Airstrikes by the U.S. and U.K. against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have been met with pushback via several protests, with President Joe Biden facing criticism, even from within his party, for not seeking Congress’ approval first.
Oct. 7 was the opening attack in Iran’s ‘ring of fire’ war against Israel
Jerusalem’s leaders and most neighboring Arab rulers grasp this reality. Sadly, however, the threat has not fully registered throughout the West.
US ‘not looking for conflict’ with Iran: White House
The United States does not seek conflict with Iran despite carrying out strikes on Yemen’s Tehran-backed Huthi government to stop their attacks on Red …
Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the centre of a major U.S.-Iran crisis
An oil tanker once at the center of a crisis between Iran and the United States was boarded in the Gulf of Oman by ‘unauthorized’ men in military uniforms early on Thursday morning, an advisory group …
The US isn’t the biggest power in the Middle East any more. Iran is
With China and Russia as its allies, the authoritarian regime is assembling a Middle Eastern coalition as Washington’s influence wanes
Palestinian soccer team set for its first test at Asian Cup against three-time champion Iran
The Palestinian soccer team will get its first test at the Asian Cup with its preparations having been made harder by no domestic soccer and limited opportunities to play competitive matches
Iran sidesteps U.S. sanctions, allowing it to fund proxy groups like the Houthis
MAERSK PAUSES SHIPPING OPERATIONS IN RED SEA INDEFINITELY “We’re asking the administration to enforce the sanctions that are there and put the squeeze on those who are doing business with Iran,” said …
A wider war doesn’t suit Iran, even as it benefits from rising tensions
It has been a relatively low-rumbling tit-for-tat that has stayed just below the threshold of a full-blown regional war. And it has sharpened US President Joe Biden’s foreign policy dilemmas while Iran seeks to balance tactical military gains against the dangers of a larger conflict.
US sanctions 2 companies for supporting Yemen’s Houthis
Washington will continue to ‘counter illicit Iranian financial support’ to Houthis, says US State Department spokesman – Anadolu Ajansı …
Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
Iran’s navy captured an oil tanker Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that only months earlier had seen its cargo of Iranian oil seized by the United States over sanctions linked to Tehran’s nuclear program,