Global Affairs

As Iran’s economic situation is in temporary downturn and the country continues propping up the Assad regime in Syria, Tehran’s terrorist proxy Hezbollah is increasingly feeling the pinch, according to a report in the May 15 edition of The Daily Star Lebanon. The sources also pointed to the huge financial impact...

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The Washington Free Beacon on Wednesday exposed that a recent oil and gas fair held by Iran was attended by at least five companies that have U.S. government contracts, a development that Iran experts viewed with concern. “It is a telling indication of the weakening of the international sanctions regime...

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The Daily Beast on Wednesday published details of a new poll by The Israel Project – which the organization formally published later that morning – finding that “over twice as many Americans agree with Israel’s claim that they are not primarily to blame for the failure of the Middle East...

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Hurriyet Daily News on Tuesday conveyed a speech by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the outlet characterized as “slam[ming] Israel, Germany, the United States and many others” – which the Islamist leader did in the context of “defending Ankara’s press freedom record” from a recent Freedom House report...

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Moves to unwind the international sanctions regime against Iran are growing increasingly risky as long as Tehran continues to engage in a range of illicit activities – from its support for global terrorism to its pursuit of illegal weapons materials – according to a report published Tuesday by Mark Dubowitz and Jonathan...

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Palestinian outlet Ma’an reported Monday that the United Nations had officially accepted the Palestinians as members of the U.N. Convention against Corruption, one of scores of international institutions that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has committed to joining and – of those treaties and bodies – one of many that analysts...

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