Posts Tagged: Iranian aggression in Middle East
US Must Prevent Establishment of Iranian ‘Land Bridge’ to Mediterranean, New Think Tank Paper Urges
Iran is seeking to build a "land bridge" to extend the reach of its influence all the way to the Mediterranean Sea, and "disrupting" this...
US Navy Says Mine Fragments, Magnet Point to Iran in Gulf Tanker Attack
The US Navy on Wednesday displayed limpet mine fragments and a magnet it said it had removed from one of two oil tankers attacked in...
Saudi Arabia Says Firm Stand Needed to Deter Iran
Saudi Arabia's King Salman told an emergency Arab summit on Friday that decisive action was needed to stop Iranian "escalations" following attacks on Gulf oil assets,...
Trump: US Will Respond With ‘Great Force’ if Iran Attacks Interests
President Donald Trump warned on Monday Iran would be met with "great force" if it attacked US interests in the Middle East, and government sources said Washington...
Defiant Iran Says It Can ‘Easily’ Hit US Ships, Works to Counter Sanctions
Iran said on Friday it could "easily" hit US warships in the Gulf, the latest in days of saber rattling between Washington and Tehran, while...
Insurer Says Iran’s Guards Likely to Have Organized Tanker Attacks
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) are "highly likely" to have facilitated attacks last Sunday on four tankers including two Saudi ships off Fujairah in the...
Eyeing Iran, US Sending More Patriot Missiles to Middle East
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved a new deployment of Patriot missiles to the Middle East, an American official told Reuters on Friday, in...
France Suggests Sanctions Could Be Reimposed if Iran Reneges on Deal
International sanctions could be reimposed on Iran if it reneges on commitments under its nuclear deal, sources at the French presidency said on Tuesday, after Tehran said...
Iran Dismisses US Deployment of Carrier, Bombers to Middle East as ‘Psychological Warfare’
Iran's top security body dismissed as "psychological warfare" a US announcement that a carrier strike group and bombers are being sent to the Middle East...
US Deploying Carrier, Bombers to Middle East to Deter Iran
The Trump administration is deploying a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East in response to troubling "indications and warnings" from Iran and to show...
US Offers $10 Million Reward for Information to Disrupt Hezbollah Finances
The United States on Monday offered a reward of up to $10 million for information that could help disrupt financing of Hezbollah, the armed Shi'ite group...
US Says Iran Missile Program Destabilizing Middle East
A senior US arms control official said on Tuesday that Iran's missile program is destabilizing the Middle East and increasing the risk of a "regional arms...
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Commander Flexes Political Muscle
Qassem Soleimani's role in a political crisis in Iran highlights the influence of the leader of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, who has acquired celebrity...
Netanyahu: Arab Countries Know Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Can’t Be Resolved Before Iran’s Regional Aggression Is Rolled Back
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday in Jerusalem with a visiting Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations leadership delegation. Commenting on the...
