Tag: Iran

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the Mideast, Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019 at U.N. headquarters.

US launches countdown clock to warn of Russia and China arming Iran

Joel Gehrke · August 20, 2019 10:51 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, shakes hands with supporters before the screening of the television documentary "Israel: The Royal Tour" at Paramount Studios on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, in Los Angeles. Netanyahu flew Tuesday from Washington, D.C., to California, trading a focus on the geopolitics of the Middle East for a Hollywood screening and visits with Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Israel suspected of being behind strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq

Joel Gehrke · August 20, 2019 10:18 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.

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US must re-seize Iran’s illicit oil vessel

Tom Rogan · August 19, 2019 8:00 pm

A supertanker hosting an Iranian flag is seen on the water in the British territory of Gibraltar, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019.

Gibraltar lets Islamic Revolutionary Guard-linked Iranian oil tanker go despite warrant from DOJ

Jerry Dunleavy · August 18, 2019 11:27 pm

Iranian flags fly in front of a U.N. building, where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, July 2, 2014.

Iran gets diplomatic win against US in standoff over IRGC-linked oil tanker

Joel Gehrke · August 16, 2019 11:54 pm

Chinese tanker goes dark and changes name in apparent ploy to avoid US sanctions

Tim Pearce · August 16, 2019 4:59 pm

This June 10, 2017 photo provided by Operation Resolute Support, U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Iron maneuver an M-777 howitzer, so it can be towed into position at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan. Sixteen years into its longest war, the United States is sending another 4,000 troops to Afghanistan in an attempt to turn around a conflict characterized by some of the worst violence since the Taliban were ousted in 2001. They are also facing the emergence of an Islamic State group affiliate and an emboldened Taliban, who by Washingtonâs own watchdogâs assessment now control nearly half of Afghanistan.

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We don’t need troops in Afghanistan to keep us safe from terrorism

Daniel DePetris · August 15, 2019 6:20 pm

In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a ceremony.

Take Iran’s threats seriously

Jack Winnick · August 10, 2019 4:00 am

Under a portrait of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, Sam-6 missiles are displayed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, during armed forces parade marking the 31st anniversary of the start of the Iraq-Iran war.

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US should rethink Middle East policy to avoid war with Iran

Daniel DePetris · August 4, 2019 4:00 am

In this Monday, June 10, 2019 photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran.

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In blacklisting Mohammad Javad Zarif, Trump opens the door to Hassan Rouhani

Tom Rogan · August 2, 2019 10:37 pm

Pumping gasoline into a car.

Gas prices may go even lower

Caitlin Yilek · August 1, 2019 2:22 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is pictured.

Ted Cruz: ‘Deep state’ is undercutting Trump on Iran

Tim Pearce · July 31, 2019 10:04 pm