The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed this week that it was investigating the context of an image appearing to show one of its soldiers mocking a statue of the Virgin Mary by holding a cigarette to her mouth and smoking in her face.
Australian Federal Police officers on Thursday arrested three women with deep ties to the Islamic State right after disembarking from a plane as they tried to return to the country — ending the police’s roughly decade-long wait for the opportunity
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) said that it is “well past the time where Congress needs to be more centrally involved in defining the scope and objectives” of the Iran conflict and stated that
On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) argued that Iran “feels the president is desperate for a deal. You hear the president talking about a deal, basically, that sounds a lot like the deal
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iranian attacking forces were “completely destroyed” after Tehran fired missiles, drones, and fast attack boats at three U.S. Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, prompting U.S. Central Command to carry out retaliatory “self-defense strikes” on Iranian military targets and port areas as the fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran again came under strain.
Reuters on Thursday reported that several tankers loaded with oil from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been able to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz, evading detection by Iranian terrorists using the same techniques Iranian and Russian “shadow fleet” ships have employed to escape sanctions enforcement.
The family of American journalist Austin Tice – who was kidnapped in Damascus, Syria, in 2012 and has been missing ever since – believes he may have been transferred from Syria to Iran and is now being held by the terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Iran reportedly aired a broadcast this week in which President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed to have met “supreme leader” Mojtaba Khamenei.
The Chinese news outlet Caixin reported that a Chinese-owned ship, openly marked as such, was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
Muslims in Britain are far more likely to hold positive opinions of terrorist groups in the Middle East, Antisemitic attitudes towards Jewish people, support blasphemy laws, and see their religion as more important than their national identity, a report has found.
Two unnamed U.S. officials told NBC News on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s “Project Freedom” — the plan for American military forces to safely escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz — was “paused” after less than 48 hours because Saudi Arabia denied the use of its airbases to protect ships from attacks by Iran.
Actress Melissa Barrera has claimed that Paramount lied about profits from “Scream 7” after she was fired from the franchise for accusing Israel of genocide during the war in Gaza.
Where does this Jew hatred come from? One reason is obvious. Europe is rapidly Islamizing.
President Donald Trump said Iran “badly” wants a deal and has agreed not to pursue nuclear weapons as Tehran was expected Thursday to respond to an emerging U.S.-backed framework proposal aimed at ending the conflict and launching broader negotiations over the regime’s nuclear program.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “The Bottom Line,” co-host Brian Brenberg said that Project Freedom “was the kind of thing that, if we did it, and stuck with it, it would give us leverage unlike we’ve ever
Sources in Pakistan told Western media outlets on Wednesday that Tehran is reviewing a one-page, 14-point proposal that would formally conclude the conflict between the United States and Iran.
Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced on Wednesday that a group of 13 women and children linked to Islamic State fighters have booked flights back to Australia after being released from a prison camp in Syria. Burke said the group would receive no help from the Australian government, and in fact some could expect to be arrested upon arrival.
Antisemitic assaults in the United States reached a record high in 2025 even as overall incidents fell by a third, according to a new Anti-Defamation League audit showing violence against Jews continued to escalate even as broader incidents declined nationwide.
The Interior Ministry of Syria revealed on Tuesday nearly a dozen arrests linked to an alleged assassination plot by the Iranian proxy terrorist organization Hezbollah targeting its senior leaders.
The new White House Counterterrorism (CT) Strategy document looks to seize the initiative from terrorists and criminal cartels by taking aggressive action against hostile regimes, keeping America’s borders secure to minimize threats at home, and pushing malign foreign influence out of the Western Hemisphere.
A federal judge has sentenced two Ohio brothers who posed as Middle Eastern royalty in a series of multimillion-dollar fraud schemes to more than twenty years in federal prison.
China pressured Iran to stop blocking the Strait of Hormuz during Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s visit to Beijing on Wednesday.
A M.O.U. between Washington and Tehran is closer than ever, says report, while Trump warns if Iran doesn’t sign “the bombing starts” again.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN NewsNight,” CNN Senior Commentator Van Jones responded to some Democrats demanding the Trump administration disclose Israel has a nuclear program by saying that there’s no national security purpose behind the move and “it just seems
A French-owned container ship was “struck by an unknown projectile” in the Strait of Hormuz overnight, injuring crew members.
President Donald Trump hinted that a “Final Agreement” regarding an end to the conflict between Iran and the United States may be around the corner, and paused what is called “Project Freedom,” an effort to help ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
Sec. of War Pete Hegseth echoed calls from President Trump for South Korea to join “Project Freedom” after a ship operated by a Seoul firm suffered an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States overtook Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest exporter of crude oil over the past nine weeks.
Iran ramped up its missile and drone attacks on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday night, setting a major oil port known as the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone ablaze. Three Indian nationals were injured, prompting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to denounce Iran’s actions.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was flying to Beijing for a meeting “upon invitation” with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on May 6.
Danish shipping giant Maersk announced that one of its vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz escorted by U.S. military forces without incident. Maersk Line Limited (MLL) states that the Alliance Fairfax, a U.S.-flagged vessel belonging to its Virginia-based subsidiary Farrel Lines, passed
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said that “if you’re sinking more ships than you have had diplomatic talks, this is not a ceasefire.” And responded to a question on whether Iran is to blame
On Monday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” President Donald Trump said that “we purposefully have not gone after” Iran’s regular army “too much, because we think that they’re much more moderate, actually. You know what I mean. They’re a much more moderate
On Monday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” President Donald Trump said he’s “torn” about the Iranian people taking to the streets now, “because they lost 42,000 people in the first two weeks. I don’t really want to see that. They have to
On Monday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” President Donald Trump said that it is a red line that Iran has to cap its missile program and have intrusive inspections, “but you have to look a little bit, like, at the neighbors.” “And
President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran would be “blown off the face of the earth” if it attacks U.S. vessels carrying out Project Freedom, as Iranian forces fired missiles, drones, and deployed fast-attack boats against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz — prompting U.S. forces to destroy six Iranian boats — while Tehran launched a major barrage at the United Arab Emirates.
During an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) stated that the conflict with Iran “will be over. It will be over in a matter of months.” Cruz began by saying that things will “wrap up in time.”
A report published this week suggests pirates from Somalia are once again threatening commercial shipping in the Red Sea, reportedly working with the Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen to menace a trillion-dollar flow of seaborne oil.
A South Korean cargo ship called HMM Namu reported a fire and explosion on Monday near the Strait of Hormuz.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed a report this weekend that they had “operated” on a convent in Southern Lebanon, claiming that the jihadist terrorist organization Hezbollah had used the compound to which it belonged to attack Israel and that the building did not have overt religious symbols on it.
