Middle Eastern nations concerned with Iran’s continued aggressive action. The six countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council have submitted a joint statement supporting the extension of…
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U.S. Asks UN to Extend Iran Arms Embargo
Security Council will vote next week. The U.S. State Department is asking the United Nations Security Council to vote this week on a resolution to extend a 13-year-old…
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Secretary Pompeo Says Election Meddling is Likely
Russia and China are top concerns for the State Department ahead of the 2020 Elections. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he is confident that other…
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House to Vote on Huge Sanctions Bill
Proposal would also apply to China and Russia for supplying weapons to Iran. The largest package of sanctions in history is being prepared for Wednesday release in Congress.…
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U.S. Navy Veteran Freed from Iranian Captivity
Returns to the U.S. after two years of imprisonment. On Thursday the State Department announced that Michael White, an American Navy veteran, had been released from his two-year-long…
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Iran Releases U.S. Veteran
After nearly two years, “the nightmare is over.” Navy veteran Michael White is on his way home to the United States after he was released from being in…
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U.S. Nuclear Sanctions Imposed on Iranian Scientists
Two nuclear officials in Iran’s nuclear development program are the recipients. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo imposed sanctions this past week on two Iranian nuclear officials who have…
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President Orders Destruction of Iranian Fastboats
Iranian military vessels have been harassing U.S. Navy. On Wednesday, President Trump directed the U.S. Navy to destroy Iranian military vessels that conduct provocative maneuvers near U.S. ships…
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U.S. Offers Iran Sanction Waivers
Certain countries will be able to continue to work in nuclear sector. On Monday the White House renewed waivers on sanctions against Iran, to help nations around the…
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Former FBI Agent Presumed Dead in Iranian Custody
Robert Levinson has been missing since 2007. A retired FBI agent and private investigator who disappeared from an Iranian island in 2007, is believed to have died in…
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