Iranian long-range missile shipments to Venezuela’s Maduro regime will be eliminated by the United States if confirmed, said Elliott Abrams, the State Department Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela. “We will make every effort to stop shipments of long-range missiles, and if somehow they get to Venezuela they will be eliminated there,” said a senior…
Former White House Advisor Bijan Kian discussed the importance of isolating the regime in Iran rather than a strategy of appeasement, during a podcast interview on The Foreign Desk with Lisa Daftari Thursday. “We have to keep the pressure. People of Iran are asking us to do that,” said Kian. A deal with Iran may…
The Department of National Intelligence and FBI announced Wednesday night that Iran is responsible for threatening emails sent to Democrat voters this week in an attempt to influence the election. The intelligence agencies added that Russia has also been obtaining voter registration information. No evidence of Russian interference in the 2020 election has yet been…
The historic peace deal normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced Thursday following a call with President Donald Trump was mostly met with enthusiastic optimism around the world, but the regime in Iran has been quite vocal in opposing the deal. “They (the UAE) better be mindful. They have committed a huge…
The United States is attempting to extend an international arms embargo on Iran’s regime via a second draft U.N. Security Council resolution. If this bid is unsuccessful, Washington has threatened a return of all U.N. sanctions that were previously put on Iran under a 2015 deal. This latest development comes after Congress Republicans introduced a…
A massive explosion ripped through Lebanon’s capital Beirut Tuesday, killing at least 100 and injuring over 4,000, according to the health ministry. Reports indicate a sizable amount of ammonium nitrate, an explosive compound, was being stored at the site. Two explosions went off at 7pm local time, with the second one being significantly larger. Individuals…