Iran “aspires to be a regional hegemon” and remains “the most significant threat” to the United States and its allies, the head of the U.S. Central Command said in a congressional testimony on Wednesday. Gen. Joseph Votel warned of Tehran’s ambitions in Yemen, Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, and Syria, noting that the...

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Two bipartisan bills introduced in Congress last week aim to remedy the United States’ failure to deter Iran’s aggression since the 2015 nuclear deal, Tzvi Kahn, a senior Iran analyst for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, wrote Wednesday in a policy brief. The Senate bill, introduced by Foreign Relations...

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Iran on Sunday sanctioned 15 American companies over their alleged ties to the “Zionist regime” and support for terrorism, the Associated Press reported. The sanctions prohibit the targeted businesses from engaging with Iranian firms and subject their assets to possible seizure. The measure is considered to be “symbolic,” the AP noted,...

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When it comes to the dangers that Iran poses to the Middle East, “there is no daylight” between Israel’s government and opposition, Zionist Union chief and opposition leader Isaac Herzog said at the AIPAC Policy Conference on Monday morning. Herzog added that he frequently meets with world leaders to discuss...

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A bipartisan bill targeting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), its ballistic missile program, and human rights violations was introduced in the Senate on Thursday. The Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act Of 2017, which was brought forth by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker (R – Tenn.), has seven Republican and...

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Tens of thousands of Yemenites have lost their homes and livelihoods, the country’s ambassador to the United States wrote in Newsweek on Monday—and now Iran is accelerating its support for the Houthi rebels. The Islamic Republic is sending military advisors and advanced weapons, including drones, to sway the outcome of a...

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that gender equality is a “Zionist plot” to corrupt the role of women in society. “Making women a commodity and an object of gratification in the Western world is most likely among Zionist plots aiming to destroy the society,” Khamenei said in...

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The Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah is attempting to acquire game-changing weapons in anticipation of launching another war against Israel, a former Israeli security chief told reporters on Monday. Brig. Gen. (res.) Nitzan Nuriel, who served as the director of Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau from 2007 to 2012, referenced three recent Israeli strikes against...

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The Palestinian Non-Authority Another Palestinian terror faction announced on Tuesday that it will not participate in upcoming local elections. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) stated that it would boycott the May municipal contests to protest the Palestinian Authority’s “suppressive” tactics against demonstrators. Hamas, the terror organization that...

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The son of an Iranian opposition leader who has been under house arrest since 2011 has himself been sentenced to six months in prison on charges of distributing anti-government propaganda, Radio Free Europe reported Tuesday. Green Movement leader Mehdi Karroubi ran as a reformist presidential candidate in 2009 against incumbent Mahmoud...

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