Iran’s installation of the Russian-built S-300 surface-to-air missile system outside the Fordow nuclear enrichment facility is “of concern” to the United States, a State Department spokesman told reporters on Monday. “We’ve seen the reports of this deployment,” Spokesman John Kirby said. “Obviously, that’s of concern to us because we have long objected to...

Iran announced on Sunday that it completed the first of three stages to establish its government-controlled “national internet,” according to state media reports. While authorities are championing the National Information Network as a faster, less costly alternative to the World Wide Web, observers caution that the service will impose strict censorship on Iranian...

The White House’s failure to stop the ongoing slaughter perpetrated by the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad stems from President Barack Obama’s “desire to accommodate Iran” so that last year’s nuclear deal will extend past his administration, the president’s former top Syria adviser charged in an analysis on Monday. Frederic Hof, formerly Obama’s special...

The Palestinian Authority and the terrorist group Hamas “are arresting, abusing, and criminally charging” journalists and activists who criticize them, leading to a “chilling effect” on freedom of expression in the Palestinian territories, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned in a report released on Monday. “Both Palestinian governments, operating independently, have apparently arrived...

The Iranian foreign minister’s visit to Latin America last week signaled the Islamic Republic’s intent to rebuild its missile program in the Western Hemisphere, Emanuele Ottolenghi, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, wrote in an analysis on Monday. “Iran has long relied on Latin America to evade...

Hamas has opened an official office in Tunisia, a spokesman said Sunday. Moussa Abu Marzouk, one of the Iran-backed terror group’s top officials, publicly announced the opening to a Tunisian news agency on Sunday. Abu Marzouk said that the office was opened with full approval of the Tunisian government. Tunisia is...

Directors Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia picked up an MTV Video Music Award for best visual effects award for Coldplay’s music video “Up&Up” on Sunday night. Called “one of the best videos people have made” by lead vocalist Chris Martin, the video beat out clips from Adele, Zayn, The Weeknd,...

Former Israeli finance minister Yair Lapid slammed the government of Sweden at a pro-Israel rally in Stockholm on Sunday, criticizing their and other European countries’ “disturbing obsession about Israel and the Jews.” Lapid was especially critical of Swedish foreign minister Margot Wallström, who has blamed the Israeli government for the recent wave of Palestinian terrorist attacks...

Iran has arrested a member of its nuclear negotiating team on espionage charges, the country’s judiciary spokesman said on Sunday. Iranian media outlets identified the man as Abdul Rasoul Durri Esfahani, a dual citizen who participated in banking-related aspects of the negotiations that led to last year’s nuclear deal, The Guardian reported. “(News of) the arrest of the...

Iran has deployed Russian S-300 anti-missile batteries, which are believed to be one of the most effective defense systems in the world, to protect its nuclear enrichment facility in Fordow, state media reported Sunday. Iran received a shipment of the weapons in April. Their delivery had been held up for several years...