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Jordan is a National Security Correspondent for Breitbart News.

Articles by Jordan Schachtel

Surprise! Iran to Build Two New Nuclear Facilities

An Iranian nuclear official announced on Thursday that the country plans to build two new nuclear power plants in the country’s southeast, just two weeks after a nuclear deal was signed between world powers (United States, UK, France, China, Russia) and the Ayatollah’s regime in Tehran.

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Israeli Envoy: Sunni Arab States Are ‘Our Allies’ Against Iran

In a Wednesday presentation on the weakness of the Iranian nuclear deal, Dore Gold, who serves as the Director-General of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, referred to Sunni Arab nations in the region as “allies” of the Jewish state.

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Netanyahu: John Kerry ‘Has No Reason to Come Here’

Secretary of State John Kerry revealed this week that he will skip Israel on his forthcoming visit to the Middle East, a development some have pointed to as a sign that relations between the Obama administration and the Netanyahu-led Israeli government continue to deteriorate.

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Pew Research: Middle East Christian Population Dwindling

Christians living in the Middle East are facing a dire situation in which comparable circumstances have not been observed for over a millennia, a recent study by the Pew Research Center has found, Christianity Today reports. The outlet notes that Christian populations in the Middle East have dwindled from 14 percent to four percent.

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Kerry Refuses to Answer Whether He Will ‘Follow the Law’ on Iran Deal

In a heated exchange with Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry refused to say whether the Obama administration would commit to Congressionally-imposed sanctions against Iran, should congress overturn a presidential veto on the Iran nuclear deal.

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US Envoy: America Has ‘Flexibility’ to Talk Nukes with North Korea

The United States has “flexibility” when it comes to engaging North Korea and its nuclear weapons program, as shown by its willingness to seal an accord with Iran, the US Envoy tasked with re-engaging the Hermit Kingdom said Monday in Seoul, South Korea.

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Report: Iran-Backed Terror Plot Foiled In Bahrain

Bahrain has recalled its ambassador to Iran in protest of a Tehran-backed plot to smuggle arms and large explosives into the archipelago nation, Bahraini authorities said over the weekend.

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Israel Ships Cobra Gunships to Jordan to Help Fend Off ISIS

Israel has gifted Jordan with 16 military gunships to help them fend off attacks from the Islamic State terror group and other jihadi outfits. The Cobra helicopters “are for border security,” an unnamed U.S. official told Reuters.

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Thousands Join Bipartisan Times Square ‘Stop Iran’ Rally

New York, New York — Over 12,000 concerned citizens came out to Times Square in New York City on Wednesday to rally against the nuclear deal struck by the Obama administration, world powers, and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Kerry ‘Disturbed’ by Iranian Dictator’s Annihilationist Rhetoric

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that he is “disturbed” by the tone set by Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei in his speech over the weekend to commemorate the end of Ramadan, an Islamic holy month. In his address, the despotic ruler of the Islamic Republic called for the destruction of the state of Israel and asked fellow Muslims to resist the wishes of the “arrogant” world powers.

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Chattanooga Shooter’s Father Was Investigated for Ties to Terror Organization

Youssuf Saed Abdulazeez—the father of the gunman, who on Thursday killed four Marines in Chattanooga, Tennessee—is a Palestinian from the city of Nablus in the West Bank, and he was previously investigated by federal officials for connections to an unnamed terrorist organization, the New York Times reported.

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CAIR Calls in Feds Over Possible Hate-Crime Against… Air Conditioning Unit

The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)–a group founded by members of the Muslim Brotherhood and designated as a terrorist organization in the UAE–is concerned that damage to a Manassas, VA mosque’s air conditioning unit is a result of a possible anti-Muslim “bias motive,” the group said in two separate press releases from its national branch this week; one statement before and one a day after the slaughter of four Marines in Chattanooga, Tennessee, by Kuwaiti-born Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez.

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Iran to Commence ‘Commercial Enrichment’ in Nuclear Facilities

Following an agreed-upon nuclear deal with world powers, the Islamic Republic of Iran is set to ramp up its nuclear program to an advanced, commercial stage, Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told local state-media on Wednesday.

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Iranian Terror Chief No Longer Sanctioned As Part Of Nuclear Deal

A U.S.-listed terrorist, Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani has had personal sanctions against him dropped as part of Tuesday’s nuclear agreement between the P5+1 world powers and Iran, according to what appears to be the final text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action between the negotiating parties.

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Dr. Sebastian Gorka on Combating ISIS at Heritage Foundation

Dr Sebastian Gorka, Breitbart News’ National Security editor, spoke Friday on a distinguished panel at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. on “Combating ISIS and Terrorist Groups.” The expert panel was broadcasted live on C-SPAN.

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Islamic State Vows Revenge After Losing Key Stronghold City in Libya

As both secular and Islamic actors continue to stake their claims and fight for territory over war-torn Libya, Islamic State fighters have admitted to losing control of Derna, which was once identified as one of its stronghold cities, according to an AFP report.

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Nuclear Deal Deadline Falls on Anti-Israel Al-Quds Day in Iran

Friday’s deadline for a nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 world powers (US, UK, Germany, France, China, Russia) falls on the same day that the viciously anti-Israel al-Quds Day is celebrated in Tehran, where Iranian leaders often call for Israel’s destruction.

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Report: 45 ISIS Fighters Killed by Poisoned Ramadan Meal

Reports surfaced from Iraqi media on Tuesday that 45 Islamic State (ISIS/IS/ISIL) jihadis were killed after ingesting an iftar meal commemorating the conclusion of Ramadan. It remains unclear whether the jihadis, who were breaking their Ramadan fast in Mosul, Iraq, died of food poisoning or intentional poisoning, Haaretz reports.

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