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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Eight Australian offspring of two slain Islamic State group fighters had been removed from Syria in Australia’s first organized repatriation from the conflict zone, Australia’s prime minister said on Monday.

During Sunday’s “Kasie DC” on MSNBC, Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) weighed in on the escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. Peters warned about Iran’s activities considering they have a nuclear weapon. “Certainly, Iran is a nation we have

On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) reacted to what he called Iran “marching up the escalation chain,” which includes interference with international shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf and the downing of an unmanned

TEL AVIV – In a rare interview with a Hebrew-language newspaper, a senior Saudi diplomat said it was time the Arab world realized that the “age of war with Israel” is over.

Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) accuses President Donald Trump of creating the crisis with Iran with “ego” and engaging in gamesmanship. Partial transcript as follows: HARRIS:  I don’t believe that anyone should receive credit for a

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said President Donald Trump could not take military action against Iran “without coming to Congress.” When asked about Trump canceling a military strike on Iran, Booker said, “I think there’s a

While disavowing regime change in Iran, Trump is creating the conditions for it, to America’s long-run strategic advantage.

(AFP) — A top Iranian diplomat expressed disappointment on Sunday after meeting a minister from Britain’s Foreign Office amid escalating regional tensions, saying the talks were “repetitive”, state news agency IRNA reported.

Tehran — A minister from Britain’s Foreign Office arrived in Tehran on Sunday and met with a top diplomat from Iran’s foreign ministry amid escalating regional tensions, state-run IRIB news agency reported.

Iran should not “mistake U.S. prudence and discretion for weakness” U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Sunday.

A senior Pakistani lawmaker said on Sunday history is full of “U.S. strategic blunders” and Washington “must realize it cannot blackmail other countries for its own strategic interests.”

Any U.S. attack on Iran will be met with a massive loss of life by American forces, senior Iranian military commanders warned on Sunday.

The U.S. launched a cyber attack against Iranian spy assets in the hours after the Islamic republic downed an American reconnaissance drone last week, according to various reports.

It is regrettable that Mohamed Morsi apparently received ill treatment in Egypt’s prisons. But his failure to maintain power is a blessing for humanity.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)  is “insulting every victim of the Holocaust,” according to Holocaust survivors who spoke on camera in a Turning Point USA video released Saturday.

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that he’s “glad” President Trump called off strikes on Iran and said that it’s unclear how Donald Trump views the Iranian regime. Brooks began by saying, “Well, first, I’m glad he

The Trump administration’s $50 billion Middle East economic plan calls for creation of a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighboring Arab state economies, and construction of a $5 billion transportation corridor to connect the West Bank and Gaza, according to U.S. officials and documents reviewed by Reuters.

(AP) — A British Foreign Office official will visit Iran and call for “urgent de-escalation in the region and raise UK and international concerns about Iran’s regional conduct” during talks with Tehran’s government.

Thousands of Iranian-Americans took to the streets of Washington, DC, on Friday to march and voice their support for those seeking regime change in Iran, an issue that past presidential administrations have seemed to avoid.

Friday on Capitol Hill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told reporters that President Donald Trump “must have the authority of Congress” before he initiated military conflict with Iran.

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” House Foreign Affairs Committee member Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) disagreed with President Trump’s decision to not strike Iran and expressed particular concern with the manner in which the decision was made inviting more attacks.

David Friedman’s position on Israel retaining parts of Judea and Samara was the same as every U.S. administration except Obama’s.

“It makes no logical sense why Iran would want to try and provoke and anger the United States,” said Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN) in a Friday interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow.

President Donald Trump struck exactly the right balance on Thursday when he hinted at possible retaliation against Iran for shooting down a U.S. drone in international airspace, but then said he believed the attack was an accident.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency order on Thursday night banning some U.S.-based air carriers from flying through Iranian airspace, including parts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Several international carriers quickly announced precautions of their own.

Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” fill-in host Sandra Smith asked Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to weigh in on the potential of a response to a downed U.S. unmanned drone in international airspace as a result of an Iranian attack.

A spokesman for Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Thursday the United States has no right to retaliate for Iran’s attack on an unmanned drone, repeating Iran’s claim the drone was shot down over its territory instead of international airspace.

The rogue Islamic government of Iran petitioned the United Nations on Friday to take action against the United States after Iranian military forces shot down an American surveillance drone.

Reuters reported Friday that President Donald Trump had warned Iran on Thursday via Oman about imminent air and naval strikes in response to Iran’s earlier attack on a U.S. Navy drone, and called on the regime to engage in talks.

Administrators of soccer’s 2022 World Cup have expressed exasperation with Iran after it reneged on promises to let female sports fans attend matches to cheer on the national team.

The United States was warned Friday it cannot unilaterally drop NATO ally Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program as the partnership agreement specifically forbids it, Turkey’s head of Defense Industries Directorate said.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) released vision Friday morning that confirms a U.S. Navy Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (or BAMS-D) ISR Global Hawk drone was lost to an Iranian surface-to-air missile.

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union will chair a meeting of the nations involved in the embattled Iran nuclear deal in Vienna on June 28th.

American-registered aircraft were barred from entering Iranian-administered airspace in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman on Friday, just 24-hours after the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) downed a U.S. military surveillance drone.

The New York Times reported Thursday evening that President Donald Trump ordered air and naval strikes against Iranian targets in response to the shooting down of a U.S. Navy drone earlier that day, but canceled them “abruptly.”

Iran announced Thursday it would not stamp the passports of foreign tourists to help the Islamic Republic withstand the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s historically crippling sanctions, which have reportedly harmed the country’s tourism industry.