Tag: Iran

As Iran-Saudi tensions rise, the US should stay out of it

Dan Hannan · October 4, 2019 3:00 am

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Iran, mismanagement, and political weakness: Why Iraqis are furious

Tom Rogan · October 3, 2019 7:28 pm

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Inside Iran’s escalating threat to Americans

Tom Rogan · October 2, 2019 7:59 pm

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence participate in an Armed Forces welcome ceremony for the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia.

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Impeachment or not, the intelligence community is the real loser

Michael Rubin · October 1, 2019 4:51 pm

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Emmanuel Macron is right: The US needs diplomacy with Iran to avoid war

Daniel DePetris · October 1, 2019 3:53 pm

FILE - In this July 31, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump pauses during remarks at a campaign rally at Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall in Tampa, Fla. The Robesonian paper in Lumberton, N.C., announced itâs dropping an 8-page color comics section from Sunday editions. A newspaper editorial said it cut the comics because of rising newsprint costs spurred by Trump administration tariffs on imported paper. The newspaper says itâs âa decision that we really believe was made at the White House.â

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Trump should warn Syria over its latest violent threat

Tom Rogan · September 30, 2019 7:50 pm

FILE - In this July 21, 2019, file photo, a speedboat of the Iran's Revolutionary Guard moves around a British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which was seized on Friday by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.

British-flagged tanker seized by Iran leaves port after being held for months

Caitlin Yilek · September 27, 2019 12:04 pm

The Patriot weapons system is deployed.

US sending 200 troops and Patriot missile battery to Saudi Arabia after Iranian attack

Russ Read · September 26, 2019 6:53 pm

Hassan Rouhani is seen.

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Iran’s most absurd UN address

Tom Rogan · September 26, 2019 3:45 pm

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in New York on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. In his wide-ranging speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, Rouhani warned that Islamic terrorists were creating chaos in the Mideast to destroy civilization and generate anti-Muslim hatred, saying they wanted to create "a fertile ground for further intervention of foreign forces in our region." He also said a nuclear agreement was possible before the November deadline if the West wants a deal and shows flexibility. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

‘Ready to spend our national strength’: Iran’s Rouhani warns Saudi Arabia could see more attacks

Joel Gehrke · September 25, 2019 7:26 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to address the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019.

The Trump ideology in full: UN speech outlines nationalist blueprint

Rob Crilly · September 25, 2019 4:00 am

France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019.

‘At the mercy of an incident’: Macron warns that Middle East is one step away from war

Joel Gehrke · September 25, 2019 1:45 am