Recent developments are indicating a tough road ahead for Iran in what is promising to be a tumultuous summer. U.S. President Donald Trump sacked his top diplomat, Rex Tillerson, on March 13, citing specifically differences regarding the Iran nuclear deal. CIA Director Mike Pompeo, nominated to lead … [Read more...] about Storm brewing in Iran over nuclear deal, terror ties and domestic unrest
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Trump Decertified The Iran Nuclear Deal. Now What?
After describing it as the “worst deal ever” and threatening to scrap the entire accord, U.S. President Donald Trump has decertified the Iran nuclear deal, describing it as against U.S. national security interests, and outlined significant measures targeting the regime in its entirety. Trump took a … [Read more...] about Trump Decertified The Iran Nuclear Deal. Now What?
New Revelations on IRGC Leading Iran’s Ballistic Missile Drive, Nuclear Weapons Program — Through Control Over Docks
Despite the United States placing the Iranian regime “on notice” for test-firing medium-range ballistic missiles in January, Tehran has taken no steps to change its behavior. Indeed, reports indicate that Iran test launched a new pair of ballistic missiles over the weekend. New evidence was … [Read more...] about New Revelations on IRGC Leading Iran’s Ballistic Missile Drive, Nuclear Weapons Program — Through Control Over Docks
The main takeaway from Iran’s ‘grave sleepers’ phenomenon
By Shahriar Kia Iran, and the entire world for that matter, was shocked and appalled over images of homeless Iranians resorting to sleeping -- and even living -- in pre-dug graves to escape freezing winter cold conditions. As mainstream media correctly covered this previously unknown aspect of life … [Read more...] about The main takeaway from Iran’s ‘grave sleepers’ phenomenon
Iran: How Tehran’s terrorism can be stopped
Originally published in Ground Report Iran was one of the topics discussed in the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. In the past 38 years, Iran has always been one of the hot topics of the U.S. presidential elections. The nuclear deal and troubles caused … [Read more...] about Iran: How Tehran’s terrorism can be stopped
Tehran furious over Congress denouncing attack on Iran refugees in Iraq
Originally published in The Hill Former senior American officials joined members of Congress attending a memorial on the Hill to pay respects to 24 defenseless Iranian refugees who lost their lives in a massive rocket barrage that left catastrophic destruction in their camp in Iraq. This has raised … [Read more...] about Tehran furious over Congress denouncing attack on Iran refugees in Iraq
More Setbacks for Iran
Originally published in the American Thinker Nearly four decades of unbridled violence in the Middle East, especially recently in Syria and Iraq, has shown that as long as the regime in Iran and its proxies in the regime are not evicted, any political or even military solution … [Read more...] about More Setbacks for Iran
Iran lurks behind the rise of sectarian violence in Iraq
Originally published in The Hill In the heat of the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State, a Sunni extremist group that has invaded large parts of Iraq and Syria, a recent report by Amnesty International gives a stark warning that not addressing extremism in its entirety and … [Read more...] about Iran lurks behind the rise of sectarian violence in Iraq