The U.S. Navy helped French naval forces intercept and seize thousands of assault rifles and half a million rounds of ammunition coming from Iran and heading to Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, officials said on Feb. 1. In a statement, the U.S. military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said the seizure occurred on Jan. 15 in the Gulf of Oman along routes “historically…
US, France Intercept Thousands of Assault Rifles, Anti-Tank Missiles From Iran
UK Conservative MP Calls Belgian Offer to Swap Iranian Terrorist ‘Shocking Development’
LONDON—A British MP who escaped death when an Iranian diplomat, Assadollah Assadi, was intercepted before he could bomb a rally of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Paris in 2018 has described it as “worrying” that Belgium was considering swapping Assadi for a Belgian citizen in an Iranian jail. Earlier this month…
Bipartisan Resolution Backing Iranian Protesters Passes Congress in Overwhelming Vote
January 31, 2023
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A bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House supporting protesters risking their lives to demonstrate for their freedom in Iran swept through Congress with the enormous support of Democrats and Republicans. The 420–1 vote on Jan. 25 marked the latest round of international condemnation against Iran’s government, which has engaged in the brutal repression of its…
China’s Recent $540 Million Oil Deal With Taliban Reveals Its Broader Agenda in Afghanistan: Experts
A recent oil deal between the Taliban and Beijing has raised concerns about communist China’s larger economic and geopolitical agendas in the violence-inflicted nation. Experts say the Chinese regime wants to take advantage of the vacuum created by the American exit, eyeing more than $1 trillion worth of Afghanistan’s minerals including rare earth elements, while…
Israel Accelerates Gun Ownership Process in Response to Terror Shooting at Synagogue
Israel will speed up applications for owning a gun in response to a shooting outside a synagogue on Jerusalem’s outskirts that claimed the lives of seven people on Friday. The government’s Security Cabinet announced such measures on Saturday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to “strengthen” Jewish settlements in the West Bank. “Firearm licensing will…
US Issues Another Warning of Possible Terrorist Attacks in Turkey
ISTANBUL—The U.S. embassy in Turkey warned Americans on Monday of possible attacks against churches, synagogues, and diplomatic missions in Istanbul, marking its second such notice in four days, following Koran-burning incidents in Europe. In an updated security alert, the U.S. embassy said “possible imminent retaliatory attacks by terrorists” could take place in areas frequented by…
Blinken Calls for ‘Two-State’ Solution Amid Mounting Israel-Palestine Violence
January 30, 2023
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On the second day of a three-day Middle East tour, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Jan. 30 repeated calls for a “two-state” solution to the perennial Israel-Palestine conflict. Blinken made the appeal amid steadily escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence that in recent days has claimed more than a dozen lives. At a joint press conference…
Blinken Calls for ‘2-State’ Solution Amid Mounting Israel–Palestine Violence
January 30, 2023
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On the second day of a three-day Middle East tour, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Jan. 30 repeated calls for a “two-state” solution to the perennial Israel–Palestine conflict. Blinken made the appeal amid steadily escalating Israeli–Palestinian violence that in recent days has claimed more than a dozen lives. At a joint press conference…
Iran Says It Thwarted Drone Attack on Military Site
Bomb-carrying drones targeted an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahan overnight, causing some damage at the plant, Iran’s leadership said early Sunday. The Iranian Defense Ministry offered no information on who it suspected carried out the attack. Details on the Isfahan attack, which happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, remained scarce. A Defense…
Palestinian Teen Wounds 2, Day After 7 Killed in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM—A 13-year-old Palestinian opened fire in east Jerusalem on Saturday, wounding two Israelis, officials said, a day after another attacker killed seven outside a synagogue in the deadliest attack in the city since 2008. The shooting in the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem, near the historic Old City, wounded a father and son,…
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