Iran scraps ‘some commitments’ to nuclear deal

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Iran has announced it will stop implementing some key provisions of its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers. Russia said Iran had been provoked, due to pressure from the US. Iran on Wednesday informed signatories to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of … Read More

Iran Announces It Will Ramp Up Nuclear Activities

Iran has announced its intention to begin withdrawing from parts of a 2015 nuclear agreement in 60 days. The decision could reduce the time needed to develop a nuclear weapon — if Iran chose to do so. AILSA CHANG, HOST: … Read More

Gen. Anthony Tata: Deployment of strike group to Iran is necessary to protect US servicemen and women

The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group’s mission in the Persian Gulf is not only to deter burgeoning Iranian influence in the region but to also act on specific intelligence relating to Iranian plans to attack U.S. personnel and interests in Iraq and Israel. In the last three … Read More

Iranian threat that prompted deployment of US carrier, bombers to Middle East ‘is real’, official warns

The Iranian threat to American troops that prompted the deployment of an aircraft carrier and a bomber task force to the Middle East “is real,” a U.S. official told Fox News on Monday. The official’s underscoring of the danger posed by the Islamic … Read More

Persecution driving Christians out of Middle East – report

Millions uprooted from homes, says UK-commissioned report, with many jailed and killed.  The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was mentioned in the report for denigrating Christians. Photograph: Reuters Pervasive persecution of Christians, sometimes amounting to genocide, is ongoing in parts … Read More

Under the Gun, Iran Reaches Out to Trump

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It’s been an interesting few days in ever-turbulent relations between Iran and the United States. Last week, President Trump announced the US would up the pressure on Iran’s economy by removing waivers that have allowed China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Turkey … Read More

Iranian foreign minister: John Bolton, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE want to ‘Lure President Trump into confrontation’ with Iran

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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif alleged Sunday that National Security Adviser John Bolton, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates intend to push President Donald Trump into conflict with Iran. Zarif appeared for a pre-recorded interview on Fox News Sunday with host Chris … Read More

Iran: Exiting nuclear pact one of ‘many options’ after US sanctions

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AP Photo:  FILE- Iranian lawmakers burn two pieces of papers representing the U.S. flag and the nuclear deal as they chant slogans against the U.S. at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. The US seeks to reduce … Read More

Israel Deployed ‘New Missile’ Against Iranian Target

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Rampage missile fired from F-16 fighter jet developed by IMI Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries Days after Israel’s air strikes on the Masyaf (Misyaf) missile plant in Hama Province, Syria, Israeli media have reported that a highly advanced “new missile” … Read More

Israel Threatens to Attack All of Lebanon, Reveals S-300-Evading Missile

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An Israeli F-15 fighter jet takes off during a military exercise. (Reuters file photo) Tel Aviv – Nazir Magally Despite the complete calm on the Lebanese-Syrian and Lebanese-Israeli borders an Israeli military commander warned on Thursday that the whole of … Read More

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