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More Sanctions Against Iran, US-led Arms Embargo
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.…
Exclusive: Videos from the Beirut Explosion
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…
Why I Got My Concealed Weapon Permit – By The Foreign Desk Intern
Just recently, one of our very own interns at The Foreign Desk underwent certification training for a Carrying a Concealed Weapon (CCW) permit. “There has been a strain on police departments amid continuing protests, that’s…
Iran Women’s Defender Faces 24 Years in Prison For Not Wearing Compulsory Headscarf
20-year-old Iranian women’s rights defender Saba Kord Afshari was arrested on June 1, 2019 and sentenced to 24 years in prison for refusing to wear a regime-mandated headscarf in public. Afshari was sent to a prison under the jurisdiction of…
Israeli Start Up Delivering Essential Goods Via Drones During COVID-19
Israeli startup Flytrex launched a delivery service of food and essential goods via drones for residents in North Dakota in response to the coronavirus pandemic. These drones can deliver food, medicine, and other necessary items in place of in-person shopping with the…
Babies Sold In Iran Via Instagram
Authorities have arrested three men in Iran for allegedly attempting to sell newborn babies on the photo-sharing Instagram platform. According to reporting by the semi-official ISNA news agency, the men first bought two babies from…
Iran Sees Third ‘Honor Killing’ In A Month
Rayhaneh Ameri, 22, was recently killed in Kerman, Iran by her father for returning home late one night. In a violent rage, Rayhaneh’s father allegedly beat her with an axe, causing her to bleed out…
Iranian Student Arrested Without Warrant Catches Coronavirus
A 20-year-old computer science major arrested on April 10 at his parents’ home in Tehran by the regime forces has now reportedly contracted COVID-19 while in custody. Ali Younesi, a high-achieving math and science student, was…
Iranian Boy Band Praises Khomeini in English Propaganda Music Video
An Iranian boy band praising the Islamic Republic’s founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in an English propaganda music video has gone viral. The music video shows the 11 members of “Safir Eshgh International Symphony Ensemle” singing…
VIDEO: Floyd’s Brother Condemns Looting, Protests: George Was “About Peace and Unity”
Terrence Floyd, younger brother of George Floyd who recently died in police custody, has condemned all of the violent protests occurring around the country in a video, stating that his brother stood for peace. In…
LA Synagogue Founded by Holocaust Survivors Responds to Graffiti Attack “Free Palestine, F- Israel” Amidst Riots
It is the morning after the Beth Israel Synagogue in Los Angeles’ largely Jewish Fairfax district was vandalized Saturday night with graffiti that read “Free Palestine,” and “F- Israel.” After Editor-in-Chief Lisa Daftari broke the…
ISIS Recruiting Magazine Instructs Terrorists to Secure Smartphones
A new instruction manual for ISIS supporters on how to best secure their smartphones and go undetected by authorities has been published in a 24-page cybersecurity magazine offering a step-by-step guide to ‘wanna-be’ jihadis. This…
Monkeys Escape with COVID-19 Blood Samples
A group of monkeys have escaped from a laboratory at Meerut Medical College in Delhi India, taking blood samples of four patients who tested positive for COVID-19 along with them. Dr. S. K. Garg, a…
Father in Iran Beheads 14-Year-Old Daughter in ‘Honor Killing’
A father in Iran has been arrested for allegedly beheading his 14-year-old daughter in a so-called ‘honor killing,’ after discovering she ran away from home with her boyfriend. Romina Ashrafi ran away with her 35-year-old…
Iran Bill Bans Israeli Technology
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered the implementation of a new bill that will prohibit the purchase and use of any form of technology developed in Israel. Using Israeli software platforms, products, and hardware constitutes…
Muslim Father in Uganda Burns Daughter for Converting to Christianity
A 24-year-old woman in Uganda was beaten and burned all over her body by her father, a teacher of Islam, when he found out about her conversion to Christianity, according to Morning Star News. Rehema…
How to Handle Iran’s Oil Tankers En Route to Venezuela
Venezuela announced it will lend a hand to Iran when their five oil tankers, currently en route to Venezuela with about 1.5 million barrels of fuel, reach the shore, preventing intervention by the United States.…
Lisa Daftari responds to AOC’s ‘Don’t go back to work’
