In less than a month, hard-line conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi will succeed Hassan Rouhani as President of Iran, after sailing to victory in a highly uncompetitive and “predetermined” sham of an election. The victory for Raisi, however, is not likely…
Iranian-backed proxies have escalated their attacks on U.S. personnel in Iraq soon after President Biden launched limited airstrikes in response to earlier attacks by these same groups, showing that the administration’s attempts to deter further aggression are not succeeding. Biden’s…
Biden administration gives senior Saudi visitor the red carpet treatment signaling possible warming ties By Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood The Biden administration hosted the most senior Saudi official to arrive in Washington since the White House distanced itself earlier…
Recent Iran blast appears ‘designed to disrupt supply of centrifuges to nuclear sites’ By YAAKOV LAPPIN The reported June 23 blast that rocked a building linked to Iran’s nuclear program in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, appears to…