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Iran's President: No Major Progress at Nuke Talks

Iran's President: No Major Progress at Nuke Talks

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s president on Friday urged faster progress at nuclear talks between his country and six world powers, joining other top international officials who say the current round has failed to make substantial headway toward sealing a

Obama, Netanyahu to Meet at White House Next Week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting on Wednesday to discuss Israel’s relationship with the Palestinians, the situation in Gaza, Iran nuclear talks, and the fight against Islamic State militants, White

Khorasan 101: What You Need to Know

Khorasan 101: What You Need to Know

Khorasan is al-Qaeda, and al-Qaeda is Khorasan. To date, nothing has been established to suggest a distinguishing difference in ideology between the two separately named entities.  Instead, experts suggest that Khorasan should be viewed as an elite unit, largely consisting of

Iran Rejects British Leader's Claim It Backs 'Terror'

Iran Rejects British Leader's Claim It Backs 'Terror'

Iran on Thursday rejected accusations from British Prime Minister David Cameron that it supports “terrorism”, pointing out instead that it is leading the fight against groups like the Islamic State. Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday,

British PM Says Iran Can Be 'Part of Solution' in Syria

British PM Says Iran Can Be 'Part of Solution' in Syria

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Iran could be “part of the solution” in defeating jihadists in Syria after he held landmark talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Addressing the UN General Assembly, Cameron said Britain had “severe disagreements” with

Krauthammer: Obama UN Speech 'a Continuation of the Apology Tour'

Krauthammer: Obama UN Speech 'a Continuation of the Apology Tour'

On the Wednesday broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer criticized the rationale behind President Barack Obama’s address to the United Nations earlier in the day. Krauthammer noted the moral equivalence aspects, despite casualties suggesting

Venezuela Cozies Up to Iran at UN General Assembly Meeting

Venezuela Cozies Up to Iran at UN General Assembly Meeting

Socialist Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani held a one-on-one meeting yesterday in New York in anticipation for the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. Venezuela, desperate for financial aid, has turned to its longtime ally

Cameron in Meetings with Iranian And Iraqi Leaders

Cameron in Meetings with Iranian And Iraqi Leaders

Despite having voted against military intervention in Syria last year, the United Kingdom appears to be drifting closer to another war in the Middle East as Prime Minister David Cameron meets with world leaders at the United Nations, and rumours

Iraq, Syria Anti-IS Campaign Takes Center Stage at UN

Iraq, Syria Anti-IS Campaign Takes Center Stage at UN

World leaders at the United Nations turn their attention Wednesday to the US-led campaign to root out Islamists in Iraq and Syria, and moves to outlaw foreign fighters. US President Barack Obama, who is seeking to mobilize international support to

Flashback: Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize citation

As President Obama drops bombs on a record-breaking seventh country, let’s look back to 2009 and remember what the Nobel committee said when it bestowed a Peace Prize upon him for simply existing.  You’ll need a heart of stone to

Two Chinese Destroyers Arrive At Iranian Port

Two Chinese Destroyers Arrive At Iranian Port

On September 21 two Chinese destroyers arrived at Iran’s Persian Gulf port of Bandar Abbas.  The puts the destroyers on the east side of the Gulf while the U.S. Fifth Fleet is currently located on the west, at Bahrain.  AFP

Pro-Iranian Rebels On Verge Of Taking Over In Yemen

Pro-Iranian Shia rebels in Yemen, who have overrun the American-friendly Yemeni government, has announced  a ceasefire with government forces. The group has already sacked both the Defense and Finance ministries in the capitol of Sanaa.  If Yemen falls to the

A Nuclear Iran Could be More Dangerous than ISIS

A Nuclear Iran Could be More Dangerous than ISIS

One Mideast reporter recently observed that Washington’s focus on the Islamic State comes at the expense of the more urgent threat posed by a nuclear Iran. This might be because the world has grown accustomed to the Iranian threat.   For years, the international

World View: Yemen's Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels Occupy Sanaa

World View: Yemen's Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels Occupy Sanaa

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels occupy Sanaa, then sign peace agreement Israeli-Hamas peace talks to resume in Cairo on Tuesday New climate change circus in progress Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels occupy Sanaa, then sign peace

Amb Power: We Will Not Do the Airstrikes in Syria Alone

Amb Power: We Will Not Do the Airstrikes in Syria Alone

On this weekend’s broadcast of ABC’s “This Week,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power laid out the United States’ tentative strategy in attacking ISIS with air strikes. Power explained what the ultimate objective was but said she did