Iran’s June 14 presidential election steps up a gear on Tuesday when the Guardians Council releases the approved list of candidates who have passed muster under the vetting process. The unelected council, controlled by religious conservatives appointed by supreme leader
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Wave of terrorist violence in Iraq kills hundreds EU steps up investigation of oil price-fixing scandal Wave of terrorist violence in Iraq kills hundreds Car bombings in Iraq A dozen car bombings across Iraq
On May 19, the Syrian military, working with Hezbollah fighters, began taking the city of Qusayr back from opposition forces. According to The New York Times, it was one of “the war’s most intense ground battles,” and it brought Hezbollah
On May 17, the Obama administration decried Russia’s sale of advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria. According to the LA Times, the acquisition of these “Yakhont cruise missiles with advanced radar” will make it more difficult for the U.S. and its
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Interest in Hizb ut-Tahrir grows after Marathon bomber visited Dagestan Israel’s army to begin using live fire on West Bank Palestinian protesters Qatar competes with Russia and Iran for influence in the Mideast Interest
DAVID GREGORY, NBC HOST: Peggy Noonan, you wrote something that struck me in your column on Friday. I want to ask you about it. “We are in the midst of the worst Washington scandal since Watergate. The reputation of the
Al Qaeda and its affiliates in Syria are reportedly funding their activities by selling oil from fields they took from Bashar al-Assad. According to the the Telegraph, up to 380,000 barrels of crude “that were previously produced around the city
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia says, ‘Of course we supply weapons to Syria!’ Russian warships enter Mediterranean for first time in decades Idaho man charged with links to Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) Russia says, ‘Of course we
State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Friday would not give any condemnation to the Iranian government for excluding women from being candidates in the upcoming elections. When asked for the official State Dept stance on the policy, Psaki said the
While the IRS was targeting the Tea Party and other domestically-focused conservatives, they were allegedly targeting foreign policy groups like Secure America Now (SAN) as well. At the time that they were “singled out for special scrutiny the [IRS],” SAN
(AFP) – Divers leap from a helicopter into the Gulf’s choppy waters to destroy a mine, while a US marine fires at a floating target, as forces from 41 countries gathered for naval manoeuvres facing Iran’s shores. The mine-sweeping exercise
(AFP) – Small amounts of chemical weapons have been used at least twice in Syria, but Washington is seeking more information as it mulls its response, a top US official said Wednesday. “The intelligence community has agreed with varying levels
(AP) US, Russia and Iran to wrestle in New YorkBy LUKE MEREDITHAP Sports WriterThe governments of the United States and Russia can sometimes be at odds. Americans and Iranians rarely see eye to eye on anything. But the possibility of
It’s clear that Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) had an aggressive strategy for his appearance on “Fox News Sunday” for a segment on the emerging scandal and cover-up surrounding the alteration of talking points for Amb. Susan Rice the week after the deadly
(AFP) – Egypt’s interior minister said on Saturday police arrested members of an Al-Qaeda-linked cell that plotted to carry out a suicide bombing against a Western embassy and other targets in the country. Police “have delivered a successful blow against
Reports indicate Iran has “launched a public campaign” for fighters to come alongside “Hezbollah men” and Assad’s forces in Syria. The majority of the recruiting effort is coming from “a site belonging to supporters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khomeini.”
On Sunday the Huffington Post ran a blaring headline at the top of its page blaming Israel, without context, for attacking Syria. The headline read: “ISRAEL STRIKES AGAIN.” A picture of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, clapping and smirking, ran
On May 5, Syria claimed Israel’s reported military strike on a Damascus research facility is a “declaration of war,” and that retaliation will be necessary. Moreover, Iranian Revolutionary Guard General Masoud Jazayeri says that Iran will retaliate through Syria. The Iranian regime
(AP) Israeli warplanes strike Syria in escalationBy BASSEM MROUE and IAN DEITCHAssociated PressBEIRUT Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided
(AP) Iran condemns Israeli airstrike in SyriaTEHRAN, Iran Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman is condemning an Israeli airstrike in Syria on a shipment of Iranian-made missiles, but gives no other hints of a possible stronger response from Tehran or its allies.
Reports in Syrian and international media indicate that early Sunday, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck a military research facility on the outskirts of the Syrian capital of Damascus, shaking the city. The airstrike was the second in three days, after
Iran is ready to help “train” the Syrian army if Damascus seeks such assistance, the commander of the Islamic republic’s army ground forces, General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, was quoted as saying on Sunday.
A senior cleric in Iran says that the immodesty and whorish dress of women is responsible for Earthquakes. “Many women who do not dress modestly … lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases
(AP) Israeli strike on Syria targeted weapons shipmentBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and RYAN LUCASAssociated PressWASHINGTONAn Israeli airstrike against Syria was targeting a shipment of advanced missiles believed to be bound for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Israeli officials confirmed Saturday.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) surges in local elections U.S. shows Israel new bunker buster bomb for use in Iran Israeli warplanes strike targets inside Syria California law will fund seizure of legally purchased
