Middle East

Report: Syria’s new government arrests leaders of Palestinian terror group

Two terrorists from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's operations in Syria were reportedly arrested by the new regime, which has also cracked down weapons smuggling by the group's sponsor, Iran.

April 22, 2025

Gazan who accused Hamas of rape arrested for spying for Israel

The report stated that the man had criticized Hamas on social media via a fake account.

April 21, 2025

Harming Iran’s oil exports to China is ‘dramatic blow’

Iran remains heavily dependent on oil revenues, which constitute 60-70% of its state budget.

April 20, 2025

No decision made on Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuke facilities, says FM

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar denies reports Israel has decided carry out strike on Iranian nuclear program next month, says Jerusalem still open to diplomatic path to resolve crisis.

April 20, 2025

‘Yes to love, no to terrorism’: Anti-Hamas protests reignite in Gaza despite Hamas threats and violence

A recent poll from the Institute for Social and Economic Progress showed that only 6 percent of Gazans want Hamas to exclusively rule the enclave after the war.

April 20, 2025

US, Iran make headway in Rome nuclear negotiations

Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Mossad Director David Barnea reportedly met with Witkoff in Paris ahead of the Rome talks and were present in the Italian capital during the weekend negotiations.

April 20, 2025

Iran ‘not far’ from nuclear bomb, atomic watchdog chief warns

With indirect nuclear talks between US and Iran set to continue in Oman this weekend, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi visits Iran, warning Tehran’s atomic program is closing in on nuclear weapons capabilities.

April 17, 2025

Report: Hundreds of Hezbollah commanders ordered to flee Lebanon

Hezbollah issued the order due to fears that commanders could be targeted if and when the organization’s military infrastructure is dismantled.

April 17, 2025

‘Nonnegotiable’ – Iran rejects US demand to freeze uranium enrichment

After Trump envoy toughens position, insisting Iran must halt all nuclear activities - including civilian program - Tehran fires back that its uranium enrichment efforts are not up for negotiation.

April 16, 2025

Jordan arrests 16 people with Hamas connections for plotting to destabilize kingdom

The individuals connected to Hamas were found to have been manufacturing missiles with materials obtained from abroad and possessing explosives.

April 15, 2025

Iranian officials warned Khamenei: Rejecting nuclear talks with US could threaten regime’s survival

Talks between the US and Iran are expected to begin on Saturday night in Oman.

April 13, 2025

Yemen gathering 80,000 troops to destroy Houthis

'I believe we may be approaching the final chapter for the Houthis,' Gulf researcher says.

April 13, 2025

Iran says external threats could lead it to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

'Transferring enriched material to safe and undisclosed locations in Iran could also be on the agenda,' an adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote.

April 11, 2025

Israel would ‘lead’ strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, says Trump

'Israel will obviously be very much involved in' strikes on Iran's nuclear centers, Trump says, adding that Jerusalem will 'be the leader of that.'

April 10, 2025

Indonesia offers to fly wounded, orphaned Gazans out of Strip

Indonesia had received 'many requests' to take a more active part in resolving the Gaza crisis, President Prabowo Subianto added without elaboration.

April 9, 2025

Iran’s water crisis threatens the regime

Two of the main catalysts for the crisis are 'poor management of the water sector,' as well as a population growth of more than 250% in only 50 years.

April 9, 2025

Preparing for war? Iran transfers long-range missiles to Iraq

According to the report, the transfer marked the first time that Iran provided advanced missiles to its Iraqi proxies.

April 9, 2025

Hezbollah: We’ll disarm if Israel stops strikes, withdraws troops

Many Lebanese, including prominent politicians, are pressuring Hezbollah to disarm after the destruction caused by recent fighting between Israel and the terror group.

April 9, 2025

Iran-backed terror groups in Iraq prepare to lay down their arms following Trump’s threats

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is ordering 50,000 terrorist members of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq to disarm and give over their arsenals, including long-range missiles and anti-aircraft weapons.

April 8, 2025

College student dies trying to raise PLO flag

A 21-year-old college student in Tunisia fell while attempting to raise a Palestinian flag at a university building, suffering a fatal injury.

April 8, 2025

Iran confirms negotiations with US, but denies Trump’s claim of ‘direct talks’

Iran confirms Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will negotiate with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, but pushes back on President Trump's claim of direct talks between Iran and US.

April 8, 2025

Trump envoy denounces Hezbollah as a ‘cancer,’ demands it disarm

President Trump’s deputy special envoy for Middle East Peace Morgan Ortagus says Iranian-backed Hezbollah is a cancer that must be cut out.

April 8, 2025

Trump lauds ‘very smart’ Erdogan for ‘taking over’ Syria, says he’ll fix Israel’s ‘problem’ with Turkey

Assuaging Israeli concerns over Turkish influence in Syria, Trump says he can mediate between Jerusalem and Ankara.

April 8, 2025

Palestinian site mocked for post of TV doctor coming to Gaza

She played Dr. Izzie Stevens on the ABC television medical drama from 2005 to 2010.

