Charles Krauthammer declared President Obama’s Iran policy and larger foreign policy “delusional” on Friday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. “The idea that the deal [with Iran] is going to redeem what’s happening in the region is delusional.
by Ian Hanchett27 Mar 2015, 4:25 PM PST0

Friday on Fox News Channel’s “Shepard Smith Reporting,” Smith said, “Somebody is a Baghdad Bob” in discussing the contradictory statements from White House press secretary Josh Earnest that the United States told Iran to pull out of Iraq and an intelligence official
by Pam Key27 Mar 2015, 2:33 PM PST0

Former UN Ambassador and Energy Secretary Bill Richardson expressed concern over the nuclear deal with Iran, although he said he would reserve his ultimate judgement until it is finalized on Friday’s “Squawk Box” on CNBC. Richardson said that the deal “remains
by Ian Hanchett27 Mar 2015, 1:39 PM PST0

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) claims water is being used as a weapon in the Middle East. The report stated the numerous wars and “aging delivery systems” cut down on clean water in the region.
by Mary Chastain27 Mar 2015, 11:39 AM PST0

Friday on MSNBC’s “NewsNation,” NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said many in the military and policy analysts have told him the Obama administration’s Middle East policies are “incoherent.” Engel said, “It is actually more contradictory than that, because
by Pam Key27 Mar 2015, 9:51 AM PST0

Adımlar Magazine, a radical Islamist publication headquartered in Istanbul that has publicly supported ISIS, has lost a writer and three of its editors were injured this week in a blast at their headquarters. Responsibility for the attack is disputed in several publications, though the editor in chief of Adımlar insists the bombing was the work of “the CIA or the Mossad.”
by Frances Martel27 Mar 2015, 9:48 AM PST0

The Iranian negotiating team, speaking on behalf of the Islamic dictatorship running their country, is making a last ditch effort to persuade world leaders to succumb to their demands, which would allow Iran to develop into a “peaceful” nuclear power.
by Jordan Schachtel27 Mar 2015, 9:46 AM PST0

Friday on MSNBC “The Rundown with José Díaz-Balart,” while discussing the Obama administrations nuclear program negotiations with Iran, Chuck Todd said the deal now being leaked in various media outlets would give Iran “more opportunity to flex muscle and get
by Pam Key27 Mar 2015, 8:24 AM PST0

The Pentagon has released a copy of an anti-ISIS leaflet to the public that was dropped over Raqqa, Syria earlier in March. Raqqa is known as the de facto capital of the Islamic State’s operations in Syria.
by Jordan Schachtel27 Mar 2015, 7:20 AM PST0

“Secret files held by Yemeni security forces that contain details of American intelligence operations in the country have been looted by Iran-backed militia leaders, exposing names of confidential informants and plans for U.S.-backed counter-terrorism strikes,” reports the L.A. Times.
by John Hayward26 Mar 2015, 8:57 PM PST0

Iran will not be the last Middle Eastern nation to get atomic weapons after President Obama formalizes the collapse of Western resistance to nuclear proliferation. Also, they probably won’t be the first.
by John Hayward26 Mar 2015, 8:28 PM PST0

Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul says ISIS represents the closest thing the world has seen to a “Fourth Reich” and urges world leaders to expand the military campaign against them to ensure their “annihilation.”
by John Sexton26 Mar 2015, 6:08 PM PST0

Thursday at his weekly press briefing, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said President Barack Obama is an “anti-war president” who is allowing Yemen to fall into a proxy war of Islam in the Middle East between Iranian backed Shia forces
by Pam Key26 Mar 2015, 5:40 PM PST0

Palestinian terrorist groups committed international war crimes by indiscriminately firing rockets in attempts to kill Jewish Israeli civilians during the summer 2014 war between Israel and Hamas, Amnesty International alleges in a new report published on Thursday.
by Jordan Schachtel26 Mar 2015, 2:36 PM PST0

World-renowned author and staunch critic of Islam Ayaan Hirsi Ali appeared on the The Daily Show this week, where host Jon Stewart attempted to challenge her assertion that Islam is different from the world’s three major Abrahamic religions–Judaism, Christianity, and Islam–as Hirsi Ali asserts in her latest book, Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now.
by Adelle Nazarian26 Mar 2015, 12:51 PM PST0

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari visited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday in an event that appears intended to strengthen ties between Baghdad and Damascus in light of their mutually shared threat of Islamic State (ISIS) invasion. Iraq’s desire to forge stronger ties with Assad flies in the face of American diplomatic efforts to isolate the dictator after his alleged use of chemical weapons on civilians.
by Frances Martel26 Mar 2015, 11:49 AM PST0

Two weeks ago, the seemingly effective Iraqi operation to retake the city of Tikrit from ISIS ground to an abrupt halt, the “final push” delayed for an indefinite period out of concerns over collateral damage, according to Iraqi officials. It was widely speculated the more pertinent problem was that Islamic State forces proved to be much harder to dislodge than anyone wanted to admit, so time was needed to bring up reinforcements and prepare the battlespace.
by John Hayward26 Mar 2015, 11:06 AM PST0

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest “us policy should not be graded against the success or the stability of the Yemeni government” on Thursday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. “The measure of the US policy should not be graded against the
by Ian Hanchett26 Mar 2015, 10:54 AM PST0