Congresswoman AOC told low income Americans to protest by refusing to go back to work once the economy reopens. Watch Lisa Daftari’s response
Video: Dramatic West Bank Car Ramming and Stabbing Terror Attack
A surveillance camera captured a Palestinian terrorist ram his van into a an Israeli border police officer Wednesday morning, and then exiting his car attempting to stab the officer at a checkpoint between the West…
Imam Calls WHO Infidels, Jews, Encourages Iranians to Visit Shrines Despite Coronavirus Spread
In response to mandatory closures at Iran’s holy shrines where worshipers have been congregating and kissing relics despite the country’s accelerated spread of coronavirus, a religious cleric encouraged more gathering, referring to the World Health…
Sen. Dem. Murphy met with Iran Foreign Minister: “It’s dangerous not to talk to adversaries”
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., acknowledged Tuesday that he met with Iran’s foreign minister on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. In a thread of four tweets, Murphy reasoned that in the midst of escalation…
Iran Regime Asks People to Attend Revolution Anniversary Rallies to Show the “Enemies”
Iran President Hassan Rouhani invited Iranians across the country to attend the upcoming annual rallies commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Revolution to show unity against all the “enemies” of the regime. This comes as…
Trump, Bibi Prepare for “Deal of the Century” Peace Plan
President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office Monday to discuss the reveal of the Middle East peace plan which is scheduled to be announced at noon Tuesday. In…
The Foreign Desk Editor-in-Chief Lisa Daftari on The Candace Owens Show talking about Iran
The Foreign Desk’s Editor-in-Chief Lisa Daftari was a guest on The Candace Owens Show where she discussed the latest tensions between the United States and Iran as well as the state of the ongoing Iranian…
PHOTOS: Beverly Hills Nessah Synagogue Vandalized On Sabbath
The Beverly Hills Police Department are looking for a lone male suspect who vandalized Nessah Synagogue overnight before morning worshippers arrived for Sabbath prayer services. Police responded to a call from an employee who entered…
Videos: Protests Erupt in Over 100 Cities in Iran
Watch the latest protests in Iran in dozens of cities across the country Protests continue for a third day in Iran in reaction to the 300 percent increase in gasoline prices. Regime forces brutally attack…
State Dept: Al-Baghdadi, Met the Fate That He Long-Deserved
In a statement issued by the State Department Sunday, hours after news broke that ISIS mastermind Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi died in a U.S. raid, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo called it a “great day for…
Analyst: Iran’s Mullahs May Have Just Re-Elected Netanyahu
This article originally appeared on Newsmax.com Lisa Daftari, founder and editor-in-chief of ForeignDeskNews.com, tells Newsmax in an exclusive interview that the attack U.S. officials squarely blame on Iran was intended to embarrass Netanyahu at a…
President Trump, don’t accept a bad deal that will hurt the Iranian people
As tensions with Iran rise, it’s apparent that there’s pronounced discord throughout the Trump administration on whether to enter into another deal with Tehran’s mullahs. While Donald Trump has continued pressuring Iran’s regime with targeted sanctions and clear expectations, last week,…
Fox News: Lisa’s Exclusive Interview With Jared Kushner: Kushner says opposition to Iran brings Israel and Arab nations closer together
Arab nations had an opportunity to prove that the shifting of alliances transcends the hush-hush, off-the-record meetings between heads of state or the mere observations of political analysts. Leaders from throughout the Arab world came…
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…
Iran regime forces confront teachers’ protest with tear gas and arrests
A gathering of Iran’s teachers in Isfahan Thursday was met with harsh contact with regime forces who threatened the protestors and sprayed tear gas, forcing them to disperse, according to multiple accounts. The protest was…
UPDATE: Jordan immigrant gets death penalty in Texas “honor killings” case
The Jordanian immigrant found guilty by a Texas jury of killing his American son-in-law and his daughter’s close friend in “honor killings” linked to her marriage to a non-Muslim has been sentenced to death. Ali…
Iranian soccer player faces backlash after posing with Israeli counterpart
