Israel’s military chief has warned that the country is working on possible options for a strike on Iran if required as it urges President Joe Biden against rejoining the multinational 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi issued the warning in an address to the Institute for National…
Israel Says It Will Have Plans in Place for Iran Strike As Biden Mulls Rejoining Nuclear Deal
US Deploys First B-52 Bomber Over Persian Gulf Under Biden in Show of Force
The Pentagon on Wednesday successfully conducted a strategic bomber’s patrol mission from Louisiana to the Middle East to showcase U.S. commitment to regional security, military officials said. The crew of the U.S. Air Force B-52H “Stratofortress,” a long-range heavy bomber, departed from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana on Tuesday and reportedly completed a continuous…
Indonesia: Iran, China ‘Caught Red-Handed Illegally Transferring Oil’
Indonesian authorities said two seized supertankers suspected of illegally transferring oil over the weekend were “caught red-handed.”
Iran Asks Indonesia to Detail Seizure After Iranian Tanker Caught in Illegal Oil Transfer
DUBAI/JAKARTA—Iran has asked Indonesia to provide details about the seizure of an Iranian-flagged vessel, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday, a day after Jakarta said it had seized Iran and Panama-flagged tankers in its waters. Indonesia said on Sunday its coast guard had seized the Iranian-flagged MT Horse and the Panamanian-flagged MT…
The Chinese Communist Party Is Trying to Use All Means to Pressure Biden
January 19, 2021
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Commentary In the new year, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has taken several actions to openly provoke conflict—in an attempt to pressure the incoming Joe Biden administration. North Korean regime leader Kim Jong Un recently threatened that the country would expand its nuclear arsenal, citing the United States’ “hostile” policies. He also disclosed a list…
Iranian Scholar Charged With Acting as Unregistered Agent of Tehran: DOJ
An Iranian political scientist has been charged for secretly influencing U.S. policy and public opinion on behalf of the Iranian regime, the Justice Department said. The department said in a press release that Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi was arrested on Monday at his Massachusetts home for violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which requires…
US B-52 Bombers Fly Over Middle East in Show of Force
B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew over the Middle East on Sunday in the midst of tensions with Iran, according to U.S. officials. U.S. Central Command wrote that B-52H crews have conducted their “second Middle East presence patrol of 2021 as key part of CENTCOM’s defensive posture.” The agency, which oversees military operations in the Middle East,…
Iran Fires Long-Range Missiles Into Indian Ocean in Military Drill: State Media
DUBAI—Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday fired long-range ballistic missiles into the Indian Ocean on the second day of a military exercise, state media reported. The drill, which comes in the waning days of high tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, was conducted in the country’s central desert region. It followed Friday’s testing of surface-to-surface…
US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iran
The United States on Friday imposed fresh sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities as Washington continues to step up pressure on Tehran. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in statements said Washington blacklisted seven entities and two individuals in sanctions related to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and Iranian shipping entities, as well…
France, Germany, UK ‘Concerned’ by Iran’s Latest Breach of Nuclear Deal
Governments of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom on Saturday voiced their concern over Iran’s latest breach of the nuclear deal. The statement came in response to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog stating that Iran has started working on uranium metal-based fuel for a research reactor. “We, the governments of France, Germany,…
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