Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has released a video that threatened the United States with defeat in the case of war between the two countries, The Times of Israel reported today. The clip — published September 13 to Khamenei’s official YouTube channel — is entitled “If Any War Happens.” It...
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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...
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Two former weapons inspectors urged releasing the details of an agreement reached between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regarding inspections of the Parchin military site, where Iran is believed to have carried out research relating to the detonation of nuclear bombs, Reuters reported today. Several nuclear security...
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The United States began talks with Iran in 2011, two years before previously reported and while Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was still president of the Islamic Republic, an analysis published Wednesday by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) revealed. The analysis was based on statements made by top Iranian officials to...
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The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, confirmed on Wednesday that Russia had “announced their preparedness to cooperate and improve Iran’s centrifuges to produce stable isotopes.” Under the terms of the nuclear deal, Iran will be allowed to maintain more than 1,000 centrifuges in the fortified...
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Over the past 15 years, the government of Iran has been found liable in American courts for more than $40 billion in restitution to victims of terror attacks conducted by groups it sponsors. A bill introduced to the House of Representatives last week would mandate that Iran pay that money to victims before it receives any sanctions...
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The captain of Iran’s women’s soccer team will not be competing in the Asian Cup tournament after her husband confiscated her passport, preventing her from traveling abroad, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. The dispute between 30-year-old midfielder Niloufar Ardalan and her husband, sports journalist Mahdi Toutounchi, touches on the rights of...
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An Iranian airline is still operating in Europe, which it uses as a base to provide arms, fighters, and logistical support to the Syrian regime despite American sanctions against it. Benjamin Weinthal and Emanuele Ottolenghi, fellows at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, reported Tuesday in Politico that Mahan Air continues to expand its European connections in the...
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The Obama administration should release all of the papers found at Osama Bin Laden’s complex that expose the ongoing ties between Iran and al-Qaeda, The Wall Street Journal urged in an editorial (Google link) Tuesday. The editorial noted that former Vice President Dick Cheney gave a speech last week in which he quoted Gen. Michael Flynn, the...
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Over 80 percent of Americans believe that Iran is a threat to the United States, including 49 percent who indicated that Iran is a “very serious threat,” a CNN poll revealed last week. The number who believe Iran is a “very serious threat” is up ten percent since April. 60 percent of respondents think Iran is very or extremely likely to...
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