Repentance: The key to financing of ISIL’s spreading reign of terror
Repentance, or tawba in Arabic, is a vital tool used by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in its reign of terror. It is used both to subdue (more…)
Russian intervention in Syria risks strategic ties with Sunni states
With its escalation of military action in Syria, Russia is risking a loss of influence with states with majority Sunni populations. (FULL STORY) (more…)
As Russia moves in to solidify Assad’s rule, no sign of U.S. strategy
President Barack Obama never followed through after threatening military action if Assad’s forces, as they did, used chemical weapons. He has weighed and decided against no-fly zones for all (more…)
IAEA symbolic visit to Parchin seen setting dangerous precedent
By Jack Caravelli On September 20, Ambassador Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), visited Parchin, an Iranian military facility, setting off renewed debate on (more…)
Power struggle looms between Iran’s Rouhani and ailing Khamenei
Has attaining “hero” status as a result of the Iran nuclear deal with world powers emboldened President Hassan Rouhani to pick a fight over power with supreme leader Ayatollah (more…)
Russian boots are on the ground in Syria and have joined fighting
Russian forces are in Syria as Moscow is said to be pulling out all the stops to save Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Military strike as ‘last option’ seen thwarting Iran’s nuclearization
A successful military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities could end Teheran’s nuclear weapon aspirations or at least significantly delay its progress toward the bomb, a former top Israel Defense (more…)
Think tank: Mandate to destroy Israel key to Iran’s ‘founding vision’
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is continuing the “founding vision” of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei that “the eradication of Zionism is an inevitable precondition for redeeming contemporary Islam,” according (more…)
In victory lap, Zarif rallies regional assets against Israel, ‘terrorists’
With nuclear talks over and the widespread belief that Iran got pretty much everything it wanted, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif recently took a victory lap through the Mideast (more…)