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May 15, 2015 Gulf States No Longer Trust US Leadership, With Good Reason ... Last month, Tony Badran of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies said pointedly that the United States had been “siding with Iran” in the Yemen conflict.... May 15, 2015 ISIS Releases a Recording It Says Was Made by Its Leader ... The fact that such reports have remained in the news, along with other claims of setbacks, may have been enough to prompt the terrorist group to release the speech in an effo... May 15, 2015 Looming Over US-Gulf Allies Talks: A Choice of ‘Poison Pills’ ... “Saudi Arabia is inextricably tied to the Wahhabi doctrine; the royal family is inextricably tied to the Wahhabi religion’s establishment,” said Re... May 14, 2015 No Questions Asked for Turkey’s Suitcases Full of Cash The Turkish Ministry of Customs and Trade issued new regulations April 15 for entering and leaving Turkey with any amount of cash. The new Customs Code had passed without much public attention un... May 14, 2015 Obama Pressed to Raise Human-Rights Abuses in Gulf Nations Human rights activists said Tuesday there’s growing doubt that President Obama is “tough enough” to raise human rights concerns such as persecution of Christians with leaders of... May 14, 2015 ISIS Deputy Leader Abu Alaa al-Afri Killed by Airstrike: Iraq Military The deputy leader of ISIS has been killed in an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition, Iraq's government announced Wednesday. A video posted on the Ministry of Defense's official... May 14, 2015 Congress Has Little Chance of Influencing Iran Nuclear Deal The Iran deal may not be done, but bids by its opponents to shape it are all but buried. Skeptics of the nuclear negotiations have all but given up on a congressional role before the Jun... May 14, 2015 German and Israeli Leaders Visit Each Other’s Nations in Show of Close Ties German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen visited Israel on Monday and Tuesday as part of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Jewish state and Germany. Von der Le... May 14, 2015 Russian Comments Cast Doubt on Iran Nuclear Deal A major difference between Washington and Moscow over a key term of any deal to curb Iran's nuclear program was underlined when a Russian official rejected the plan to immediately restore sa... May 13, 2015 Analyst: ‘Virtually No Opposition Faction’ in Syria ‘That Isn’t in Bed with Al Qaeda’ Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, counterterrorism analyst and senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, said on Tuesday that al Qaeda may be overshadowed by the so-called Is... May 12, 2015 With Plane Delivery, Iran Sanctions Collapsing Already With a deadline to end nuclear negotiations less than two months away, the crippling sanctions against Iran are already beginning to collapse. The latest evidence came over the weekend when nine... May 12, 2015 In Sign of Palestinians’ Mood, Hamas Wins Vote at a West Bank University Lina Halsa certainly made a splash at the student rally for the Islamist Hamas movement here at Birzeit University last month. Wearing a sleeveless top, tight jeans, and with her hair in a ponyta... May 12, 2015 Hezbollah Says Its Mission Is to Eliminate Israel. It Sure Has Strayed Far From That Goal. Hezbollah’s commander of special ops was reportedly killed in Syria along with dozens of his fighters Friday, during a fierce battle between the Lebanese Shiite group and Sunni rebels aimin... May 12, 2015 US Lawmakers Worry Over IS Social Media Success Setbacks on the battlefield seem to be doing little to dent the success the Islamic State is having in the world of social media, U.S. officials say. “Hundreds, maybe thousands of... May 12, 2015 U.S. Commission Criticizes Iran for Persecution of Religious Minorities A report issued by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has shown that religious minorities in Iran continue to suffer persecution under President Hassan Rouhani. Benjam... May 12, 2015 The Tweet, Mightier Than the Sword? Cory Booker Seems to Think So The war against ISIS has sunk this far: The Obama administration’s anti-terror propaganda is castigated as both critical and woeful by Sen. Cory Booker (D-Twitter). Booker is New J... May 12, 2015 Defending Human Rights Prisoners of Tehran Canadian parliamentarians from across the political spectrum joined together to launch the fourth annual Iran Accountability Week in order to sound the alarm on the toxic