The United States’ decision to purchase 32 tons of Iran’s excess “heavy water,” nuclear runoff which can be used to produce weaponizable material, sets a bad precedent by allowing the Islamic Republic to exceed the restrictions mandated by last year’s nuclear deal, which will legitimize its nuclear program and hurt allies, analysts from the...

An ultraconservative, anti-Western cleric was elected to head Iran’s powerful Assembly of Experts on Tuesday, signaling hardening positions in the Islamic Republic. Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati won 51 out of the 88 votes to become the new speaker for the influential body, which is responsible for electing the country’s supreme leader. Before the vote,...

Top Iranian military and political officials have reiterated their enmity towards both the United States and Israel recently, specifically singling out the Jewish State for threats of destruction. “If the Supreme Leader’s orders [are] to be executed, with the abilities and the equipment at our disposal, we will raze the Zionist regime in...

Hamas announced that it will carry out 13 public executions in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, presenting a challenge to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who must approve all execution orders. The condemned prisoners have been charged with murder and robbery, although none have been accused of collaborating with Israel. Capital...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told French Prime Minister Manuel Valls during a meeting on Monday that while he appreciates France’s desire to pursue peace between Israel and the Palestinians, the international peace initiative Paris is planning will not lead to a negotiated solution, which can only be reached by bilateral talks. Netanyahu instead called for “direct...

The head of the Jewish campus organization Hillel International condemned anti-Israel protesters who “aggressively confronted and threatened” students attending a film screening at the University of California, Irvine last week. “We cannot allow Jewish students to be intimidated, threatened or harassed when they exercise their rights to assemble for student programming. Hillel...