A number of states that have existing sanctions against Iran have signaled their intent to fight federal attempts to lift them, Bloomberg Politics reported Friday. Thirty states and the District of Columbia restrict investments by pensions and public entities in companies doing business in the country, according to the group United Against...

In an interview with 60 Minutes scheduled to air tonight, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani claimed that chants of “death to America” are not “a slogan against the American people.” But Rouhani, who is often described in Western media as a moderate, has repeatedly supported extreme anti-American positions and rhetoric. During...

Three Israeli policemen and one Palestinian rioter were injured in a clash in Jerusalem, when rioters threw Molotov cocktails and stones at security forces, The Times of Israel reported today. Israel Police said that the incident began when Border Police deployed in the East Talpiot area came under a deluge of...

American officials have confirmed the presence of multiple Russian fighter jets in Syria, boosting Russia’s ground presence in that country with “significant air power,” Reuters reported today. One of the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there were four Russian jets at the airfield near Latakia, a stronghold of Syrian...

The government of Iran released five top al-Qaeda leaders earlier this year, The New York Times reported Thursday. The Times reported that experts fear that the release of these terrorists “could re-energize the militant group, providing an influx of vetted leaders at a crucial time.” The Iranian government, in a statement on...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said in a speech this week that the Palestinians would not allow Jews to desecrate the Al-Aqsa mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem with their “filthy feet,” Palestinian Media Watch reported yesterday. Yesterday, Palestinian Authority Chairman Abbas described Jews on the Temple Mount...