convergence of threats p... May 12, 2015 Sale of Planes to Iran Points to Crack in Iran Sanctions Regime A nuclear deal with Iran has yet to be signed but the sanctions regime against the Islamic Republic appears to be crumbling already. Bloomberg View reported on Monday that nine used comm... May 12, 2015 Analysis: Gulf States’ Behavior Against Obama Administration Unlikely to Pay Off Saudi King Salman and most of the other Gulf state leaders are not going to show up for the Camp David summit on Thursday in what is being described as a snub because of the Obama administration&... May 12, 2015 Defying Sanctions, Iranian Airline with Terror Ties Buys New Planes An Iranian airline that has been sanctioned due to ties with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has purchased nine planes in violation of existing sanctions, the Financial Times repor... May 11, 2015 Does Anyone Trust Obama? The Post reports: “King Salman of Saudi Arabia, a key ally of the United States, will not attend a summit this week at Camp David called to address security concerns among Persian Gulf nati... May 7, 2015 Experts: Radical Groups Thrive on Popular Discontent Islamist terrorism is surging in many places worldwide, including in Western societies. Governments are fighting to curb the spread of radical groups in the Arab world, and their influence on mai... May 7, 2015 Report: Iranian Navy Chases After U.S. Warships The Pentagon said Wednesday afternoon following publication of this article that it is aware of the Iranian reports, but that “no such interaction has occurred” as it was described.... May 7, 2015 What We Learned From the Corker-Menendez Tussle On Tuesday evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) moved to end debate on the Corker-Menendez bill seeking to give Congress some leverage in a final Iran deal. Whether th... May 7, 2015 Is Iran Nuclear Deal a Victory for Rouhani? Even if an agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear programme is reached, it would leave one big question unanswered. Would a deal help strengthen the country’s moderates, or would it enrich... May 7, 2015 India Companies to Improve Iran Port Despite U.S. Pleas The Indian government agreed to let the nation’s companies upgrade facilities at a port in Iran, despite U.S. warnings not to rush into investments in the country before a nuclear deal is c... May 7, 2015 A Mysterious American ISIS Recruiter May Have Played a Role in the Texas Attack One of the gunmen in the attack on a Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas on May 4th had interacted online with a jihadist recruiter well known to US authorities. Hassan, who goes by the ni... May 7, 2015 Bashar al-Assad is Losing Ground in Syria For most of the past two years, it looked like Bashar al-Assad's campaign to hold on in Syria was working. Syria's weak, uncoordinated, and increasingly Islamist rebels were being gradu... May 7, 2015 Does Reported Strike on Khartoum Reveal Sudan’s Secret Iran Dealings? The reported Israeli drone strike on Sudan Tuesday may have revealed the extent of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir’s double gaming – playing nice with the Gulf states by joining the S... May 7, 2015 Obama and Power, AWOL on Syria In an interview with Charlie Rose, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and human rights advocate, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power intoned that the problem of the Islamic State... May 5, 2015 Revealed: The British Jihadi Fighting for ISIS in Syria Who ‘Helped’ Texas Muhammed Cartoon Gunmen The two gunmen who carried out ISIS' first terror attack on American soil are feared to have been helped by a Syria-based British jihadi who was once jailed for stealing Tony Blair's pe... May 5, 2015 How ISIS Capitalizes on Lone Wolves to Spread Terror ‘At No Cost’ ISIS' claim of responsibility for the shooting in Garland, Texas, was proof of its effectiveness at capitalizing on so-called lone wolf attacks — even when it has no hand in planning o... May 4, 2015 The ISIS-Fighting, Female Army Vet And Mother Of Three: ‘I Cried On The Way To The Airport’ Last summer, the Islamic State overran the Iraqi military and swept through parts of Iraq and Syria, claiming territory and terrorizing religious and ethnic minorities under its control. During t... May 4, 2015 Former CIA Chief: We Totally Dropped the Ball on Al Qaeda’s Rebound A former CIA chief has admitted in a new tell-all book that the intelligence organization badly misjudged Qaeda's rebound