Former Israeli Ambassador Dr. Michael Oren argued that Iran has “internalized” the message that when it comes to the US “the longer they remain at the table, the more concessions they make” on Thursday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” Oren said of
Under President Obama’s stated policy to fundamentally transform America, our influence on and leadership of the free world has not only been diminished but openly challenged by the likes of China, Russia and Iran. Our unilateral disarmament has only compounded the problem. Furthermore, our allies don’t trust us, and our enemies don’t fear us. That is the worst possible combination.
As it becomes increasingly clear that the nuclear deal with Iran will not live up to promises made just a few months ago, the Obama administration is getting some help moving the goalposts from the New York Times.
Following President Obama’s decision to reopen the United States embassy in Cuba, GOP presidential candidates Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) – expected to announce later this month – both said they disapprove of the president’s move.
Yemen’s pro-Houthi military proudly announced that it had launched a Scud missile at a base in Saudi Arabia, reports Yemeni state-run news outlet Saba.
President Obama said once again on Tuesday that the U.S. would “walk away” from a bad deal with Iran. Apparently, the definition of a “bad deal” does not include one that tosses out a key commitment included in the U.S. fact sheet published in April.
Although a June 30 deadline was agreed upon by all parties as part of the P5+1 nuclear talks with the Iranian regime, officials announced Tuesday that July 7 is now the official deadline for a final agreement.
Former UN Ambassador John Bolton declared the US’ dealings with Iran on its nuclear program “an American Munich, and whatever form of words is used to paper it over, we’ve given away the most important points” on Tuesday’s “America’s Newsroom”
Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said “an agreement is necessary, and has to be good enough to be worth doing, even if Iran doesn’t change” and that a deal is “more likely to produce an evolution in Iranian behavior”
President Obama said that Americans imprisoned in Iran are “a top priority,” there can still be a nuclear deal with the country without progress on that front during a press conference on Tuesday. Obama, in response to a question about
As ordinary Gazans still struggle to rebuild following the 2014 summer war between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group has dedicated tons of supplies to refortify and rebuild tunnels that are used primarily to carry out terror attacks inside Israel.
With the clock winding down on a June 30th deadline for a nuclear agreement with Iran, Obama administration critics fear a potential deal is worsening by the day as U.S. concessions accelerate in the final days of the negotiations.
Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass argued that the “real danger” with the Iran nuclear deal “is if Iran does comply” on Monday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. Haass began by saying, “Well, we don’t yet know the final thing.
A senior U.S. official acknowledged Sunday that Iran nuclear talks will go past their June 30 target date, as Iran’s foreign minister prepared to head home Sunday for consultations before returning to push for a breakthrough.
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The annual State Department report on global human rights found 2014 to be a particularly dire year for individual rights, largely due to terrorist organizations like the Islamic State and Boko Haram. Atop the list of offenders, however, were also rogue states that President Obama has made the cornerstone of his diplomatic efforts: Iran and Cuba.
A Pakistani Christian man named Nadeem took secret video footage detailing his life in a refugee camp where he faces harassment and threats on a regular basis. In the video which was posted to YouTube, Nadeem explains that it is Muslims — the majority of which are Syrians that fled their war-torn country — who treat him and his fellow Christians this way.
Nearly 80% of Yemen’s civilian population is dependent on humanitarian aid for food and water, while six million are believed to be suffering “severe” hunger, and up to 8,000 people may have contracted Dengue fever. This is the dire portrait of a war-torn nation the United Nations presented this week, as fighting between Shiite Houthi rebels and supporters of Sunni President Hadi and Saudi Arabia continue to struggle for power.
The latest twist in the ongoing “Iranian nuclear deal” farce is the Associated Press report of a proposal to build top-of-the-line nuclear reactors for Iran if they will just agree to a nuclear weapons deal that does not humiliate President Obama. Iran, sensing weakness, isn’t biting on even this absurd proposal.
Only a few days remain before the June 30th deadline for a comprehensive agreement between Washington and Tehran on the latter’s nuclear program is to be reached. The defining issue remains Iranian intentions. While U.S. negotiators have struggled with intelligence assessments to gain a clearer focus on this, a document stating those intentions, in the mullahs’ own words, is overlooked—Iran’s constitution.
