Newly Appointed Deputy Commander of IRGC Quds Force Warns Israel Surrounded by ‘Resistance Forces’

Already hostile relations between Iran and Israel took another turn for the worse this month following an attack on the Natanz uranium enrichment plant which Tehran almost immediately blamed on Tel Aviv. Nuclear tensions have been further exacerbated by back-and-forth Iranian-Israeli claims about attacks on one another’s shipping. … Read More >Newly Appointed Deputy Commander of IRGC Quds Force Warns Israel Surrounded by ‘Resistance Forces’

Pompeo Touts ‘Toughest’ GOP Sanctions Bill on Iran Amid Signs of Tentative Progress at Vienna Talks

Amid ongoing Vienna talks to reactivate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Biden administration has been sending indications to Tehran that it may consider reducing punitive sanctions currently targeting Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. … Read More >Pompeo Touts ‘Toughest’ GOP Sanctions Bill on Iran Amid Signs of Tentative Progress at Vienna Talks

NATO on End of Military Drills in Southern Russia: Steps Towards De-Escalation Important

NATO believes that “any steps” towards de-escalation are important, a NATO official said on Thursday, when commenting on the Russian Defence Ministry’s announcement on the conclusion of military drills in the country’s south. … Read More >NATO on End of Military Drills in Southern Russia: Steps Towards De-Escalation Important

Videos: Activists Deliver ‘Steaming Pile of Sh*t’ to White House in Protest of Biden’s Climate Plan

As folks around the globe celebrated Earth Day on Thursday, US President Joe Biden kicked off his ‘Leaders Summit on Climate,’ a two-day virtual event in which dozens of world leaders plan to meet and discuss the urgency – and possible economic benefits … Read More >Videos: Activists Deliver ‘Steaming Pile of Sh*t’ to White House in Protest of Biden’s Climate Plan

Video: Multiple Rockets Reportedly Hit US Military Base Near Baghdad International Airport

One of the latest reported attacks on US military base, Camp Victory, located in the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport, took place on 23 January 2021. At the time the American building was said to have been targeted by at least three rockets. No group claimed responsibility. … Read More >Video: Multiple Rockets Reportedly Hit US Military Base Near Baghdad International Airport

Russian Forces Destroyed Terrorists’ Shelters Northeast of Syria’s Palmyra, Up to 200 Militants Dead

Militants created a camouflaged base northeast of Syria’s Palmyra, where groups were formed for terrorist attacks and explosive devices were made. Russian Aerospace Forces planes have hit these targets, Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, said on Monday. … Read More >Russian Forces Destroyed Terrorists’ Shelters Northeast of Syria’s Palmyra, Up to 200 Militants Dead

Putin Signs Laws Against Insulting War Veterans, Rehabilitating Nazism

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a set of laws that toughen criminal and administrative penalties for the rehabilitation of Nazism on the internet, the propagation of fake information about war veterans and the denigration of their dignity, now punishable by five years in prison or up to five million rubles in fines … Read More >Putin Signs Laws Against Insulting War Veterans, Rehabilitating Nazism

Senior Iranian Lawmaker Says Tehran Needs to Sign Strategic Partnership Pact With Moscow

Having established a strategic partnership pact with China, it’s now time for Tehran to turn north and reach similar long-term strategic agreements with Moscow, Mojtaba Zonnour, chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee, has said. … Read More >Senior Iranian Lawmaker Says Tehran Needs to Sign Strategic Partnership Pact With Moscow

Work of 3 Checkpoints in Syria Suspended From Tuesday Amid Escalation, Russian Military Says

The work of checkpoints Seraqab and Miznaz in Idlib, as well as Abu Zeidin in Aleppo, will be suspended from Tuesday amid escalation until the situation stabilizes, Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Centre for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, said on Monday. … Read More >Work of 3 Checkpoints in Syria Suspended From Tuesday Amid Escalation, Russian Military Says