Iranian physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the alleged head of Iran’s nuclear program, was shot and killed in a purported assassination near Tehran, said the country’s Ministry of Defense. The Iranian Ministry of Defense confirmed Fakhrizadeh was “severely wounded in the course of clashes between his security team and terrorists and was transferred to hospital,” according to […]

The three European signatories of the Iran nuclear deal expressed on Tuesday their extreme concern about Iran’s violations of the agreement, which have undermined its objective to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, and called on Iran to comply with its commitments. France, Germany, and the UK (the E3) said in a statement that they […]

South Africa’s State Security Agency on Monday said it was aware of reports of an alleged plot to assassinate the United States ambassador and said it was taking steps to ensure no harm would come to any diplomats stationed in the country. In a press statement, the country’s official security agency stated that it has “noted […]

BAGHDAD—A Katyusha rocket landed in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, causing damage to an empty building and no casualties, Iraqi police sources said on Saturday. Sirens blasted from the U.S. embassy inside the zone, which houses government buildings and foreign missions, and helicopters were hovering above, the sources said. It was the second such attack […]

White nationalist Richard Spencer, who voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, says he now favors Democratic nominee Joe Biden. “I plan to vote for Biden and a straight democratic ticket,” Spencer said on Sunday. In a series of posts on Twitter, Spencer said he believes “The MAGA/Alt-Right moment is over” and that “Nazis are […]

TEHRAN, Iran—Iran has retrieved some data, including a portion of the cockpit conversations, from the Ukrainian jetliner that was accidentally downed by the Revolutionary Guard forces in January, killing all 176 people on board, an Iranian official said on Aug. 23. That’s according to a report on the website of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization, which […]

U.S.-led troops have been withdrawn from Iraq’s Taji base, coming after missile attacks earlier this year, as the facility was handed over to Iraqi security forces over the weekend. The coalition confirmed the development on Sunday in a statement. “The movement of coalition military personnel is part of a long-range plan coordinated with the government […]

Iranian netizens have accused the Chinese regime of “colonization” and used the hashtag #China_get_out_of_Iran on various social media platforms to reach out to Hong Kong protesters about a recent 25-year economic and military deal reported to have been reached between Iran and China. “Hey, Iranian here. First, I must apologize for some of the misunderstandings, […]

OTTAWA—Canada’s war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has quietly entered a new phase, resulting in plans to keep fewer troops in the Middle East even after the COVID-19 pandemic passes. The Canadian Armed Forces has had up to 850 troops in the region in recent years, including hundreds of military trainers […]

DUBAI—Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization blamed a misalignment of a radar system and lack of communication between the air defense operator and his commanders for the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January that killed 176 people aboard. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards shot down the Ukraine International Airlines flight with a ground-to-air missile on Jan. […]

A U.S. Air Force C-130 crashed off the runway at Iraq’s Camp Taji Airbase on Monday, causing injuries to four service members. Operation Inherent Resolve Spokesman Col. Myles B. Caggins told Fox New that the aircraft “overshot the runway and crashed.” “On June 8, approximately 10:10 p.m. (Iraq time), a U.S. Air Force C-130 landing at […]

BAGHDAD—Iraqi lawmakers approved a new government on May 7 after six months without one as parties squabbled until the last minute over Cabinet seats in backroom deals. Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Iraq‘s intelligence chief and a former journalist, will head the new government. He will begin his term without a full Cabinet, however, after several ministerial […]

Three Katyusha rockets landed in the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport on Wednesday but caused no damage or casualties.

A bi-partisan letter has been sent by hundreds of U.S. congress members urging Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to increase diplomatic efforts against Iran’s terrorist activities and renew a United Nations arms embargo that expires in October. “We write to urge increased diplomatic action by the United States to renew the expiring United Nations arms embargo against […]

TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said on Wednesday that it launched a military satellite into orbit amid wider tensions with the United States, describing it as a successful launch after months of failures. There was no immediate independent confirmation of the launch of the satellite, which the Guard called “Noor,” or light. The U.S. State […]

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned the United States about its military activities in the Gulf on Sunday, adding that their navy had increased patrols, which would also secure the passage of Iranian ships and combat fuel smuggling. The U.S. military said on April 15 that 11 Revolutionary Guards naval vessels had come close to its navy […]

DUBAI—Iranian authorities ignored warnings by doctors in late December and January of an increasing number of patients with high fevers and lung infections in the historic city of Qom, which became the epicenter of Iran’s coronavirus outbreak, according to two health ministry officials, a former ministry official, and three doctors. When the authorities became aware […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iran’s supreme leader refused U.S. assistance March 22 to fight the CCP virus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory claiming the virus could be man-made by the United States. The Epoch Times refers to the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and […]

The Pentagon has identified the two U.S. Marines who were killed in Iraq on March 8 while advising Iraqi security forces in the fight against the ISIS terrorist group. Officials from the Defense Department on Tuesday identified the two men as Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, 34, of Simi Valley, California; and Capt. Moises A. […]

Two U.S. service members were killed in Iraq on March 8 while advising Iraqi security forces in the fight against the ISIS terrorist group, according to military officials on March 9. A news release from the anti-ISIS Operation Inherent Resolve coalition said the U.S. troops were accompanying Iraq security forces “during a mission to eliminate […]

Commentary The impending winding-down of the war in Afghanistan is an unheralded success of the Trump administration. There won’t be much objection to the arrangement, as everyone in both parties wants to have as little as possible to do with Afghanistan. Everyone acknowledges that the chief interlocutor, the Taliban, are barbarous, treacherous, and objectively despicable. […]

A small instrument inside the drones that targeted the heart of Saudi's oil industry and those in the arsenal of Yemen's Houthi rebels match components.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) admitted meeting one of Iran’s top officials a day after reports indicated he met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during the Munich Security Conference in Germany last week. Murphy defended his meeting with Zarif on Tuesday, arguing in a statement: “It’s dangerous not to talk to adversaries, especially amidst […]

Commentary Since December 2017, deeply aggrieved Iranian citizens have publicly denounced two blatantly linked injustices perpetrated by the corrupt ayatollah regime: the clerical dictatorship’s hideous corruption and Iran’s acute economic deterioration. Iran’s Islamic revolutionary dictatorship is a case study in repeated failure, incompetence, corruption, and mass murder. I estimate that since 1990, I’ve written more […]