A chance meeting between Israeli and Iranian soccer players which culminated in a photo and social media post that has since gone viral, is causing a commotion across the web. Israeli international midfielder Maor Buzaglo,…
ISIS urges jihadis to imitate Times Square car ramming incident
Opportunistic jihadis have posted messages urging supporters to carry out vehicular attacks similar to Thursday’s Times Square car crash even as law enforcement officials confirmed that the incident had no connection to terrorism. Pro-Islamic State…
Al Qaeda contest in Yemen offers guns, cash prizes in honor of Ramadan
As Yemen continues to battle civil war and stave off famine, militants with the Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s (AQAP) branch Ansar Al Sharia are seizing upon the latest unrest to attract people to…
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…
ISIS all-female hacking group looks to recruit more women
An all-female division of an ISIS-affiliated hacking group released a video online claiming to have hacked multiple social media accounts. The “Al Khansaa Kateeba” (battalion), which claims to be a division of the notorious United…
ISIS using kidnapped Yazidi children in suicide missions
The Islamic State is using kidnapped Yazidi children to carry out suicide missions as the U.S.-led coalition forces continue their assault on the terror group’s remaining strongholds in Syria and Iraq. In a video posted…
Iran conducts ‘war-game’ exercises, threatening to shoot down trespassing aircraft
Iran has kicked off a five-day large scale military exercise in the country’s southern region warning that civilian and military aircraft risk being shot down if they stray into Iranian airspace occupied by the drill.…
Iran sentences British mother to 5 years in Evin Prison
A British mother detained in Iran since April has been sentenced in a secret trial to five years in prison on unknown charges, her husband has informed The Foreign Desk. Nazanin Ratcliffe, 37, confirmed her…
Germany fears ISIS may have infiltrated its army
Senior officials in Germany’s army have called for background checks on all new recruits after discovering that dozens of soldiers with links to jihadi groups have enlisted in the country’s armed forces. More than 60…
Pentagon looking to Israel for Iron Dome-type missile defense shield to protect troops abroad
American defense contractor Raytheon and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems who work together developing Israel’s Iron Dome—the highly-acclaimed mobile air defense system that has become critical to Israel’s national security—are now collaborating on an American prototype. The…
ISIS video: Normandy church attackers pledge allegiance to Al Baghdadi
A new Islamic State video features the two men who carried out Tuesday’s attack on a church in France killing an 86-year old priest by slitting his throat, pledging allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr…
ISIS in Brazil: Just ahead of Olympics, group pledges allegiance to Caliphate
As fears rise over Brazil’s security apparatus ahead of this summer’s Olympics games, a group calling itself “The Brazil Caliphate” has released a statement on social media pledging allegiance to Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, the…
Al Qaeda in Yemen provokes the U.S. into battle, vows to “liberate Palestine”
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) commonly known as Ansar Al Sharia has unveiled a new special operations training video seen by The Foreign Desk, featuring jihadis taunting the U.S. into military confrontation and…
ISIS confirms death of senior militant Omar Al Shishani
The Islamic State has confirmed the death of Omar al-Shishani, a senior ISIS commander who was mistakenly reported dead in March. In a posting on its Amaq newswire, the militant group said Shishani was “martyred…
ISIS lauds "results" of a bloodthirsty Ramadan, claims 5200 victims
In a celebratory infographic posted online, the Islamic State is claiming major victory in killing and injuring up to 5,200 people over the holy month of Ramadan. The infographic, lauding the “results” of a bloodthirsty…
ISIS & Al Qaeda exploit Dallas attacks, encourage more violence against the ‘oppressors’
While there are no suggestions that the Dallas shootings that targeted police leaving five officers dead and many more wounded have any ties to terror groups, jihadis online have wasted no time in lauding the…
ISIS introduces ‘Golden Dinar’ currency, Hopes it will collapse U.S. dollar
ISIS is now issuing its own currency referred to as the ‘Golden Dinar,’ with engravings bearing the words “Islamic State.” The coins, currently being released in limited quantity, are to primarily be used by traders…