BAGHDAD – Now that they’ve helped vanquish the Islamic State from much of Iraq, a battle-hardened militia with close ties to Iran may be training its sights on the remaining U.S.-led coalition troops scattered across the country. At least … Read More
Tillerson, centre, met the 28 EU states’ foreign ministers in Brussels on Tuesday [Emmanuel Dunand/Reuters] 12/5/2017: Correction: An earlier version of this story stated Tillerson “expressed support” for the Iran nuclear deal. This has been corrected to say he only pledged … Read More
What exactly was attacked in Syria? According to leading Iranian news outlets, no Iranian bases were attacked near Damascus. At most it was a “Syrian army weapons depot” a base near Damascus. And yet according to a more detailed report … Read More
One of Iran’s top military commanders has said the Islamic Republic will intervene in any future conflict between Israel and its paramilitary ally in Lebanon, Hezbollah. Mohammed Ali Jafri, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said it … Read More
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov JERUSALEM, Israel – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a stunning admission on Tuesday. He said Russia had not promised that Iranian and pro-Iranian forces would withdraw from Syria. Lavrov’s statement followed Sunday’s announcement of … Read More
The Israeli army is not about to cross the border despite the Saudis’ anger at Iranian meddling and the Syrian drone that Israel shot down in the north. The first leader to exploit claims that Saudi Arabia is trying to … Read More
Hassan Rouhani says Riyadh is interfering in Yemen and Lebanon, and its allies, US and Israel, dominate to ‘plunder oil and wealth’ Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, stepped into a growing dispute with Saudi Arabia, saying Riyadh orchestrated the resignation of … Read More
Israeli leaders should push for more military restraint, and to moderate their jingoistic rhetoric, to avoid further escalation. The situation on Israel’s northern border isn’t ‘intolerable’- yet. It’s still not clear whether the current escalation to the north of Israel … Read More
What connects Lebanese PM Saad Hariri’s sudden resignation and Hezbollah’s assassination threat with Saudi Arabia and Israel? It’s all about Iran. But Israel must not be maneuvered by an impatient Riyadh into a premature confrontation Saad Hariri, who resigned Saturday … Read More
The NRW state intelligence agency – roughly equivalent to Shin Bet in Germany – monitors Al Mahdi because it represents a threat to German democracy. ONE OF the groups supplied by Iran is Hezbollah.. (photo credit:REUTERS) The chairman of the … Read More