Jan 13, 2021
US: al Qaeda’s new home is Iran
“Al Qaeda has a new home base: it is the Islamic Republic of Iran,” United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared, insisting it is time “for America and all…
Jan 12, 2021
US to declare Houthis terrorists
The United States is set to designate Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement as a foreign terrorist organization. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in an official statement his “intent to designate…
Jan 05, 2021
Gulf tensions flare as Iran seizes foreign ship
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Persian Gulf waters and took custody of all crew, amid tensions between the two countries over the freezing…
Dec 03, 2020
Iran gives Europe 2 month ultimatum
Iran’s Guardian Council has approved a new law requiring the government halt United Nations inspections of its nuclear sites and step up uranium enrichment beyond limits set in the 2015…
Nov 30, 2020
Iran accuses Israel of killing nuclear scientist
Iran’s clerical and military rulers have been quick to accuse Israel of assassinating one of the Islamic Republic’s top nuclear scientists and are vowing to avenge his death “at the…
Nov 25, 2020
Iran rejects E3 call to curb nuclear ambition
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has condemned a joint statement by Germany, France and Britain in which they "strongly call on Iran to stop violating the (nuclear) deal and…
Nov 20, 2020
IRGC unveils new warship
Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched a new warship capable of delivering aircraft, missile launchers and drones to its naval fleet. State television announced that a “heavy,…
Nov 16, 2020
Assad’s top diplomat dies in Syria
Syria announced that it’s long-time Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem passed away at dawn today, although declined to disclose the cause of death. The veteran diplomat, 79, had health-related issues for…
Oct 28, 2020
US sanctions Iran for election interference
The United States has imposed several rounds of fresh sanctions on Iran over the past week. Some of the organizations were targeted in connection with an alleged disinformation campaign targeting the…
Sep 22, 2020
US sanctions on Iran face international opposition
The United States is stepping-up its ‘maximum pressure campaign’ against the Islamic Republic of Iran, despite blatant opposition by members of the United Nations Security Council that consequently led UN…