Apr 01, 2020
Iran: U.S. missed ‘opportunity to apologize’
This morning Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the United States had missed a historic chance to lift sanctions on his country in the midst of the continued spread and…
Mar 31, 2020
Mullahs & COVID-19: Iran’s failing response reflects regime’s priorities
Dr. Jonathan Spyer, Expert on Syria, Iraq, radical Islamic groups, and Kurds. The Iranian regime’s response to the coronavirus crisis has been erratic and flailing. Having declared 14,991 confirmed cases…
Mar 30, 2020
Rouhani: sanctions hinder efforts to contain epidemic
The the clerical regime in Tehran is in the midst of an international propaganda campaign against the United States, the aim of which to pressure the Trump Administration in to…
Mar 30, 2020
Saudi Arabia intercepts two Houthi launched ballistic missiles
Saudi Arabian authorities confirmed that its military’s air defenses managed to intercept two ballistic missiles that were fired from the Kingdom’s southern neighbor, Yemen. Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists claimed responsibility for…
Mar 26, 2020
Gulf Arab states tighten anti-virus restrictions
Arab member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are increasing measures to combat the coronavirus amid a corresponding rise in mortality rates and infections. The total of fatalities in…
Mar 23, 2020
Syria denies coronavirus cover-up, confirms first case
Following weeks of rejecting opposition allegations that COVID-19 has already reached Syria, officials have confirmed what they say is the first sign of the pandemic. Health Minister Nizar al-Yaziji told…
Mar 23, 2020
Iran: US offer to help combat COVID-19 “a lie;” demands sanctions relief instead
Iranian leaders continue to furiously reject the United States’ offer of humanitarian assistance against the coronavirus that is devastating the Islamic Republic, while demanding that if Washington wants to help…
Mar 20, 2020
Iran rejects US offer to help fight coronavirus
One person is dying from the coronavirus every 10 minutes in Iran, according to the Islamic Republic’s Health Ministry, with 50 more becoming infected every hour. The country has been…
Mar 16, 2020
Iran: US ‘severely hampering’ battle against coronavirus
Iran is the worst-affected country in the Middle East to be hit by the coronavirus, and one of the deadliest outside of China. The Islamic Republic’s Deputy Health Minister Alireza…
Mar 13, 2020
U.S. strikes Iranian-proxy Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq
The United States conducted retaliatory strikes against the Iraqi Iranian-proxy, Kataib Hezbollah, early this morning. The American bombardment came in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Taji military…