Mar 09, 2021
US affirms defense of Saudi Arabia
The United States has expressed alarm at “genuine security threats” to Saudi Arabia from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis and elsewhere in the region after attacks on the heart of the Saudi…
Feb 16, 2021
Saudi-Houthi conflict deepens
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group says it launched 2 more attacks on southern Saudi airfields or bases, marking the 9th consecutive day of such assaults. On Monday, Houthi military spokesman Yahya…
Feb 04, 2021
US moves to seize smuggled Iranian oil
The United States has filed a lawsuit to seize a cargo of oil it says came from Iran rather than Iraq. The move indicates resolve on the part of the…
Jan 28, 2021
IDF renews Iranian military option
IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi is warning the United States against rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action deal with Iran. “Returning to the 2015 nuclear agreement, or…
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
Iran resumes 20% uranium enrichment
Iran declared it is once again enriching uranium at 20% in its most major breach of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal it signed with six…
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…
Nov 23, 2020
Iran vows to crush Israel over Syria strikes
Iran has vowed to overcome any attempt by Israel to disrupt its activities in Syria. During his virtual weekly news conference, the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khateebzadeh warned…
Nov 20, 2020
Pompeo makes historic Golan, West Bank visits
Mike Pompeo has become the first United States Secretary of State to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights. Last year, Pompeo, an evangelical Christian, broke with…