US general says Iran, Israel missile strikes put US troops at risk

WASHINGTON — The exchange of missile strikes by Iran and Israel in Iraq and Syria puts U.S. forces at risk, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East said Friday, just days after an Iranian missile barrage struck near the … Read More

Iran preparing for confrontation with US?

US Marine observes Iran fast attack craft in Strait of Hormuz – Reuters As tensions remain high between Iran and the US, the Islamic Republic appears to have constructed a new mock-up of an aircraft carrier off its southern coast … Read More

Trump warns Khamenei to be ‘careful with his words’ following Tehran sermon

US President mocks Iranian supreme leader, writes in support of the ‘noble people of Iran,’ after Khamenei attacks America and Europe in speech. US President Donald Trump at a ceremony in the White House, January 17, 2020, in Washington. (AP/Steve … Read More

Iran’s Supreme Leader calls missile strike at bases a ‘slap in the face,’ warns it’s not enough

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that ballistic missile attacks targeting U.S. military and coalition forces in Iraq Wednesday morning were “a slap in the face” to the United States. Khamenei said the U.S. should leave the region, adding “Military action like this is … Read More

Why Iraq is at the center of the dispute between Iran and the United States

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Protesters burn property in front of the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday. (Khalid Mohammed/AP) Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated throughout 2019, but on New Year’s Eve these tensions were illustrated by a dramatic new … Read More

Iran seizes third foreign ship in less than a month

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Vessel is suspected of smuggling large volume of fuel, ISNA reports. Hormuz, at the mouth of the Arabian Gulf, accounts for about a third of the world’s seaborne oil flows. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized a foreign oil tanker in the … Read More

BREAKING: Iran threatens to seize British ships after Royal Marines capture oil tanker

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IRAN has threatened to seize British ships in response to the Royal Marines boarding a supertanker which was transporting illegal oil past Gibraltar. Iranian military commanders warned it will be their “duty” to respond in kind following the dramatic swoop yesterday on … Read More

Iran’s President Warns of a ‘War Situation’ as the U.S. Reimposes Sanctions

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(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran greeted the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Monday with air defense drills and an acknowledgement from President Hassan Rouhani the nation faces a “war situation,” raising Mideast tensions as America’s maximalist approach to the Islamic Republic … Read More

Iran says it will unveil new fighter jet, continue developing missiles

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Tehran’s defense minister claims aircraft, believed to be the Qaher F-313, will fly over Iranian skies as part of National Defense Industry Day celebrations next week Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to an unidentified pilot during a ceremony … Read More

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