Iran’s latest ballistic missile test, which the Islamic Republic revealed on Sunday, means that the United States is “officially putting Iran on notice” and would not tolerate any other violations of international norms, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn said on Wednesday. Flynn, who made his remarks from the White House press...

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The top two congressmen on the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a joint event on Wednesday, a few weeks after the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, to highlight the dangerous implications of Iran’s destabilizing behavior and emphasize the importance of pressuring it to abide by the terms...

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Saudi Arabia said Monday that Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked one of its frigates off the coast of Yemen, killing two crew members and wounding three. According to the official Saudi Press Agency, the Saudi vessel was rammed by one of three gunboats that attacked it near the Yemeni port of Hodeida, the...

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The United States will convene an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to address Iran’s latest ballistic missile launch, which defied a resolution adopted by the council to implement the nuclear deal. Newly confirmed U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley is expected to attend the gathering, Fox News...

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In a call Sunday with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, President Donald Trump acknowledged the “importance of rigorously enforcing” the nuclear deal with Iran and “of addressing Iran’s destabilizing regional activities,” according to a summary provided by the White House. During the call, Salman accepted a request from the president to establish...

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Iran carried out a ballistic missile test in violation of a United Nations resolution on Sunday, the first since President Donald Trump was inaugurated earlier this month, U.S. officials told Fox News on Monday. The launch involved a Khorramshahr medium-range ballistic missile, which the officials said flew for 600 miles before exploding in a...

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Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem Could Help Bring About Peace—But Will It Happen? The Jerusalem Embassy Act, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in 1995, mandates that the United States must move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which three successive presidents have avoided by signing...

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Iran is repopulating Syrian territory from Damascus to Homs with Shiites families from elsewhere in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, turning the area into “zones of influence” that Iran “can directly control and use to advance broader interests,” The Guardian reported earlier this month. Calling the Iranian controlled process “a historic shift...

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Ukrainian authorities announced on Friday that they seized a shipment of missile system components that were bound for Iran, in violation of an arms embargo against the Islamic Republic. The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine said that the parts were found on an Iran-bound flight at Kiev’s Zulyany airport, Jane’s Defence...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday expressed his hope that the Iranian and Israeli people could work together to secure a peaceful future for both nations, saying in a video message, “We are your friend, not your enemy.” After acknowledging Iran’s “proud history” and “rich culture,” Netanyahu expressed sympathy...

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