Amid Trump threats, senior Iran general says his forces ‘ready to confront’ U.S.

A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on July 22, 2018 shows President Hassan Rouhani attending a meeting with foreign ministry officials in Tehran.  (Photo: -, AFP/Getty Images) Trump was responding to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who had said … Read More

Iran general warns Trump war would ‘destroy all you possess’

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Getty-Reuters An Iranian special forces commander has warned President Donald Trump if the US attacks Iran it “will destroy all that you possess”. Major General Qassem Soleimani vowed that if Mr Trump started a war, the Islamic Republic would end … Read More

Iran warns of “countermeasures” in volley of threats with Trump

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Iran hit back on Tuesday morning after an angry warning from President Trump. Mr. Trump said in a Sunday tweet that Iranian President Hasan Rouhani would “SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE,” if he threatens … Read More

Abbas vows to continue to pay terrorists ‘even if it costs PA its last penny’

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Comments about Jews by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas triggered global condemnation – YURI KOCHETKOV (POOL/AFP/File) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday defiantly vowed to continue make welfare payments to convicted terrorists and their families, even if it costs his government … Read More

Trump warns Iran’s president in all-caps tweet to stop threatening U.S.

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Last Updated Jul 23, 2018 5:20 AM EDT WASHINGTON — President Trump warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani early Monday that he will face dire consequences for threatening the United States. Mr. Trump tweeted in all capital letters about the dangers to … Read More

Rouhani says conflict with Iran would be ‘mother of all wars’

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani listens to a question during a press conference in New York on September 20, 2017, on the sideline of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General assembly  –Jewel SAMAD (AFP) Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani warned … Read More

Analysis White Helmets Rescue Shows That Israel Is Involved in Syria Way Beyond Humanitarian Aid

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Israel’s coordination with Russia and Jordan in solving the Syria crisis makes it an indirect partner of the Assad regime, one that it won’t try to topple. A fire on the Syrian side of the Quneitra crossing in the Golan, … Read More

Islamic State makes a worrying comeback, just seven months after Baghdad declared ‘final victory’

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Small-scale attacks in remote areas raise fears of a new cycle of insurgency. The Islamic State is creeping back into parts of central Iraq just seven months after the government declared victory in the war against the group, embarking on … Read More

Iranian factory follows Khamenei’s orders, increases uranium enrichment capacity

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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C) sits between President Hassan Rouhani (R) and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) during a meeting in Tehran, in a photo released by Khamenei’s office on July 15, 2018  HO (KHAMENEI.IR/AFP) Under the 2015 … Read More

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