Category: Middle East

Turkey’s Balancing Act Pays Off as Europe Braces for Cold Winter

ANKARA—Turkey has not been immune from skyrocketing energy costs, driven by pandemic-induced supply disruptions and the effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The government recently raised domestic energy prices for the fourth time this year in a move expected to exacerbate the country’s already soaring inflation rate. But the situation isn’t as dire as that now…


Helicopter Crash Kills 3 in Kabul During Training Session

ISLAMABAD—At least three Afghan crew members were killed Saturday when a U.S.–manufactured Black Hawk helicopter they were flying crashed, the Taliban’s defense ministry said. The statement said that five others were wounded in the accident during a training session overseen by Afghanistan’s defense ministry at the capital of Kabul. It is not known how many…


US Sanctions Iran Intelligence Over Albania Cyberattack

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran’s intelligence agency and its leadership in response to malicious cyberattacks on Albanian government computer systems in July. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and Esmail Khatib, who heads the ministry, for what it said were cyber-related activities…


Iran’s President Not Welcome in US, Should be Prosecuted for ‘Crimes Against Humanity’, Say Iranian Americans

An ad-hoc group of more than five hundred Iranian-American scientists, academics, and professionals are calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to not only deny a visa for Iran’s president to enter the United State but for Ebrahim Raisi to be prosecuted for, “crimes against humanity and genocide,” according to a letter released by the group…


Iran’s President Not Welcome in US, Should be Prosecuted for ‘Crimes Against Humanity’: Iranian Americans

An ad-hoc group of more than five hundred Iranian-American scientists, academics, and professionals are calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to not only deny a visa for Iran’s president to enter the United State but for Ebrahim Raisi to be prosecuted for, “crimes against humanity and genocide,” according to a letter released by the group…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Jason Greenblatt, Abraham Accords Architect, Talks Middle East Peace, a Nuclear Iran, and Misconceptions About the Israeli-Arab Conflict

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Arabs to Biden: Do Not Sign the Iran Deal, It Will Start a War

Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary The talk about an imminent revival of the nuclear deal between Iran and the Biden administration and other Western countries has raised serious concerns among many Arabs. They state that they are especially worried about the billions of dollars that Iran’s mullahs will receive once the deal is done….


Why Biden’s Nuclear Deal Will Guarantee Iran Gets Nukes: Cynthia Farahat

The Biden administration is working to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also called the Iran Nuclear Deal. It’s already sent a draft proposal to Iran outlining what the United States is willing to offer if the Islamic nation promises to curtail its nuclear weapon ambitions. The Iranian regime is a state sponsor of…


Biden’s Nuclear Deal Will Help Iran Get Nukes: Cynthia Farahat

The Biden administration is working to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also called the Iran Nuclear Deal. It’s already sent a draft proposal to Iran outlining what the United States is willing to offer if the Islamic nation promises to curtail its nuclear weapon ambitions. The Iranian regime is a state sponsor of…


‘Furious, Ashamed, Saddened to Tears:’ Serviceman Remembers Chaotic Withdrawal From Afghanistan 1 Year On

About a year ago, U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan, bringing America’s longest war to a chaotic end. The death of nearly 2,500 Americans, including the loss of 13 service members to a suicide bombing attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 31, 2021, still rings fresh in the ears of many. With…