Iran unleashed: Israelis, most Americans witnessing the ‘infinite’ stupidity of ‘nuclear deal’

Iran unleashed: Israelis, most Americans witnessing the ‘infinite’ stupidity of ‘nuclear deal’

Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey As Iran extends its influence to Israel’s northern border, the madness of the nuclear deal is becoming apparent. The two greatest physicists in history, writing centuries apart, agreed on one thing. Sir Isaac Newton wrote: “I can calculate the motion of the heavenly bodies but not the madness of […]

Obama orders the lifting of Iran sanctions, unfreezing of assets

Obama orders the lifting of Iran sanctions, unfreezing of assets

Special to WorldTribune.com U.S. President Barack Obama on Oct. 18 ordered the lifting of sanctions against Iran and for billions of dollars of its assets to be unfrozen. The president made the announcement on what was labeled “adoption day” of the Iranian nuclear deal, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Obama said the U.S. […]

Obama administration walks back ‘excessive force’ accusation against Israel

Obama administration walks back ‘excessive force’ accusation against Israel

Special to WorldTribune.com One day after suggesting Israel used “excessive force” against Palestinians in the recent wave of violence, the Obama administration said it never made the accusation and insisted Israel has the right to defend itself. “We have never accused Israeli security forces of excessive force with respect to these terrorist attacks,” State Department […]

Handshake with Obama generates uproar back in Iran

Handshake with Obama generates uproar back in Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com The “handshake with the enemy” has created a storm of controversy in Iran’s parliament. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif shook hands with U.S. President Barack Obama on Sept. 28 at United Nations headquarters in New York, the first time in 30 years such high-ranking officials from the two long-time enemies shook […]

Memo to the West: Moscow’s increasing role in Syria and against the jihadist threat since 2012

Memo to the West: Moscow’s increasing role in Syria and against the jihadist threat since 2012

Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System / Defense & Foreign Affairs [Editor’s note: The following full-length report by Yossef Bodansky details Russia’s unambiguous response to the growing jihadist threat in Syria and the Middle East that has remarkably been aided and abetted at several junctures by Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia […]

Putin continues Syria buildup, losing patience on coordination with U.S.

Putin continues Syria buildup, losing patience on coordination with U.S.

Special to WorldTribune.com Russian President Vladimir Putin will take unilateral action against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Syria if the United States turns down his proposal to join forces against the terrorists, according to a report on Sept. 23. According to a Bloomberg report, Putin has become frustrated with what he sees […]

Report: Iran seeking ‘complete lifting of sanctions’ and U.S. said to be open

Report: Iran seeking ‘complete lifting of sanctions’ and U.S. said to be open

Special to WorldTribune.com Iran is determined to reopen nuclear talks in order to achieve the “complete lifting of sanctions” and the United States is listening, according to a report on Sept. 21. Foreign ministers from Iran and the world powers who negotiated the nuclear framework are slated to meet in New York next week to […]

White House appears baffled by Russia’s buildup in Syria: ‘Raises serious questions’

White House appears baffled by Russia’s buildup in Syria: ‘Raises serious questions’

Special to WorldTribune.com U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia’s deployment of fighter jets and surface-to-air missiles to Syria “raises serious questions.” As pointed out by more than one Republican candidate at the 2nd GOP debate on Sept. 16, there should be no mystery about Russia’s interest in Syria. Moscow’s Putin is demonstrating that […]

Russia uses Iran, Iraq air space for military transport flights to Syria, ignores U.S. warnings

Russia uses Iran, Iraq air space for military transport flights to Syria, ignores U.S. warnings

Special to WorldTribune.com Russia is flying military assets and personnel into Syria via Iranian and Iraqi air space and ignoring warnings from the United States in the process. Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen as determined to rescue the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad and is openly defying American efforts to block the military […]

Russian forces said to be building base at Latakia, Syria

Russian forces said to be building base at Latakia, Syria

Special to WorldTribune.com American intelligence officials say Russia is constructing facilities at a military base in the Syrian port city of Latakia. The officials reported that Moscow has constructed an air traffic control tower and transported prefabricated housing units for up to 1,000 personnel to an airfield in Latakia, one of the key remaining strongholds […]