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Featured Middle East Politics World February 26, 2021

Saudi crown prince approved murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: U.S. intel report

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 operation to “capture or kill” Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to...

Featured Middle East Politics February 26, 2021

Past Biden and Psaki tweets resurface after Syria airstrike

President Joe Biden and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki are receiving backlash for past tweets attacking the Trump administration’s...

Featured Israel Middle East February 25, 2021

UNICEF branch quietly stops publishing list of NGO partners after years of scrutiny

This story was first published by The Dark Wire Investigation Foundation The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has...

Featured Israel Middle East Politics World February 23, 2021

Twitter says Khamenei’s antisemitic ‘International Zionist clown’ tweet doesn’t violate platform rules

UPDATED WITH STATEMENT FROM A TWITTER SPOKESPERSON Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday alleged in a tweet that...

Featured Middle East National Security World February 22, 2021

Rocket strike reported near U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Three rockets struck near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Monday, according to multiple reports, making it the third rocket...

Featured Middle East Nation Politics World February 15, 2021

Iran test fires short-range ‘smart’ missile

Iran’s army testfired a sophisticated short-range missile on Sunday, The Associated Press reported. According to Gen. Kioumars Heidari, Commander of...

Featured Israel Middle East Nation Politics February 12, 2021

Psaki can’t answer if Biden still considers Israel an ally

When a reporter asked the White House press secretary Jen Psaki if the Biden administration still considers Israel and Saudi...

Featured Israel Middle East National Security February 12, 2021

Experts warn Iran could be behind the Florida water supply cyber-hack

Iran could be behind a recent cyber hack of a small town in Florida’s water supply that occurred last week,...

Featured Middle East Nation National Security Politics World January 28, 2021

New York Times opinion writer arrested as alleged Iran agent, accused of writing ‘propaganda’ pieces

A New York Times opinion writer was arrested and charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent of the Iranian...

Elections Featured Israel Middle East Nation Politics World January 18, 2021

Friedman: ‘Any rational person would know we can’t return to the JCPOA’

David Friedman, US Ambassador to Israel, is slated to leave office Wednesday as the next administration will begin. In a...