
Several Iranian newspapers published on Thursday featured lead stories on the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps’(IRGC) recent seizure of two U.S. boats and a ten sailor crew.
by Jordan Schachtel14 Jan 2016, 3:08 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It remains uncertain whether or not 10 U.S. Navy sailors defended themselves before they were detained by Iran along with their two boats, according to the Pentagon.
by Edwin Mora14 Jan 2016, 11:23 AM PST0

During a CNN interview on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) claimed she could see Iran across the Persian Gulf when she visited Bahrain.
by Jordan Schachtel14 Jan 2016, 11:13 AM PST0

I believe that the ten U.S Navy sailors arrested by Iran on Tuesday had been ordered to surrender and to cooperate with their captors. I believe that because it is the only logical possibility that remains, once the dubious claims being
by Joel B. Pollak14 Jan 2016, 11:07 AM PST0

Contents: Iran releases American sailors as end of sanctions approaches; Report: Sri Lankan government repeatedly torturing and raping Tamils; Sri Lanka joining the torture club, with Syria, Burundi, Zimbabwe
by John J. Xenakis14 Jan 2016, 6:38 AM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Kentucky Senator Rand Paul stated that while he doesn’t trust Iran or think parading US soldiers is right, “it’s a step forward that a country that we have such an adversarial relationship with returned our soldiers and
by Ian Hanchett13 Jan 2016, 8:59 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump denounced Iran for detaining two American Navy boats and ten American sailors before releasing them today. Trump was outraged by the photos released by the Iranian news agency, showing American service members surrendering to Iranian
by Charlie Spiering13 Jan 2016, 4:21 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – Less than one week before the international community is set to unlock a decade of sanctions imposed on Iran, the country’s Islamic hardliners deliberately generated a crisis with the US for pure domestic consumption with the aim of ensuring the ayatollahs’s continued grip on power.
by Aaron Klein13 Jan 2016, 4:11 PM PST0

Wednesday on CNN’s “Wolf,” while discussing the Iranian military capturing 10 U.S. sailors aboard to U.S. Navy vessels Tuesday before releasing them earlier today, Democratic National Committee chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) gave Secretary of State John Kerry’s credit,
by Pam Key13 Jan 2016, 11:06 AM PST0

Iran likely violated the Geneva Convention by putting captured U.S. Navy sailors on television on Tuesday after their two boats were seized in what Iran claims was its territorial waters.
by Joel B. Pollak13 Jan 2016, 11:01 AM PST0

House Minority Leader Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that Iran “may” do bad things with the money it gets under the sanctions relief in the Iran nuclear deal and the Iran’s eventual release of US sailors it captured showed that
by Ian Hanchett13 Jan 2016, 10:37 AM PST0

Iranian state-controlled news outlet Tasnim released video Wednesday afternoon that shows a U.S. sailor apologizing for purportedly infringing upon Tehran’s sovereignty.
by Jordan Schachtel13 Jan 2016, 10:18 AM PST0

President Obama had a few words to say about discrimination against Muslims in his State of the Union speech, but nothing about discrimination against Christians – which includes assault, murder, and imprisonment globally. The omission was as shameful as it was unsurprising.
by John Hayward13 Jan 2016, 9:46 AM PST0

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reacted to the news that Iran had released the two U.S. navy ships and 10 American service members after detaining them, describing it as an intentional provocation against the Obama administration.
by Charlie Spiering13 Jan 2016, 8:30 AM PST0

Vice President Joe Biden told CBS New the U.S. did not apologize to Iran after the country released ten Navy sailors it had abducted on Tuesday night.
by Mary Chastain13 Jan 2016, 8:13 AM PST0

In an appearance on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” on Wednesday, Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), a candidate for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, took aim at President Barack Obama for his lack of reaction to the 10 U.S. sailors
by Jeff Poor13 Jan 2016, 7:53 AM PST0

Donald Trump was the unseen third speaker for the final Obama State of the Union, along with the President and the Republican response from South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.
by John Hayward13 Jan 2016, 7:13 AM PST0

Secretary of State John Kerry – who served in Vietnam – thanked Iran this morning for releasing the U.S. sailors that they detained yesterday.
by Charlie Spiering13 Jan 2016, 6:12 AM PST0

Contents: Iran captures ten American sailors in Persian Gulf hours before Obama speech; Royal Bank of Scotland predicts sharp 2016 recession, says ‘Sell everything!’; Suicide bombing in Istanbul Turkey kills 10 tourists
by John J. Xenakis13 Jan 2016, 5:51 AM PST0

The director-general of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs asserted that Iran has plans to turn Syria into a province of the Islamic Republic, Business Insider reported. During a discussion at the Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington, DC on
by Deborah Danan13 Jan 2016, 4:07 AM PST0

The Islamic Republic of Iran has announced the release of the 10 U.S. Navy sailors captured Tuesday in the Persian Gulf. On Wednesday morning, Iran state news declared that the sailors had been taken to international waters and freed there, though
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.13 Jan 2016, 3:31 AM PST0

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) argued President Obama didn’t address the US sailors being held by Iran because he chose to talk about “issues that will impact this country for decades to come” like income inequality in an
by Ian Hanchett12 Jan 2016, 8:32 PM PST0

MSNBC’s “Hardball” host Chris Matthews argued President Obama “tried to avoid” talking about Iran to help get better headlines during MSNBC’s coverage of the State of the Union on Tuesday. Matthews said, “I don’t think he got into Iran. … I
by Ian Hanchett12 Jan 2016, 7:50 PM PST0

GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that, although the facts surrounding the Iranian situation in which 10 U.S. sailors are being detained is still developing, this happened because “The bad actors of the world have learned that [President Obama] will not stand up to them.”
by Alex Swoyer12 Jan 2016, 7:13 PM PST0

GOP presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says President Obama “lacks the power and respect” to demand that Iran to return the 10 U.S. sailors and two vessels its currently detaining, and that “this is what happens when your enemies don’t fear you.”
by Alex Swoyer12 Jan 2016, 6:32 PM PST0