Tag: Iran
Blinken to discuss Iran with European allies as White House convenes NSC
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken was slated to discuss Iran and other foreign-policy issues with his British, French and German counterparts on Friday.
“The secretary will have an opportunity to discuss with some of...
Some Western leaders are ‘divorced from reality’ with regard to Palestinians, Iran
Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi was sentenced to 20 years in prison this week for planning a bomb attack in Paris. His sentencing comes at a time when Europeans and the new U.S. administration are...
Belgian court convicts Iranian diplomat of bomb plot in France
A Belgian court sentenced an Iranian diplomat to 20 years in prison for his role in planning a 2018 bomb attack on the annual rally of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)...
Former Israeli official: imperative for Israel to open lines of communication with Biden administration
As the new Biden administration takes shape, Israeli leaders in recent days have been outspoken in their warnings about Iran and its pursuit of nuclear weapons, hinting at possible military strikes if the Islamic...
Iranian general: ‘We will level Tel Aviv if Israel makes slightest mistake’
Iranian army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi on Wednesday dismissed remarks made a day earlier by Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi as “psychological warfare” and warned that the “slightest mistake” by...
US charges political scientist for acting as unregistered agent of Iranian government
A political scientist has been charged with acting and conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the Iranian government.
A criminal complaint charging Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi, also known as Lotfolah Kaveh Afrasiabi, was unsealed on...
Iran stripped of General Assembly voting rights over $16.2 million debt to UN coffers
Iran is among seven countries that have lost their right to vote in the U.N. General Assembly because of unpaid dues, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement on Monday.
Along with the Islamic...
US sanctioning of Iraqi militia leader highlights Iran’s role in 2019 protests
The United States sanctioned Iraqi Popular Mobilization Committee chairman and former Iraqi National Security Advisor Falih Al-Fayyadh on Jan. 8 for his alleged connection to grave human-rights abuses. In a statement, the U.S. Department...
Biden must heal the nation and show its adversaries a unified America
What a marvelous time to be America’s enemy! Despots, dictators and other assorted villains are gloating.
I’ll give you two examples. Alluding to last week’s assault on the U.S. Capitol—a shameful episode that President Donald...
Pompeo: Al-Qaeda terror group positions itself in Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday warned about Al-Qaeda’s presence in Iran.
He confirmed that Abu Muhammad al-Masri—the terror group’s second in command—was shot and killed by Israeli operatives on behalf of the...