Lebanon’s Christians won’t join new government

Lebanon’s largest Christian political bloc has ruled out joining the next government led by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri. Gebran Bassil, who leads the Free Patriotic Movement and is the son-in-law…

Iran accuses Israel of provoking war

Iran claims that Israel is trying to trick the United States into waging war on the Islamic Republic have been rejected by Jerusalem. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned…

 US openly sails nuclear sub in Hormuz

In a rare move, the United States Navy announced that it deployed a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, in what many believe is a demonstration of…

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…

US vows to enforce UN sanctions on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated the Trump Administration’s resolve to thwart Iranian access to weapons ahead of the expiration of the United Nations-imposed arms embargo (as part of…

Iran to execute accused Mossad/CIA agent

The judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that it has sentenced a an Iranian national to death, for allegedly having provided information to the CIA and Mossad. According…

Additional rockets fired at U.S. bases in Iraq

A rocket exploded last night in Iraq’s Dujail district, 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Baghdad in the Salahuddin Province. According to local police sources, the missile landed near the…

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…