regional security architecture White House officials call an “Arab NATO,” to guide the fight against terrorism and push back against Iran … intelligence support to the alliance, beyond the kind of limited backing it has been providing to a Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed … When the fight shifts from resisting Iran to resisting Islamism, to what extent do we really want to share intelligence with Saudi…
Bashar al-Assad, Jones said, has carried out these atrocities and others “seemingly with the unconditional support from Russia and Iran … Russia is much more likely than Iran to be concerned about the actions of the Syrian regime being exposed.…
But he has invoked his hard line on Iran in other ways. Secretary of State Rex W. … Derek Harvey, the senior director for the Middle East at the council, is also considered an Iran hawk. … , like the SVR/FSB, who are friendly with Iran.…
The threats are North Korea and Iran. … The overall mission of the GMD and the other BMD components is to increase the level of uncertainty for North Korea and Iran to deal…
Today the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 18-3 to expand sanctions against Iran. … “These steps will allow us to regain the initiative on Iran and push back forcefully against this threat to our security and that of … Naturally, the Iran lobby is out in force
The legislation as currently written would “provoke a terrible reaction in Iran and with…
First, it is a stabilizing move meant to deter Iran who is moving thousands of Hezzbolah fighters most anywhere they please save a … Human rights are actually a concern for conservatives and it is good, sound policy to urge Saudi Arabia, Iran, Russia, and Syria to … The entire Gulf Cooperation Council is in a re-branding and reforming effort, but Iran is still trying to push Israel into the Sea.…
Such an effort is the bill before the US Senate that imposes additional sanctions on Iran and, has had appended to it additional language … The Iranian sanctions are important because they might actually make Iran repudiate the JCPOA and kill, for once and for all, the myth … But this “Corker” is the same “Corker” who masterminded the approval of Obama’s Iran deal and okayed shipping Iran some $1.7 billion…
Moscow truly believes in what was “agreed” upon in the Anstansa Ceasefire agreement which was a meeting held by Russia, Iran, and Turkey … cannot sustain any kind of direct conflict with the United States due to their inferior fire power and the air power given/sold to Iran…
Qatar have to say for itself after being accused by its neighbors for funding terrorism, aligning with Islamists, and working with Iran … The unholy alliance of Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood is something KSA has been fighting since 1990. … of the reset may have also indicated to Qatar that Riyadh was too stretched in Yemen, and preoccupied with the effort to counter Iran…
But Iran also seems positioned to benefit from the crisis:
“In terms of Realpolitik, this is good for Iran,” said Foad Izadi, a member … Qatar is “blocked from all sides except the side that looks at Iran.”
[. . .] … Revenue to Iran will grow as a result. Iran also said it was ready to ship food to the emirate, which relies on imports.…
Two Iranian state news agencies are reporting terror attacks in the capital city of Tehran. According to AFP, ISIS has claimed responsibility.
#BREAKING Islamic State group claims attacks in Tehran: Amaq agency
— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 7, 2017
In one attack, suicide bomber, one...
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt – have ceased diplomatic ties to Qatar, allegedly due to Qatar’s ties to Iran … by the state-run Qatar News Agency that carried comments by Qatar ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani criticizing mounting anti-Iran … For its part, Iran says this is “the preliminary result of the sword dance.”…
Claims of US-backed forces and US soldiers themselves being encircled have been swirling for weeks and now Iran claims to have fired … All this comes on the heels of Iran revealing its desperate national need for an overland route to Lebanon. … The escalation from Iran is coming whether the world wants it or not and Congress should act accordingly.…
burn calories because this country has been overrun by radical fitness extremists and, as with other brands of extremism like ISIS, Iran … There is also the very boring matter of sanctions the United States has placed on Iran making it illegal for companies, like Zumba, … to do business in Iran.…
And it warned Russia and Iran that they would be held jointly responsible if the attack took place. … Ambassador Nikki Haley weighed in:
Any further attacks done to the people of Syria will be blamed on Assad, but also on Russia & Iran…