April 7, 2025

Israel preparing for massive Iranian attack in near future – Report

Israel is preparing for a potential large-scale missile attack from Iran, as security coordination with the U.S. continues to grow, says Israeli official.

April 7, 2025

Khameini orders high alert for Iran’s military – report

Khamenei issued a warning to Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey, and Bahrain that any support for a US attack or allowing the US military to use their air space would be interpreted as an act of hostility against Iran.

April 6, 2025

Revealed: Hamas requested huge sum of money from Iran to ‘destroy Israel’ on Oct 7th

Israeli intelligence shows that even if Iran was uncertain of the precise plans, Hamas could not have created so much devastation without Iranian funding.

April 6, 2025

Ankara not seeking fight with Israel in Syria, Turkish FM says

A Qatari report suggested that Ankara has reached an agreement with the new regime in Damascus over the establishment of several Turkish military bases in Syria.

April 6, 2025

Syria has over 100 chemical weapons depots under control of new regime, watchdog group warns

Chemical weapons watchdog group warns that the new Islamist regime in Syria likely has more than 100 chemical weapons sites under its control, holdovers from the deposed Assad regime.

April 6, 2025

US delivers advanced missile defense systems to Israel

Saudi report claims US transfers multiple air defense missile battery systems to Israel amid attacks by Yemenite Houthis and against backdrop of saber-rattling between US and Iran.

April 6, 2025

Can Trump help Qatar redeem itself? – analysis

Regardless of the value of such Qatari assistance, the core support it provides designated terror groups must stop.

April 5, 2025

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani

Qatar, Netanyahu deny any wrongdoing in ‘Qatargate’ scandal

Netanyahu announced that he is suing former defense minister and IDF chief of staff Moshe Ya’alon over accusations that the premier accepted money from Qatar.

April 4, 2025

An unspoken alliance to challenge Erdoğan is forming between Israel, Egypt, Greece, France, and the UAE

Countering Erdoğan is not just about military pressure; it is about economic and diplomatic warfare.

April 4, 2025

Investigation finds Iran’s biggest crypto scam was scammed by its own government

Court documents cited in the report reveal Mehdi Hajipour and Mehdi Badi, senior interrogators in the IRGC’s economic branch, orchestrated the entire scheme.

April 3, 2025

President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

War with Iran is ‘almost inevitable’ if no nuke deal reached, France warns

US weighs indirect talks with Tehran after Iran rejected direct negotiations.

April 3, 2025

Iran has ‘several hundred’ missiles left in its arsenal

Iran has also built a network of tunnels under heavy concrete around the country, where they store all the missiles and can rapidly deploy them aboveground and retreat when necessary.

April 3, 2025

Israel ‘wipes out’ two Syrian airports, attacks military bases used by Turkey

IDF forces kill regime troops in airstrikes across the country, including bombings of Syrian airbases used by Turkey to establish foothold in Syria.

April 3, 2025

Israeli, US strikes destroyed most of Houthi missile arsenal

Furthermore, their capacity to manufacture missiles remains low, with only a few reportedly produced each month.

March 31, 2025

US sanctions Lebanese business for funneling millions to Hezbollah

Treasury officials cited Trump’s February 'maximum pressure' memo against Iran and its terror proxies as authorization for the crackdown.

March 31, 2025

Khamenei threatens ‘strong blow’ against Israel, US if Trump bombs Iran

After Iranian president rejects President Trump’s call to negotiate directly for a new nuclear deal, Iran’s supreme leader threatens both the U.S. and Israel should Trump follow through with threats to strike Iranian nuclear facilities.

March 31, 2025

‘Hamas out!’ Fury erupts at funeral of executed Gaza protester

According to Palestinian human rights activist Ihab Hassan, Hamas terrorists kidnapped, tortured, and executed 22-year-old Odai Nasser Saadi Al-Rubai for participating in the demonstrations.

March 30, 2025

Iran threatens to target US-British joint base in Indian Ocean

Trump warned that any future attacks from the Houthis, who have targeted US Naval vessels hundreds of times and wreaked havoc with global shipping channels, would be treated as a direct aggression from Iran itself.

March 30, 2025

‘May Allah destroy Israel,’ Erdoğan says in Eid al-Fitr prayer

Erdoğan has become more hostile toward Israel and closer to Hamas since the terrorist group’s onslaught on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

March 30, 2025

Iran responds to Trump’s call for direct talks

Iranian president responds to letter penned by President Donald Trump calling for direct talks to reach a new deal on Iran's nuclear program.

March 30, 2025

No time left: China and Russia making sure Iran goes nuclear before end of Trump’s ultimatum

Iran has likely received guarantees from China and Russia that they will protect the regime, support its nuclear program, and ensure that it acquires nuclear weapons before the possibly-too-generous deadline Trump has set, no matter the consequences.

March 30, 2025

Iranian officers reveal disaffection in their military

According to these military informants, Iranians look to Israel to help them overthrow the corrupt despots who rule over them, mainly by decimating the leadership, after which the army, made up of 'ordinary Iranians,' hopes to seize military control from the IRGC.

March 30, 2025

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