Iran: Trump’s Jerusalem Move Will Hasten Israel’s Destruction
BEIRUT – Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital will hasten the country’s destruction, Iran’s defense minister said on Monday, while a top Revolutionary…
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Iran Offers Support For Palestinian Militants Fighting Trump Move On Jerusalem
A top Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander has offered Iran’s “complete support” for Palestinian militants in their resistance campaign against U.S. President Donald Trump’s…
American diplomat: US looks to counter Iran in post-war Iraq
BAGHDAD – As Iraq emerges from three years of war with the Islamic State group, the U.S. is looking to roll back the influence of…
Iran slowly builds a land bridge of allies to the Mediterranean coast
WHEN Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks west from his Tehran residence, he can be forgiven a wry smile. An arc of Iranian influence…
The UAE’s ‘alternative GCC’
In a move that certain observers saw as an effort to undermine the Kuwaiti emir, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a new partnership with…
Iran’s Rouhani submits conservative 2018 budget as U.S. tensions overshadow economy
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani proposed to parliament on Sunday a conservative state budget of about $104 billion for next year, with the…
World Powers Warn Iran, Saudi Arabia Not To Meddle In Lebanon
World powers are pushing Saudi Arabia and Iran to stop interfering in Lebanon’s politics while urging Iranian ally Hizballah to rein in its military activities…
In Syria, Peacemaking is No Longer Made-in-America
As 2018 comes to a close, the warring parties in Syria are moving towards reconciliation—but the U.S. is not among them. The Islamic State is…
Jerusalem: Giving Away the Store, or Risking Everything to Stop Iran?
Either way, the Middle East is in for a very turbulent 2018. As Thomas Friedman argues in today’s NYT Op Ed, entitled The Art of the…
Iran’s terror threat and nuclear compliance should be dealt with separately, NATO chief says
NATO has warned that U.S. concern over Iranian terror activity should not spell the end of a fragile nuclear deal. In 2015, a group of…