Pentagon officials said Friday that Israel has been shifted to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, delivering a major boost to allied efforts to counter the regional threat posed by Iran. The Department of Defense (DOD) said in a Jan. 15 statement that Israel has been moved from the U.S European Command (EUCOM) area…
Israel Moved to CENTCOM in Boost to Arab-Israeli-US Efforts Against Iran: Pentagon
Iran Giving Al-Qaeda a ‘Second Wind,’ New Terrorist Base in Iran, Says Pompeo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that the al-Qaeda terrorist group has a new headquarters in Iran. “Al-Qaeda has a new home base, it is the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Pompeo said in a speech at the National Press Club. “As a result, bin Laden’s wicked creation is poised to gain strength and…
UN Atomic Agency Urges to Restore Nuclear Deal With Iran
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said Monday that an abandoned multinational nuclear deal with Iran needs urgent restoration, as Tehran continues to enrich uranium to a dangerously high level. “It is clear that we don’t have many months ahead of us. We have weeks,” Grossi said in an interview with Reuters,…
South Korean Delegation in Iran Over Seized Ship, Frozen Funds
TEHRAN, Iran—A South Korean diplomatic delegation arrived in Iran on Jan. 10 to negotiate the release of a vessel and its crew seized by Iranian forces amid an escalating financial dispute between the countries, Iranian state-run media reported. The South Korean-flagged tanker was seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in the crucial Strait of Hormuz as…
Canadians Continue to Mark 1-year Anniversary of Downed Ukraine Plane by Iran
Commemorations continue today for the victims of a passenger jet shot down by the Iranian military one year ago today. They began Thursday with a livestream at 9:42 p.m. ET, the exact moment Flight PS752 took off from the airport near the capital of Tehran. Voices of loved ones speaking Farsi—some wishing to talk to…
South Korea Deploys Warship to Patrol Persian Gulf After Iran Seizes Tanker
A warship has been deployed by a South Korean anti-piracy unit in response to the seizure of a commercial tanker and its 20-member crew in Gulf waters.
Iran Denies Holding South Korean Ship Hostage in Exchange for Frozen Funds
Iran said it wasn’t taking a South Korean oil tanker and its sailors as hostages, a day after its naval unit seized the vessel in the Gulf waters while demanding Seoul release billions of dollars in Iranian money frozen due to U.S. sanctions. Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Monday intercepted and captured the the…
Iran Starts 20 Percent Uranium Enrichment, Seizes Tanker in Strait
Iran declared on Monday that it began enriching uranium up to 20 percent at its Fordo facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East around the anniversary of the killing of Iran’s former top general Qassem Soleimani. Iranian spokesman Ali Rabiei said that…
Iran Execution of Man Convicted of Murder When 16 Draws UN Condemnation
DUBAI—Iran executed a man on Thursday who had been convicted of murder 12 years ago when he was 16, a Western rights group said, drawing condemnation from the U.N. rights office, which said it was prohibited under international law. There was no report of the execution on Iran’s media and judiciary officials could not be…
US Pulling Lone Aircraft Carrier From Middle East: Pentagon
The military is bringing back the single U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in the Middle East in the midst of heightened tensions with Iran, said the Pentagon in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller directed the USS Nimitz—following a nearly 10-month—to return home. The ship had been providing support to…
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