World View: Erdogan’s Party in Turkey Wins Landslide Victory
Contents: Erdogan’s party in Turkey wins landslide victory; How Turkey changed in five months
Tag: Iran
World View: Russia Warns that Syria War Could Become a ‘Proxy War’
Contents: Russia warns that Syria war could become a ‘proxy war’; Syria’s civil war and Generational Dynamics; Generational Dynamics and crisis civil wars; Generational Dynamics and war between Palestinians and Israelis
World View: President Obama Orders American Special Forces into Syria
Contents: Germany to deport thousands of Afghan and Balkans migrants home; President Obama orders American special forces into Syria
Clapper: ‘Moderate Confidence’ We Can Monitor Iran’s Compliance With Nuclear Deal
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said he has “moderate confidence” the US can monitor Iran’s compliance with the nuclear agreement in an interview with CNN aired on Friday’s “Situation Room.” Clapper was asked, “With regard to Iran, why does
Andrea Mitchell: ‘The United States Looks Very Weak Diplomatically’
NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and “Andrea Mitchell Reports” anchor Andrea Mitchell declared, “the United States looks very weak diplomatically” in the Middle East on Friday. Mitchell said, “we are not showing the muscle militarily, the US isn’t, that
Iran Pledges ‘Fleet Of Warships’ In Atlantic Ocean
Iran is in the final stages of deploying a “fleet of warships” to patrol the Atlantic Ocean, according to the man in charge of Tehran’s Navy, reported the state-run Fars News Agency on Thursday.
Report: Russia Shipped Iranian Weapons into Syria 20 Times in 10 Days
Russian cargo planes have delivered Iranian weapons into Syria 20 times over the past 10 days, Fox News learned from western intelligence sources.
Syria Talks Force Iran, Saudi Arabia to Meet Face-to-Face
Iran and Saudi Arabia, two states on polar opposite sides of the ongoing civil war in Syria, are set to meet face-to-face in Vienna on Friday, as part of international talks which hope to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.
Iran Will Attend Friday’s Multilateral Talks on Syrian Conflict
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and his Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will attend and participate in the next round of diplomatic talks in Vienna.
World View: Iran’s Government Splits over Implementation of Nuclear Deal
Contents: Iran’s Rafsanjani admits to nuclear development since 1980s; Khamenei’s nuclear fatwa and the Iraq war; Rafsanjani and Khamenei publicly disagree on the nuclear deal
Iranian General: Israel May Collapse in Less Than 25 Years
Speaking in an interview with Iran’s Al Alam TV on Monday, Iranian Brigadier Gen. Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said the “Zionist regime’s” collapse may happen in less than 25 years.
State Official: Iran Has ‘Stepped Up’ Nefarious Activities After Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Iran increased its nefarious activities in the Middle East in the months after it reached a nuclear deal with U.S.-led world powers, suggested a top State Department official.
Free Syrian Army Disputes Claims It Has Discussed Military Cooperation with Moscow
The Free Syrian Army has been backed by Western powers until now and has been actively targeted by Russian airstrikes, but it has reportedly made overtures to Moscow to discuss military cooperation, or at least an end to Russian bombing of their positions.
U.S. May Deploy More Special Forces for Combat in Iraq and Syria
Reuters, citing two Obama Administration officials, reports that U.S. special operations in Iraq and Syria may occur in the near future.
Former President: Iran Has Secretly Pursued Nuclear Weapons for Decades
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president of Iran who continues to maintain a loyal following both inside and outside of the country, admitted in an interview with Iranian media that the regime in Tehran commenced a nuclear weapons program at the height of the 1980s Iran-Iraq war.
Syria: Assad Regime Open to ‘Any Political Solution’ to Civil War
The office of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad issued a statement Tuesday claiming to welcome “any political solution” to the Syrian civil war, days after insisting that an election is out of the question until Assad achieves “victory over terrorism.”
World View: Russia’s Intervention in Syria Increases Saudi-Mideast Sectarian Tension
Contents: Sunni jihadist suicide bomber targets Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia; Russia’s military intervention in Syria inflames jihadists in Saudi Arabia
Defense Secretary Ash Carter: Obama Administration Will Make ‘Principally Political’ Moves to Oust Assad
While being questioned by Lindsey Graham about the means through which the Obama administration intended to secure the ousting of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter conceded that such efforts were “principally political.”
U.S. State Department: Iran ‘Destabilizing,’ ‘Unhelpful’ in Syria
United States State Department spokesman John Kirby called Iran’s “destabilizing activity” in Syria “unhelpful” but noted that the Islamic Republic would need to be more involved in the diplomatic process of achieving an end to the violence in the region sooner rather than later.
Iran Arrests American Founder of Pro-Regime Lobby
Siamak Namazi, an Iranian-American citizen who helped establish a pro-Tehran lobbying group in America, has been arrested in Iran and imprisoned indefinitely.
Yemen: Sunni Strongholds Closer Than Ever to Falling to Al Qaeda, ISIS
With the Shiite Houthi rebels losing ground in southern Yemen, Sunni jihadist groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State appear poised to fill the power vacuum in areas where neither the Houthis nor internationally recognized President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi have been able to secure a foothold.
World View: U.S. Navy to Challenge China in the South China Sea Today
Contents: US Navy to challenge China in the South China Sea today; What was the purpose of Russia’s Caspian Sea cruise missile attack on Syria?; Insurers taking increasingly risky investment bets
Iran: ‘Totally Unfair’ for U.S. to Jail Dual Citizen for Document Smuggling
The government of Shiite powerhouse Iran has lambasted its American counterpart for sentencing an Iranian engineer with dual citizenship to more than eights years in prison for attempting to smuggle sensitive military documents to the Islamic Republic, various state-run news agencies reported.
Ted Cruz: GOP Leadership Refused to Take Steps to Kill Iran Nuclear Deal
In an interview with the Jerusalem Post published on Friday, Senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke about the current wave of violence in Israel and its connection to the Iranian nuclear deal, which Cruz remains determined to halt.
Syrian Arab Fighters Complain Kurds Have Taken U.S. Ammo
A dispute has arisen in Syria over the disposition of a fifty-ton ammunition shipment from the United States, supposedly intended for Syrian Arab rebel groups. The munitions were instead taken by the Kurdish YPG militia, according to both Arab and Kurdish commanders, although the Pentagon officially insists the shipment reached its intended recipients.
