Iran has sent “game-changing” weapons to its proxy group Hezbollah, which has been actively building tunnels and fortifications along Lebanon’s border with Israel, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) reported Wednesday, citing Lebanese media. Ibrahim al-Amin, chairman of the pro-Hezbollah newspaper Al-Akhbar, wrote in an editorial on January 24 that “a...

The Trump administration is in talks with Sunni Arab states about having them form a NATO-like mutual defense organization to counter Iran and the Islamic State, which would share intelligence with Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The coalition would consist of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and...

A top Iranian general violated a United Nations travel ban by flying to Moscow on Tuesday, Fox News reported, citing Western intelligence officials. Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force, is banned from traveling outside of Iran by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1747 (which Russia voted for)....

The United Nations warned Lebanese President Michel Aoun against arming Hezbollah, a day after Aoun said that the Iran-backed terrorist organization was essential to Lebanon’s security. Sigrid Kaag, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, tweeted Monday, “Recalling SCR 1701 vital 4 Lebanon’s stability-security. Resolution calls 4 disarmament all armed groups....

Several European governments are protesting Iran’s treatment of an Iranian scientist with Swedish residency who was arrested last year and could soon face the death penalty, The New York Times reported Monday. It is the latest example of a Western citizen or resident being detained by Iran on questionable charges. Ahmadreza Djalali,...

Iranian political leaders and the chief of the Iran-sponsored terror group Hezbollah mocked U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend, calling him an “idiot,” among other insults. In a televised speech, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Sunday that Trump had shown “the true face of the U.S. administration,” calling it “ugly, unjust, criminal,...