
An Iranian newspaper was abruptly shut down after it ran an image of Hollywood actor George Clooney sporting a “Je Suis Charlie” pin under the headline “Clooney: I am Charlie Too” during a recent Golden Globes appearance.
by Adelle Nazarian20 Jan 2015, 1:16 PM PST0

The Iraq War may have been a serious mistake. Regardless, we cannot dwell on that mistake so obsessively that we fail to act–as we did in the 1930s–to stop a new threat.
by Joel B. Pollak20 Jan 2015, 12:34 PM PST0

Protests attracted thousands of people in front of the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday night as law enforcement moved to rule the death of controversial prosecutor Alberto Nisman a suicide.
by Frances Martel20 Jan 2015, 9:22 AM PST0

Nigeria’s Boko Haram terrorists spread into Cameroon; Major escalation in fighting in Yemen; Israel on alert after Iran confirms its general was killed by Israel
by John J. Xenakis20 Jan 2015, 6:51 AM PST0

On Monday, Argentine authorities announced that gadfly prosecutor Alberto Nisman had apparently committed suicide in his secured apartment. Nisman has long alleged that the Iranian government had a hand in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people.
by John Hayward19 Jan 2015, 12:00 PM PST0

Miss Lebanon may lose her title over selfie with Miss Israel; Lebanon on edge after Israeli air strike kills Hezbollah commanders; Europe, under intense financial pressure, expected to start quantitative easing
by John J. Xenakis19 Jan 2015, 7:03 AM PST0

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Revolutionary Court interrupted Christmas when officers raided the home of an Assyrian pastor in Tehran and arrested everyone in attendance. Pastor Victor Bet-Tamarz and another man remain under arrest; the others were reportedly freed.
by Adelle Nazarian18 Jan 2015, 1:53 PM PST0

Top Iranian and Hezbollah commanders were killed in an Israeli helicopter strike on Syria’s Golan Heights, according to Lebanese and Turkish media outlets.
by Jordan Schachtel18 Jan 2015, 11:42 AM PST0

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press” President Barack Obama’s senior advisor Daniel Pfeiffer said Congress having a say on a deal with Iran is “not a good idea.” Pfeiffer said, “With the president’s authority, he’s going to see if we
by Pam Key18 Jan 2015, 8:56 AM PST0

An Argentinian prosecutor is suing Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and the Argentinian government for allegedly covering up Iranian involvement in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, the Algemeiner reports.
by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)15 Jan 2015, 10:55 AM PST0

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced on Tuesday that Iran has broken ground on two new nuclear power plants in the country’s Bushehr province, Iranian state-news agencies reported.
by Jordan Schachtel14 Jan 2015, 1:16 PM PST0

As the western powers prepare for the latest round of never-ending talks with Iran over the fate of its nuclear program, the Tehran regime is reportedly overseeing the construction of a nuclear plant in Syria, as well as the building of new missile sites. Both moves underscore the contempt that Iran has for UN Security Council resolutions and for the nuclear talks themselves, and suggest that President Barack Obama’s quest for a deal at any price has only encouraged Iran to behave more aggressively.
by Joel B. Pollak14 Jan 2015, 6:45 AM PST0

Tuesday at the Heritage Action for America’s second annual policy summit, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said President Barack Obama’s one-sided attempt to make a nuclear deal with Iran is “risking our national security to secure a presidential legacy.” Cotton said,
by Pam Key13 Jan 2015, 1:07 PM PST0

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that nations responsible for the downward spiral of oil prices will suffer.
by Wynton Hall13 Jan 2015, 7:42 AM PST0

Iran denounced the Charlie Hebdo massacre but refused to allow Iranian journalists to show solidarity with their murdered counterparts. Authorities blocked the journalists from the old building for the Association of Iranian Journalists.
by Mary Chastain10 Jan 2015, 5:13 AM PST0

President Barack Obama has made it clear that a nuclear deal with Iran is one of his top priorities this year. Disarmament has, in fact, been the only constant in his foreign policy, not just since taking office in 2009 but since his college days at Columbia. Yet as negotiations have broken one deadline after another, America’s allies–especially Israel and Saudi Arabia–have become alarmed, fearing a weak deal that will leave Iran on the cusp of nuclear armament. Five key foreign policy blunders reinforced those fears.
by Joel B. Pollak6 Jan 2015, 5:48 AM PST0

In September, the al-Houthi militias moved south and captured Sanaa, the nation’s capital, ousting the Sunni-led government. Since then, they’ve continued to take control of additional mainly Sunni provinces, and it’s now thought that the al-Houthis control about 70% of the army’s capabilities.
by John J. Xenakis5 Jan 2015, 6:08 AM PST0

Iran has denied reports that it reached an agreement with the United States to reduce its ability to make nuclear weapons.
by Edwin Mora5 Jan 2015, 4:16 AM PST0

Former UN Ambassador John Bolton argued that President Obama’s bargaining skills are so poor that he could get life sentences trying to fix a parking ticket in a discussion on Iran on Saturday’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” on the Fox
by Ian Hanchett3 Jan 2015, 11:41 PM PST0

(Reuters) – Falling world oil prices will hurt countries across the Middle East unless Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, takes action to reverse the slump, Iran’s deputy foreign minister told Reuters.
by Reuters2 Jan 2015, 6:50 AM PST0

(AFP) Iran is to help Iraq rebuild its army under an agreement that could formalize Tehran’s military support for its neighbor, which remains under assault by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. No details of the pact
by AFP2 Jan 2015, 6:47 AM PST0

Iran’s “morality police” arrested nine Christians on Christmas Day, presumably for celebrating the seminal holiday, though authorities did not give reason for the arrest. Heavily armed agents transferred the nine people to an unnamed location.
by Mary Chastain1 Jan 2015, 12:43 PM PST0

No one can seriously doubt that the world has become a much more dangerous place in 2014, and so now is a good time to review the most three most important dangers to watch out for in 2015
by John J. Xenakis1 Jan 2015, 9:05 AM PST0

On Christmas day in Iran, at least nine prisoners were hanged by Iranian regime officials, according to reports. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reports that seven were hanged in the infamous Adelabad prison on Christmas morning.
by Jordan Schachtel31 Dec 2014, 8:54 AM PST0

Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Ret. U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph Peters said President Barack Obama “tried to romance Putin and got date raped.” “I’m going to put it bluntly, Obama thinks he can romance, he can romance Cuba, he wants to
by Pam Key31 Dec 2014, 8:35 AM PST0