Trump: ‘Iran appears to be standing down’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about “critical bilateral and regional issues” according to a statement from the White House, with no further elaboration. The…

Russian/Turkish gas pipeline inaugurated

Russia's President Vladimir Putin today attended the opening ceremony of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline in Istanbul today alongside Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The pipeline has a total capacity…

IRGC fires ballistic missiles at U.S. bases in Iraq

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRCG) launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq that house U.S. military personnel. Crowds responded to a public announcement of…

Putin conducts surprise visit to Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a surprise visit to Damascus, where he held several meetings with his Syrian counterpart, President Bashar al-Assad. The two leaders visited the Russian military’s headquarters…

Tensions rise in Middle East

These first days of the 21st year of the 21st century are marked by a considerable and continuous increase of tensions across the Middle East. The situation began to deteriorate…

Iran vows to avenge Soleimani assassination

Iran’s first retaliatory response for the 3 January 2020 targeted U.S. assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps elite Quds Force top commander, General Qassem Soleimani,  has already been initiated. Tehran…

US airstrike kills arch-terrorist Qassem Soleimani

An overnight U.S. air strike in Baghdad killed Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani to prevent what top defense officials said was an "imminent attack" that would have endangered Americans in the…

World Reacts to Soleimani Assassination

Response to the U.S. killing of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was quick to come from around the globe. In the United States, legislators predictably reacted along party lines, as…

Netanyahu seeks immunity in graft cases

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his intention to ask the Knesset for parliamentary immunity from being prosecuted in three corruption cases against him. Netanyahu made the announcement in a…