UK Releases Seized Iranian Oil Tanker, Despite US Efforts to Stop the Move

Gibraltar stated that it received guarantees from Tehran that the owners of the oil tanker would not take it to Syria.

Rouhani Warns ‘War with Iran is Mother of all Wars,’ Calls for Peace

Rouhani contends, “it can’t be that the Strait of Hormuz is free for you and the Strait of Gibraltar is not free for us.”

Iran: ‘Our Front Extends to Mediterranean and Israel’s Borders

Rabbani claimed that for the next decade at least, “no regional or trans-regional country will be able to counter or fight against the Islamic Republic of Iran in ground warfare.

Iran Again Declares: The Persian Gulf is Sovereign Iranian Territory

Iranian media reported on Sunday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had seized an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf that Iran claimed was...

Netanyahu Encourages Johnson to Take a Stronger Stance Against Iran

Johnson appointed the pro-Iran Ben Wallace as Britain's Defense Secretary.

Report: Iran Seizes Another Foreign Tanker in the Gulf

Last month the UK-flagged Stena Impero was hijacked by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and its crew of 23.

Explosion at Shayrat Airbase in Homs Province, Iranian Fighters Killed

US air strikes attacked the base in 2017 after a sarin gas attack on civilians left nearly 100 dead in northwestern Syria, including numerous women and children.
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Why Is the UN Biased Against Israel?

That this UN resolution is anti-Semitic goes without saying, but it is also an assault against oppressed women in Arab countries.

Zarif Claims US Sanctions Won’t Hurt Him

There are signs that the US sanctions have reached the limits of their effectiveness.

Report: Israel Strikes Iranian Assets in Iraq with F-35 Stealth Fighter

London-based Arabic daily reports that Israeli F-35 stealth fighters were used to carry out two strikes on Iranian assets in Iraq this month; no comment from Israel.

Saudi Paper: Israel Increasing Attacks on Iranian Targets in Syria and Iraq

According to Al Arabia, the weapons stored in the facility were Iranian-made missiles.

Second UK Warship Arrives in Gulf to Protect British-Flagged Vessels

Thus far, the HMS Montrose has escorted 35 vessels through the strait, according to the UK Ministry of Defense.

Syria Opens Border Crossing with Iraq, Will Serve an Iranian Bridge to Lebanon

The upgraded Albukamal crossing is expected to serve as an Iranian land bridge through Iraq to Syria and from there to Lebanon, posing a new threat to Israel’s security.
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Iran Tests 600-Mile Range Ballistic Missile

Iran also has in its arsenal an MRBM that can reach 1,200 miles (and hit targets as far as Israel, Egypt, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece).

US Announces Plan to Protect American Vessels in Persian Gulf

The aim of the U.S. naval and air presence in the Gulf theater is to deter Iran from threatening to stop or seize any American commercial ship.

British Vessel, Shadowed by UK Warship, Safely Transits Strait of Hormuz

Britain’s Department for Transport in London has extended the security level for UK-flagged shipping from Level 3 in Iranian waters to cover the entire Strait of Hormuz.

Danon to UN Security Council: ‘Beirut Port Has Become Hezbollah’s Port’

Israel revealed new intelligence information in the Security Council: Iran and Syria are smuggling dual-use equipment into Lebanon to build up Hezbollah.

Hamas in Iran: ‘Resistance Missiles Can Hit Anywhere in Israeli-Occupied Palestine’

Al-Arouri: "We are on the same path as the Islamic Republic — the path of battling the Zionist entity and the arrogant ones.”

UK to Announce ‘Serious Consequences’ Under Consideration After Tanker Seizure by Iran

Measures being contemplated by the UK include pushing for the renewal of EU and UN sanctions as well as the freezing of Iranian assets in London.

Twitter Suspends Iranian News Accounts for Harassing Baha’i Followers

A source at Twitter confirmed to the BBC the Iranian news agency accounts were suspended for “coordinated and targeted harassment of people associated with Baha’i."

UK Raises Threat Level After Iran Seizes British Oil Tanker

U.S. Central Command has announced the development of a multinational plan to increase protection in key international waterways after the Iranian seizure of the British vessels.

Iran Ups the Ante, Seizing British Container with Crew of 23

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned that Iran is choosing a "dangerous path" of "illegal and destabilizing" behavior.

Trump: US Navy Ship Shot Down Iranian Drone in International Waters

The unmanned aerial vehicle threatened the American amphibious assault ship, the USS Boxer, while it was in the Strait of Hormuz.

Three Iranian Nationals Charged with Exporting Carbon Fiber from US to Iran

Carbon fiber is a crucial component for making a nuclear bomb, announced the U.S. Department of Justice.

IAEA Inspectors Found Radioactive Material, Violations of JCPOA in Tehran, by Following Mossad Directions

The IAEA has not made the information public, nor was it shared during a quarterly meeting of the agency's 35 member nation Board of Governors this past week.
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Iran Fails to Seize British Tanker

On Wednesday, Iran’s military chief of staff Major General Mohammad Baqeri said that a crushing response is awaiting those who threaten the security of Iran and its borders.

IAEA Confirms Iran Enriching Uranium to 4.5 Percent

“The Agency continues to verify the non-diversion of nuclear material declared by Iran under its Safeguards Agreement. Evaluations regarding the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities continue.”

Report: Israeli Intel Foiled 50 Terrorist Attacks in 20 Countries

Israeli intelligence agencies have helped prevent at least 50 terror attacks planned by the Islamic State group and Iran in 20 countries across the globe over the past three years, according to Israel's Channel 12 television.
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US Designates 3 Senior Hezbollah Terrorists, Nixes Political, Military Arms Distinction

"The United States’ maximum pressure campaign against Iran and its proxies, Hezbollah chief among them, has already succeeded in limiting the financial support Hezbollah receives from the Iranian regime."

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