by Tyler | Jan 1, 2020 | Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Haider al-Abadi, Hezbollah, Iran, Iraq, Israel / Middle East, National Security, Popular Mobilization Forces, radical islam, Trending
Iranian militia leader Hadi al-Amiri, one of several identified as leading an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, reportedly visited the White House in 2011 during the presidency of Barack Obama.
by Tyler | Jan 1, 2020 | Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Iran, Iran Nuclear Deal, Iraq, Israel / Middle East, National Security, Politics, Trending, Twitter, U.S. Embassy in Iraq
Leftists wasted no time slamming President Donald Trump over his decision to use military force to protect Americans from terrorists in Iraq.
by Tyler | Jan 1, 2020 | Donald Trump, Iran, Iraq, Israel / Middle East, National Security, Politics, Trending
President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that Iran will pay a “very big price” after pro-Tehran forces attacked the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
by Tyler | Dec 28, 2019 | Adel Abdul Mahdi, Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Barham Salih, Corruption, Iran, Iraq, Israel / Middle East, National Security, Politics, prime minister, protests, Trending
Iraqi President Barham Salih on Thursday threatened to resign rather than appoint Asaad al-Edani, currently the governor of Basra, as prime minister. Salih said Edani, who is supported by Iran’s allies in the Iraqi parliament, would be unacceptable to the huge numbers...
by Tyler | Dec 27, 2019 | Asia, China, diplomacy, Gulf of Oman, Iran, Israel / Middle East, Middle East politics, Politics, Russia, Trending
China, Russia and Iran will hold joint naval drills starting Friday in the Gulf of Oman, Beijing said, at a time of heightened tensions since the US withdrew from a landmark nuclear deal with Tehran.
by Tyler | Nov 21, 2019 | Amnesty International, Basij, Iran, Israel / Middle East, National Security, protests, Trending, United Nations
Amnesty International said on Tuesday that Iranian security forces have killed at least 106 civilians in 21 cities during five days of protests, and there are “some reports suggesting as many as 200 have been killed.”
