Middle East

Middle East 02/07/20, 06:19

A counterterrorism operation killed one of the founding leaders of terrorist group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The White House confirmed a counterterrorism operation led by President Donald Trump successfully eliminated al-Qaeda cofounder Qasim al-Rimi in Yemen and a deputy to leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. "The United States, our interests, and our allies ...

Middle East 02/02/20, 09:12

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials confirmed on Thursday, Jan. 30, that Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri, a known terrorist leader in Phoenix was arrested for the murder of two Iraqi police officers. The Iraqi government requested help from the U.S. government to arrest Al-Nouri, 42, a Phoenix resident and leader of ...

Middle East 01/25/20, 12:41

The Iranian regime is blaming the Trump administration for closing down the internet domains of one of its main propaganda mouthpieces. The Fars News Agency, which has close ties to the ruling regime and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said the U.S. Treasury Department shut down international access to its website ...

Middle East 01/22/20, 13:40

Several relatives of former Vice President Joe Biden may have used the political influence of their position to engage in business for which they had neither the skills nor the experience, complained Peter Schweizer, the investigative journalist and author of the bestseller "Profiles in Corruption: The Abuse of Power by ...

Middle East 01/21/20, 00:45

Social network users post videos and photos of citizens who continue to protest against corruption in their country and Iran's interference in internal affairs. "Jan 20 - Baghdad, #Iraq. Al Tayaran Square. Security forces are firing tear gas into crowds of demonstrators,” human rights defender Heshmat Alavi posted a tweet that ...

Middle East 01/18/20, 17:25

President Donald Trump on Friday, Jan. 17, said Iranian leaders “should abandon terror and Make Iran Great Again!” instead of leading the country toward ruin. President Trump made his suggestion after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the Trump administration merely pretends to back Iranian people, but would “stab them in ...

Middle East 01/16/20, 18:42

The silence was golden on Tuesday, Jan. 14, during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), a retired Army Ranger who lost both legs and a finger while on active duty in Afghanistan, challenged Democrats who had criticized the killing of Iranian terrorist leader Gen. Soleimani by U.S. ...

Middle East 01/15/20, 10:39

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard arrested the person who posted the video of the Ukrainian plane shot down by a missile, which killed 176 people, according to Business Insider. After denying guilt for the tragedy for several days, Iran was forced to admit it, yet is criticized for not offering an apology ...

Middle East 01/14/20, 10:46

Iran opened fire on the protesters in the streets as they shouted angrily "Death to Khameini," the country's ruling ayatollah. Protesters then tore up and trampled posters with photos of their leaders, including the recently dead terrorist leader Gen. Qassem Soleimani. A network user uploaded the video taken by a possible witness, ...

Middle East 01/13/20, 05:54

President Donald Trump said on Sunday, Jan. 11, that he "couldn't care less" even if Iran chooses to negotiate with his administration under maximum pressure campaign, warning Tehran not to develop nuclear weapons and kill their demonstrators. "National Security Adviser suggested today that sanctions & protests have Iran 'choked off,' will ...

Middle East 01/13/20, 05:47

After President Trump warned the Iranian government not to harm the Iranian protesters, the Islamic government appears to have had a change of direction in its attitude toward the United States. Ten days after tension had escalated between the two countries, the Iranian people are calling for leaders in the terrorist ...

Middle East 01/12/20, 17:45

Thousands of angry Iranian protesters took to the streets of Tehran on Saturday, Jan. 11, demanding the head of the Islamic government Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei resign over the plane crash that killed 176 people last Wednesday. The government had at first denied it was responsible for the downing of the ...