Just when things didn’t seem to get much worse in Yemen—which sits along a key shipping lane for oil tankers—the civil war there has given room for al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the country to take control of multiple major facilities in…
The framework deal being worked out between Iran and the major world powers over the former’s nuclear program will enable Iran to increase its wealth and influence in the Middle East according to Hezbollah leader Sayyid Nasrallah. In comments to…
The Saudis managed to unite ten Muslim nations in their battle to defend the existing government in Yemen against Iranian-backed rebels, but the fight itself is dividing the government in Lebanon. The Daily Star reported that after Lebanese Prime Minister…
Members of the United States Congress sound optimistic about passing legislation that would require any Iranian nuclear deal to be reviewed by the American legislature and the rhetoric opposing the deal is heating up. One sponsor of the measure, Senator…
The civil war in Yemen has turned into a regional war that has some reporters asking if it is a religious sectarian conflict between Sunni and Shia Islam. And it looks like the fight is about to only intensify as…
With the major world powers continuing negotiations with Iran over the latter’s nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned against any deal that gives Iran “nuclear threshold” status. And why not? For one thing, Iran is in the process…