The Obama administration's failure to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is part of what's preventing substantive negotiations with the Afghan Taliban. The leaders of the insurgency against the U.S. war in Afghanistan have pushed a Gitmo prisoner...
US Quietly Surges Troops and Weapons in the Middle East
The Pentagon has quietly surged combat troops and warships in U.S. bases throughout the Middle East after the top American commander in the region warned that he needed additional forces to counter rising potential threats, including Iran. Marine Corps Gen. James...
Iran Sends Letter in Response to Attacks on Nuclear Scientists
Iran said on Saturday it has evidence that the latest assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist was orchestrated, at least in part, by the Washington and the CIA. The Iranian nuclear scientist, 32-year old Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, was killed on Tuesday by a magnetic...
US Worries About Impending Preemptive Israeli Strike on Iran
U.S. defense leaders are increasingly concerned that Israel will take military action against Iran despite U.S. objections and are beefing up U.S. facilities in the region in case of a regional conflict, according to the Wall Street Journal. President Barack Obama,...
Two Killed as Rival Libyan Militias Clash South of Tripoli
Two Killed as Rival Libyan Militias Clash South of Tripoli | Neighboring towns’ militias fight over ‘arrests’
Afghans Condemn US Over Urination Video
Afghans Condemn US Over Urination Video
Russia: Attack on Iran a ‘Direct Threat to Our Security’
Russia: Attack on Iran a ‘Direct Threat to Our Security’ | Russian officials oppose Iran embargo, war
Civilians Stuck in the Middle As Arab League Warns of Syrian Civil War
Civilians Stuck in the Middle As Arab League Warns of Syrian Civil War | Battle reported in Zabadani between troops, rebels
Libyan Central Bank: West Still Hasn’t Returned $20 Billion in ‘Freed’ Assets
Libyan Central Bank: West Still Hasn’t Returned $20 Billion in ‘Freed’ Assets | ‘We never received the $20 billion’
France: West ‘Out of Options’ on Iran
France: West ‘Out of Options’ on Iran | Rules out war or concessions