by WorldTribune Staff, August 9, 2016 Since Barack Obama seems to be doing favors for Iran hand over foot, former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad apparently thought the U.S. president could oblige him by overruling the U.S. Supreme Court decision awarding $2 billion to the victims of Iran terrorism. In a letter to President Barack Obama made […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 9, 2016 The United Nations has called for a “humanitarian pause” to fighting in Aleppo, Syria as some 2 million residents of the city are in danger of “coming under total siege.” Heavy fighting between an alliance of anti-Assad rebels and jihadists and Syrian regime forces backed by Russian airstrikes has […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 9, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is calling on jihadists to attack the 2017 Miss Universe pageant. In a thread posted to a Telegram Messenger group called “IS Philippines supporters,” a jihadi, noting next year’s pageant, encourages “everyone who can” to launch attacks at the event. The Miss […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 8, 2016 Iran “by far” poses the largest potential threat to U.S. bases, interests, and allies in the Middle East, according to the 2016 Index of U.S. Military Strength. A Heritage Foundation report said Iran is the greatest threat to U.S. interests in the region “by virtue of its ballistic missile […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 8, 2016 Hillary Clinton was “reckless and careless” to engage in discussion about an Iranian nuclear scientist in an email hosted on her private server, Sen. Tom Cotton said. Iran confirmed on Aug. 7 that the nuclear scientist, Shahram Amiri, who gave information to the U.S. about Teheran’s nuclear program, was […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iran announced on August 7 that it hanged a nuclear scientist for handing over secret information to the United States, concluding a week in which the country came under criticism for its recent execution of up to 20 people. A judiciary spokesman was quoted as telling […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 7, 2016 U.S. policy has always strictly prohibited the payment of a ransom to terrorists who take hostages as such a precedent encourages more terrorism. However, anti-terrorism sanctions prohibit the United States from “U.S. dollar- or other-currency denominated transactions” with Iran, a report said, meaning the Obama administration’s shipment of $400 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Israel took issue on August 5 with U.S. President Barack Obama’s claim that last year’s nuclear agreement with Iran is working to curb Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Obama on August 4 said the agreement “worked exactly the way we said it was going to work” and “it’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 7, 2016 A prominent pro-Egyptian government cleric has lived to see another day after being targeted for assassination in a Cairo suburb on Aug. 4. Gunmen hiding in a park opened fire on former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, who was his way to a mosque near his home. The gunmen missed […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 7, 2016 An alliance of anti-Assad rebels and jihadist groups dealt a major setback to the Russian-backed Syrian regime on Aug. 5 by breaking a three-week siege on Aleppo. Despite more than 600 Russian airstrikes, the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad “were not able to hold on to their positions,” […]
