Iran

Code PInk Leader Medea Benjamin

Code Pink, an anti-war group and official partner of the Women’s March, reportedly defended Iran’s right to a missile defense program at a press conference in Tehran, Seth Frantzman reported Tuesday in The Jerusalem Post. In late February, Code Pink embarked on an “American peace delegation” to the Islamic Republic,...

Continue Reading >>

The Foreign Ministry of the Netherlands announced Monday that it had recalled the country’s ambassador to Iran for “consultations” after the Islamic Republic expelled two diplomats from the Dutch embassy amid escalating tensions between the two nations over an alleged plot to assassinate regime opponents, Radio Free Europe /Radio Liberty...

Continue Reading >>
Hezbollah flag in London

If there is one lesson the world should have learned from Hezbollah’s 34 years of existence, it is this: Hezbollah has no distinct military and political wings. Now, that false wall has begun to crumble. On February 25, the British government announced its decision to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist...

Continue Reading >>
Former Argentinian Pres. Menem Acquitted of Charges that he Obstructed AMIA Investigation

A court in Argentina convicted five people and acquitted eight others, including a former president, for their roles in obstructing the investigation into the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Agence France-Presse reported Thursday. Former President Carlos Menem, who ruled Argentina from 1989 to 1999,...

Continue Reading >>
Hezbollah Cycle Rally

The Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah condemned on Friday the decision by the British government to ban the group in its entirety, saying the move showed “servile obedience” to the United States, Reuters reported. Hezbollah, which exercises complete political and military control over Lebanon, said in a statement it was...

Continue Reading >>

The decision of the British Home Office earlier this week to ban the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah in its entirety could affect the organization’s capacity to raise money, The Jewish Chronicle reported Wednesday. The most visible effect of the ban will be the absence of Hezbollah flags at the annual Quds Day...

Continue Reading >>