Congress calls on US to scout nuclear alternatives to Turkey base
Congress has tucked a provision into a bill to sanction Turkey for its two-week incursion into northern Syria that would study the
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Iran Is Winning United States’ Foreign Policy Gamble
President Donald Trump has sixty days to prevent tensions with Iran from spinning out of control. Dissatisfied with the Iran nuclear deal
Iran uses advanced centrifuges, threatens higher enrichment
Iran on Saturday said it now uses arrays of advanced centrifuges prohibited by its 2015 nuclear deal and can enrich uranium “much
Rapidly expanding nuclear arsenals in Pakistan and India portend regional and global catastrophe
The nuclear arsenals of Britain, France, China, Israel, India, and Pakistan are thought to lie in the range of ~100 to 300
State media in Iran, Russia indicate growing Russia-Iran-Turkey alliance
Iran’s Press TV tweeted in English on Wednesday with a quote from Turkey’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan: “Nuclear power should be forbidden
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan Warns of a Possible War With India Over Kashmir
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan bluntly warned that war was possible over India’s crackdown in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, while
Evidence that Iran Violated the Nuclear Deal Since Day One?
The Iranian government is advancing its nuclear program at a faster pace. Recently, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) declared that
Will There Be a New Russian-Chinese Security Architecture in the Gulf?
Chinese backing for Russia’s proposed collective security concept, which would replace the Gulf’s US defense umbrella and position Russia as a power broker alongside
The North Korean-Israeli Shadow War
Jay Solomon It was largely by chance that Israel scored one of its greatest ever intelligence coups in 2007. At the time,
Israeli Leader Says Iran Hid a Nuclear Weapons Site
Israel accused Iran on Monday of having harbored an undisclosed nuclear-weapons site that the Iranians destroyed a few months ago for fear
Saudi Arabia looking to enrich uranium
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister says the country wants to enrich uranium for its nuclear power program. This could complicate talks with the
Khamenei’s Nuclear Fatwa is a Deception, a Ploy and a Lie
If history is anything to go by, the Supreme Leader’s statement is barely worth a pinch of salt. It is notable that