After a period of reduced tensions, Iran and Turkey appear to be on a new collision course. This latest Iranian-Turkish clash centers on the upcoming battle to free Mosul from Islamic State. Iran and its …
24 June 2016: Hezbollah, the political party and Shi’a Islamist militant group in Lebanon, has maintained a close alliance with Iran. After the assassination of Hezbollah’s military commander in May by the opposition forces, which …
22 June 2016: Browsing through the Politico-Defense tab on the semi-official Fars News website, it becomes obvious what Tehran’s “foreign policy” priorities are: inciting hatred and undermining stability in the region. Qassem Soleimani, who has …
Secretary-General declares Israel and the GCC “will fall all together” March 7, 2016: Although frequent reports have claimed that Hezbollah is fighting in Iraq and Yemen, in addition to Syria, on Sunday (March 6th), the …
Iran Questions US Motives in Ceasefire while Russia Continues to Bomb Aleppo March 1, 2016: It wasn’t but a mere 24 hours after the United States, Russia, Syria and Iran reached a ceasefire pact in …
Anti-KSA Rhetoric Ramps Up Over Al Nimr Execution January 8, 2016: Mass protests broke out in Tehran on Friday, nearly a week following the attacks on two Saudi diplomatic posts in the country. Following Friday prayers …
Hardliners Threaten Further Action January 5, 2016: In the aftermath of attacks on the Saudi embassy in Tehran by angry rioters, diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and other Arab States have been broken off. A …
Police Instructed Not To Disrupt Rioters January 4, 2016: Chaos broke out this past weekend in Iran in reaction to the Saudi execution of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. Hardline protestors in support of the …
December 30, 2015: Senior Saudi officials said the Kingdom will increase security and military spending in order to help regional issues, especially the war in Yemen. Minister of Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia Adel Faqih announced the …
December 30, 2015: The head of Iran’s National Human Rights Commission, Javad Larijani, met with Qatar’s National Human Rights Commission chairman Ali bin Samikh Al Marri. Al-Marri emphasized that the strengthening of the countries’ bilateral …
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