during the Arab Spring, Greg Miller of The Washington Post reports.... May 4, 2015 In the Face of IS Successes, Al-Qaida Adapts, Grows Stronger When al-Qaida overran the Yemeni port city of Mukalla last month, the group's commanders immediately struck a deal to share power with the area's tribesmen. No jihadi banners were raise... May 4, 2015 Obama’s New Answers on Iran Fall Flat Top Obama administration officials have released new details about how they would lift most sanctions against Iran. Those are unnerving some experts, who doubt the administration’s claims a... May 4, 2015 Sisi, Saudi King Discuss Yemen Amid Conflicting Reports Over Ground Troops Presence Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi paid a brief visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday to discuss the Yemen war and the wider regional landscape with Saudi leaders. Sisi’s visit la... May 4, 2015 Despite Iranian-Hezbollah Support, ‘In the Long Run it is Hard to See How Assad Can Survive’ The balance of power between Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces and the rebels seems to be leaning in the rebels’ favor in the long-run, but the regime is not at risk of collapsin... April 30, 2015 John Kerry ‘Wished US Had Leader’ Like Khamenei, Iranians Say Secretary of State John Kerry allegedly told his Iranian counterpart that he wished the U.S. had a head of state more like Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to The Washington Free Beacon.... April 29, 2015 Dead Broke Libya Hires Million-Dollar American Lobbyist The fledgling government of Libya has hired a top-flight Washington PR firm to represent its interests in D.C., even though by all accounts Libya is a failed state with no real functioning govern... April 29, 2015 Report: Kerry Told Iran He Wishes ‘U.S. Had a Leader like Iran’s Supreme Leader’ Secretary of State John Kerry told his Iranian counterpart that he wished the United States had a leader more like Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, according to comments made by a senior Irania... April 29, 2015 Iran’s Oil Exports Rise in April After Framework Nuclear Accord Iran's crude oil exports have risen in April following softer sales last month, helped by a framework nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers and the possibility that Western sanct... April 28, 2015 Leveraging Sanctions With Iran Having leaders already negotiated terms that would leave its entire nuclear-related infrastructure intact, Iran’s leaders shifted their focus to securing sanctions relief. Unfortunately, sa... April 28, 2015 U.S. Defense Biz Sees Cash from Mideast Chaos War in Yemen. The continued threat of ISIS. Ongoing conflict in Iraq and Syria. Increasing Iranian influence. As America’s Middle Eastern allies watch their neighborhood burn, the U.S. defe... April 28, 2015 Exiled Palestinian Leader Looks for Regional Allies in Mediation of Nile Dam Deal Exiled Palestinian politician and former leader of Fatah in Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, mediated the signing of an agreement for the construction of a controversial River Nile dam project between Egyp... April 28, 2015 American, Italian Hostages Killed in CIA Drone Strike in January It was the first known instance in which the Central Intelligence Agency killed hostages in a drone strike. The deaths were a major blow to the spy agency, which conducts the attacks largely behi... April 28, 2015 Drone Strikes Claim America’s Best, and Worst: Our View Islamic militants in Pakistan regularly prey on civilians who are trying to help ordinary Pakistanis, probably because they're the softest of soft targets. On Thursday, President Ob... April 28, 2015 Analyst: Hezbollah Exploiting Power Vacuum in Syria to Escalate Violence on Israeli Border Hezbollah has been taking taking advantage of the power vacuum in Syria to try and create a “deterrent balance” against Israel, according to an analysis written by Avi Issacharoff and... April 28, 2015 U.S. Navy Dispatches Vessels After Iran Seizes Allied Cargo Ship A ship traveling in international waters, owned by a company with significant ties to the U.S. government and flagged to the U.S.-protected Marshall Islands, was diverted under fire by Iranian na... April 27, 2015 Expert: Obama “Siding with Iran” in Yemen Conflict The Obama administration is “siding with Iran” while operating “over the heads of the Saudis” in its deliberations over the future of Yemen, Tony Badran, a researc...

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