Concerns of an imminent confrontation that could take place in the Mideast before Trump exits the White House next January 20 are increasing. USS Georgia transits Strait of Hormuz DUBAI: Some Middle East officials worry a “perfect storm” may be brewing … Read More
CAIRO – (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry on Monday extended a ban on entry to the kingdom by air, land, and sea for another week amid concerns over a fast-spreading variant of the new coronavirus, the state news agency … Read More
Army spokesman tells Saudi paper Israel is tracking Iran movements in region, days after Israeli submarine said to cross Suez Canal; Revolutionary Guard says ready for any scenario. Illustrative: An Israeli submarine sails during Independence Day celebrations marking 70 years … Read More
FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran December 14, 2020. Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo REUTERS (REUTERS) – IRAN’S President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday he was certain the incoming U.S. administration will … Read More
Independent Iran researcher Amir Toumaj said there is both a “general call for immediate retaliation and others pushing for a delayed response, arguing Tehran shouldn’t fall into a trap ahead of talks with the Biden administration.” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali … Read More
Pope calls for greater cooperation to ensure the right of return of Middle Eastern refugees Pope Francis has launched an appeal to the international community to make “every possible effort” to facilitate the return of refugees from Syria and Iraq … Read More
The assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s leading nuclear weapons scientist, could set off a tinder box of violence between Iran, Israel and the United States — and put the incoming Biden administration in a tight spot when it comes to resetting … Read More
Damage in the wake of the attack on prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Friday | IRIB NEWS AGENCY / VIA AFP-JIJI Iran’s top nuclear scientist, long identified by U.S. and Israeli intelligence as the guiding figure behind a covert … Read More
Servants of the holy shrine of Imam Reza carry the coffin of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Mashhad, Iran, on Sunday. | WANA / VIA REUTERS Iran has vowed it won’t “fall into the trap” of scuppering any future … Read More
14 pro-Iranian militia fighters killed by alleged Israeli strikes in Syria, with two bases destroyed. Pro-Iran militias had been supporting Syrian government forces at the Albu Kamal border area near Iraq (AFP). Iran has vowed to respond to Israeli “hit … Read More