Saudi Arabia, a Sunni country, provided financial support to a charity foundation that has been linked to Iran’s proxy Hezbollah, a Shia terrorist group based in Lebanon, according to an Arabic-language cable released by WikiLeaks.
The Saudi embassy in the Sudanese capital Khartoum believed Iran shipped advanced nuclear equipment, including centrifuges for enriching uranium, to Sudan in 2012, a document released by WikiLeaks reportedly shows.
Fmr. Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren argued the Obama administration “abandoned” two of the “core principles” of the US-Israel relationship on Tuesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. Oren said that the book does include mistakes that were made by Israel and
American troops are being told to share quarters with extremist Iran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq, the people who were murdering them with roadside bombs just a few years ago. Given the insane disaster Obama has made of Iraq, Syria, and Libya, there might not be any other way to check ISIS.
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), a Sunni group, has claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack in Yemen’s capital Sanaa near the Qiba al-Mahdi mosque used by Shiite Houthi rebels, reports Reuters, citing witnesses and a security source.
Contents: The Gathering Storm; The sudden accelerating growth in refugees and displaced persons; Human slavery at the highest level in human history; State Dept: Dramatic rise in terrorism from 2013 to 2014
Bahrain says that it thwarted an Iran-backed plot to bomb Bahraini territory and Saudi Arabia, Reuters reports.
“I always like to preface all of this with, I’m a free trader, I’m for selling American products everywhere,” said Perry. “I’m a very strong proponent of economic development and trade. America can compete with anybody in the world…you give us a level playing field, and American workers will compete anywhere in the world. And we make good products, and our agricultural products are the best in the world.”
Contents: Fistfight breaks out at Yemen peace talks in Geneva; Report: Iran’s Supreme Leader has fired Qassam Soleimani in Syria; Emergency Eurogroup summit called for Monday to deal with likely Greece default
University of Tehran professor, Sadegh Zibakalam, openly questioned the Iranian regime’s policy when it comes to Israel, asking why it is necessary for the Mullahs to have the “responsibility to annihilate Israel,” according to a video that surfaced on YouTube this week.
As if the Iran nuclear deal farce were not ridiculous enough already, President Obama is ready to reward Tehran for its intransigence once again.
We are days away from the June 30th deadline by which the U.S. and Iran are to have finalized a comprehensive nuclear agreement. The framework agreement President Obama announced in early April ignored the mandate of six U.N. Security Council resolutions as well as his own promise to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Iran has been accused of providing support to an alleged Hezbollah operative in Cyprus who was planning to carry out a series of terrorist attacks against Israeli and Jewish sites in Europe, according to news reports.
GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina told the Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal Monday that when the United States is “not leading, the world is a more dangerous and a more tragic place, and unfortunately we are not leading.”
The Iranian government, alarmed at the declining rate of marriage in the Islamic Republic, has announced it will officially launch a free online “matchmaking service” that officials insist is not a dating site. Unlike a dating site, users have no choice in who they are paired with upon subscribing to the service.
Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei remains cancer-stricken, and his fragile health has made diplomats concerned about implementation issues should world powers and Iran strike a nuclear deal in the coming weeks.
In 1955, songwriter Pete Seeger wrote “Where Have All the Flowers Gone.” It begins with young girls picking flowers and ends with those flowers growing atop the graves of young men killed in war. The song’s anti-war message is clear in refrains repeated throughout, “Oh, when will they ever learn?”
PARIS, France– Over 100,000 people attended the “Iran Freedom” rally in Villepinte, Paris on Saturday showing a strong opposition standing to the Islamic fundamentalist Iranian Regime. The event was sponsored by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
This week, the United States Treasury placed sanctions on three Lebanese men and two companies they work with for their “key” roles as part of the terrorist group Hezbollah and its support network.
Contents: Druze community split on Syria war after al-Nusra attack; History of the Druze religion; Jihadist Attack on Druze population could bring Israel into Syria war
