Tag: Iran

LIVE 10 AM ET: Managing China-Related Proliferation Challenges: A Hudson Institute Discussion

How can China’s implementation of its nonproliferation commitments be improved? Can Chinese support for curbing horizontal nuclear proliferation regarding North Korea and Iran be enhanced? Hudson Institute Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis and Senior Fellow Richard Weitz, Japan Chair Fellow Komei Isozaki, Youngjun Kim of Korea National Defense University, Yeseul Woo of King’s…


Managing China-Related Proliferation Challenges: A Hudson Institute Discussion

How can China’s implementation of its nonproliferation commitments be improved? Can Chinese support for curbing horizontal nuclear proliferation regarding North Korea and Iran be enhanced? Hudson Institute Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis and Senior Fellow Richard Weitz, Japan Chair Fellow Komei Isozaki, Youngjun Kim of Korea National Defense University, Yeseul Woo of King’s…


PREMIERING NOW: What’s the Deal With Protests in Israel?–Professor Eugene Kontorovich on Supreme Court Power Grabs, US Involvement, and Where the Real Danger to Democracy Lies

“Amazingly, President Biden is warning Israel that allowing politicians to be involved in nominating judges is going to perhaps affect our shared democratic values. Well, of course, in America, politicians do exactly that.” Eugene Kontorovich is a scholar of international law, an expert in the Israeli-Arab conflict, and a professor at George Washington University’s Scalia…


What’s the Deal With Protests in Israel?–Professor Eugene Kontorovich on Supreme Court Power Grabs, US Involvement, and Where the Real Danger to Democracy Lies

“Amazingly, President Biden is warning Israel that allowing politicians to be involved in nominating judges is going to perhaps affect our shared democratic values. Well, of course, in America, politicians do exactly that.” Eugene Kontorovich is a scholar of international law, an expert in the Israeli-Arab conflict, and a professor at George Washington University’s Scalia…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: What’s the Deal With Protests in Israel?–Professor Eugene Kontorovich on Supreme Court Power Grabs, US Involvement, and Where the Real Danger to Democracy Lies

“Amazingly, President Biden is warning Israel that allowing politicians to be involved in nominating judges is going to perhaps affect our shared democratic values. Well, of course, in America, politicians do exactly that.” Eugene Kontorovich is a scholar of international law, an expert in the Israeli-Arab conflict, and a professor at George Washington University’s Scalia…


Rescued Dog from Iran to Undergo Eyelid Surgery in San Diego

RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif.—An abused and orphaned puppy that arrived from Iran at the Helen Woodward Animal Center earlier this month will undergo eyelid surgery on April 4, the center said March 30. After suffering from an alleged acid attack in Iran, Omid the dog was rescued and brought to the center. A local specialty…


US Troops Diagnosed With Traumatic Brain Injuries After Attacks in Syria

Six U.S. troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries following suspected Iranian-backed attacks at U.S. bases in Syria last week, according to the Pentagon. Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters that four U.S. troops at the coalition base near Hasakah that was attacked by a suspected Iranian drone on March 23, and…


China’s Iran-Saudi Deal a Tool to Avoid Any Wave of Democratic Regime Change: Experts

China’s brokering a deal between arch rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia on March 10 was the result of converging economic interests, according to experts on the Middle East. The deal also helps each of the totalitarian nations to avoid any potential wave of democratic regime change. “China, diplomatically, has always been at ease with unrepresentative,…


China, Iran Recruiting ‘Pawns’ to Target Critics in US, Intelligence Agencies Warn

China, Iran, and other repressive foreign governments are targeting their critics in the United States and recruiting “pawns” to help facilitate their schemes, according to U.S. intelligence agencies. In a new bulletin titled “Don’t Be a Pawn of Repressive Foreign Governments,” the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) and the FBI warn individuals and organizations…


Biden Says US Doesn’t Seek Conflict With Iran But Prepared to ‘Act Forcefully’

President Joe Biden said Friday that the United States doesn’t seek conflict with Iran but is prepared to act forcefully to protect American lives after he authorized a strike targeting Iranian-affiliated assets in Syria in retaliation for an Iranian drone attack. During a press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, Biden offered…