The House on Thursday passed a bill that would force the president to permanently freeze $6 billion in Iranian funds that were briefly made available to Tehran as part of a prisoner swap deal. Under the deal, the US and Iran exchanged prisoners, and the US allowed the...
Iran Tells US It Doesn’t Want Gaza War to Escalate Into Regional Conflict
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that Tehran expressed to the US through back channels that it does not want the Gaza war to escalate into a regional conflict while also warning escalation was inevitable if Israel didn't stop its campaign....
House Passes Resolution That Suggests Using Force Against Iran
The House on Wednesday passed a resolution that suggested the US would use force against Iran in the future in the name of preventing the country from acquiring nuclear weapons. The resolution says a nuclear-armed Iran is "unacceptable" and declares that it's the...
Pentagon: US Forces in Iraq and Syria Attacked 13 Times in Last Week
The Pentagon said Tuesday that US troops stationed in Iraq and Syria have been attacked 13 times within a week as the US is backing Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said between October 17 and 24, troops in Iraq came under...
Israeli Official Vows to Wipe Iran ‘Off the Face of the Earth’ If Hezbollah Enters War
An Israeli official has vowed that Iran would be "wiped off the face of the earth" if Hezbollah opens up a northern front for Israel. Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire along the Lebanon-Israel border since the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel. There...
Iran Says It Won’t Enter War With Israel Unless Israel Attacks First
Amid concerns about Israel's onslaught in Gaza escalating into a regional war, the Iranian mission to the UN said Sunday that it would only enter the fighting if Israel attacked Iran. "Iran’s armed forces will not engage, provided that the Israeli apartheid does not...
US, Qatar Agree to Deny Iran Access to $6 Billion of Its Funds
The US and Qatar have agreed to deny Iran access to $6 billion of its own funds that were recently released as part of a prisoner swap deal with the US, The New York Times reported on Thursday. The $6 billion was frozen in South Korea due to US sanctions on Iran that...
NYT: US Intelligence Shows Iranian Leaders Were Surprised by Hamas Attack
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that US intelligence shows Iranian leaders were surprised by the Hamas attack on southern Israel and that no evidence has been found indicating Iran helped plan the operation. The report reads: "These key Iranian officials did...
Sen. Graham Says ‘We’re in a Religious War,’ Calls to ‘Level’ Gaza
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday declared that "we're in a religious war" and called for Israel to "level" the Gaza Strip, home to over 2 million people, including about 1 million children. "We're in a religious war here. I am with Israel. Do whatever the hell...
Israel Says It Has No Evidence Iran Was Involved in Hamas Attack
On Monday, Israeli officials said they had no evidence that Iran was involved in the Hamas attack on southern Israel after a report from The Wall Street Journal claimed Iranian officials helped plot the operation. "We have no evidence or proof" that Iran was involved,...


