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Iranian Foreign Minister Doubles Down on Biden as Iran’s Preferred Candidate
Javad Zarif, Iran’s Foreign Minister said he finds Joe Biden’s campaign “more promising” for Iran in an interview with CBS News this week. “The statements by the Biden camp have been more promising, but we…
Malawi Announces it Will Open Embassy in Jerusalem
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and Malawi’s Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka announced in a joint statement Tuesday that Malawi will become the first African country to establish an embassy in Jerusalem. “In the meeting that…
Christian Boy, 6, Abducted By Muslim Herdsmen in Nigeria
A 6-year-old Christian boy, Isaiah Okunu, was abducted from his home by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s Nasarawa state two weeks ago and remains in captivity, according to report by Morning Star News. The herdsmen…
Iran Compares U.S. to ‘Pirates’ for Selling Seized Iranian Oil
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh compared the U.S. to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” after the United States announced it seized and sold Iranian crude oil intended for Venezuela. “The Pirates of the Caribbean…
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Mexico will not comment on Biden victory until election legal issues end https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/mexico-will-not-comment-on-biden-victory-until-election-legal-issues-end-648370
Had @realDonaldTrump’s last year gone as well as the previous 3, there would have been a “Red Wave” but COVID paved the way for doubt and mail-in ballots.
Basically China chose our next president.
At the very least, I hope over the next 4 years the main stream media finds its way out of partisan politics, picking sides & misleading the public instead of just reporting facts. They screwed all Americans this week with their unprofessional &inappropriate role in this election
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Iran Desk
Iranian Foreign Minister Doubles Down on Biden as Iran’s Preferred Candidate
Javad Zarif, Iran’s Foreign Minister said he finds Joe Biden’s campaign “more promising” for Iran in an interview with CBS News this week. “The statements by the Biden camp have…
Malawi Announces it Will Open Embassy in Jerusalem
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and Malawi’s Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka announced in a joint statement Tuesday that Malawi will become the first African country to establish an embassy in…
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Iranian Foreign Minister Doubles Down on Biden as Iran’s Preferred Candidate
Javad Zarif, Iran’s Foreign Minister said he finds Joe Biden’s campaign “more promising” for Iran in an interview with CBS News this week. “The statements by the Biden camp have…
Malawi Announces it Will Open Embassy in Jerusalem
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and Malawi’s Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka announced in a joint statement Tuesday that Malawi will become the first African country to establish an embassy in…
Christian Boy, 6, Abducted By Muslim Herdsmen in Nigeria
A 6-year-old Christian boy, Isaiah Okunu, was abducted from his home by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s Nasarawa state two weeks ago and remains in captivity, according to report by…
Iran Compares U.S. to ‘Pirates’ for Selling Seized Iranian Oil
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh compared the U.S. to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” after the United States announced it seized and sold Iranian crude oil intended for Venezuela.…
Social Media and the Internet Are Contributing to Rise in Global Anti-Semitism
Elan Carr, the U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Countering anti-Semitism says social media and the internet are significantly contributing to the rise in global antisemitism, in an interview with…
Jewish Americans Supporting BLM Taunted and Assaulted By Protestors
A group of Jewish Americans who showed up in solidarity of the Black Lives Matter movement in Philadelphia were taunted and assaulted by rioters, according to a video circulating on…
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Not Without My Mullahs: Russia Declines Warsaw Conference After Iran Not Invited
Far be it from Russia to show loyalty in geopolitics, but in this case, Russia says since Iran is not invited to next month’s world conference on the Middle East taking place in Warsaw, they…
Terror strikes Israel, Mali and France
Israel ISIS claimed a first attack in Israel, when a female border patrol officer was killed in a coordinated stabbing/shooting attack Friday. Three attackers carrying knives and an automatic weapon were shot dead by Israeli…
Germany arrests ISIS Amaq news operative who broadcasted terror claims
German authorities arrested a Syrian man accused of being a member of ISIS and broadcasting the terror group’s claims for attacks in the West to its media outlets in the ‘Caliphate,’ according to law enforcement…
ISIS calls on "Muslims in France" to launch Election Day attacks
ISIS has called upon Muslims in France to “kill candidates” and “burn down polling stations” as the country prepares to vote in the second round of the presidential election this weekend. An article appearing in…
Majority of Paris attackers entered Europe posing as refugees
Seven of the nine ISIS jihadis who launched a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris last November entered Europe by posing as refugees. The attackers were part of a group of 14 who plotted…
Israel Desk
Malawi Announces it Will Open Embassy in Jerusalem
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and Malawi’s Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka announced in a joint statement Tuesday that Malawi will become the first African country to establish an embassy in Jerusalem. “In the meeting that…
Social Media and the Internet Are Contributing to Rise in Global Anti-Semitism
Elan Carr, the U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Countering anti-Semitism says social media and the internet are significantly contributing to the rise in global antisemitism, in an interview with The Foreign Desk’s Lisa Daftari.…