CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie said March 15 that Iranian missiles that struck near a U.S. consulate in Iraq over the weekend were aimed at other targets. McKenzie’s statements were made at a Senate committee hearing on CENTCOM, buttressing the State Department’s assessment of Iranian missile strikes that occurred in the late hours of…
Iran’s Weekend Missile Strikes Not Aimed at U.S. Embassy: Gen. McKenzie
Iran Claims Responsibility for Missiles Fired Near US Consulate in Iraq
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Sunday claimed responsibility for a barrage of missiles that was fired near the U.S. consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Iranian state media. “Once again, we warn the criminal Zionist regime that the repetition of any evil act will draw harsh, decisive, and devastating responses,” the Revolutionary Guard…
Iran Claims Responsibility for Missiles That Hit Near US Consulate in Iraq
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed responsibility on March 13 for a barrage of missiles that hit near the U.S. consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Iranian state media outlets. “Once again, we warn the criminal Zionist regime that the repetition of any evil act will draw harsh, decisive, and devastating responses,” the Revolutionary…
With China’s Blessing, Iran Grows in Power
Commentary Last year, in an attempt to strengthen economic, political, and military ties, Beijing and Tehran launched a 25-year cooperation deal. The two countries, both “victims” of U.S. sanctions, have become incredibly close. On a recent trip to Beijing, Tehran’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, announced that the implementation of the highly ambitious agreement had officially begun. As the…
A New Bloc Is Rising to Take On America
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine shows that a new axis of powerful states and their allies is taking shape around the world. Led by China and Russia, this new order includes Iran, North Korea, and terror groups like Hezbollah. Will this disparate collection of world powers united by their hostility to the United States tip…
War in Ukraine and the Iran Nuclear Deal
Commentary Many, even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), are suddenly complaining that the USA and most of Europe are still buying Russian oil in the midst of the invasion in Ukraine—essentially financing Vladimir Putin’s war machine and prolonging the carnage, while pretending to oppose him. The conventional explanation of this murderous hypocrisy is that the…
Canadian Premier Says Biden Should Opt for Oil From His Province Over Saudi Arabia, Venezuela
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the United States should be seeking his province’s oil instead of getting it from Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Responding to a report by Axion that U.S. President Joe Biden may travel to Saudi Arabia in the coming months to request more oil amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Kenney said he would…
Iran Unveils 2 New Underground Missile Bases
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has unveiled what it described as two new underground missile and drone bases in the country, state TV reported Saturday. The report said the bases contained surface-to-surface missiles and armed drones capable of “hiding themselves from enemy radar.” Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the revolutionary guard aerospace division, said the…
Iran, IAEA Agree on Probe Deadline for Uranium Particles Found at Undeclared Nuclear Sites
VIENNA—Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Saturday agreed to a three-month process that the watchdog hopes will resolve the long-stalled issue of Iran obfuscating its independent safeguard probes, after uranium particles were found several years ago at apparently old but undeclared sites in the country. The issue is seen as one of the obstacles…
US–built Military Jet Crashes in Iran, Killing Three, State TV Reports
DUBAI—A U.S.–built F5 jet in use by the Iranian military crashed into the wall of a school in the northwestern city of Tabriz on Monday, killing the two pilots and a person on the ground, Iranian state TV reported on Monday. The school was closed at the time of the crash just before 9 a.m….
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