U.S. Central Command [CENTCOM] urged Congress to ensure funding for at least one carrier group in 2016 to bolster security for the Gulf Cooperation Council amid Iran’s continued push (more…)
The U.S. has told the Philippines that “we shall return” and Manila has just said “welcome back!” Last week, the two countries reached a landmark agreement allowing the U.S. (more…)
Three Iranians who conducted hundreds of millions of dollars worth of transactions that were banned under international sanctions have been charged with conspiring to evade U.S. sanctions. (FULL STORY) (more…)
A Japanese citizen who was in contact with jihadists was detained by Turkish authorities near the border with Syria. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Two Iranian companies and a pair of British businessmen have been blacklisted by the United States for their support for Teheran’s ballistic missile program. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Chinese PLA’s chief of staff has officially proposed a Central Asia military alliance that excludes Russia. (FULL STORY) (more…)
For years, China has been courting Indonesia to counterbalance Beijing’s extreme isolation and unpopularity among Southeast Asian nations due to its maritime claims to most of the South China (more…)
ISIL now has up to 6,500 jihadists in Libya, according to the Lexington Institute, which said the terror organizations had fewer than 1,000 followers in Libya last year. (FULL (more…)
By Jack Caravelli President Barack Obama has triggered another furious reaction from a Middle East ally with recent comments he made about Saudi Arabia. (FULL STORY) (more…)
