The ambassadors of eleven Arab countries to the United Nations on Monday harshly condemned Iran’s continued sponsorship of terrorist groups and destabilizing interference in the internal affairs of regional powers, the Associated Press reported. In a letter sent to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, the representatives of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman,...

The Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah is “effectively controlling Lebanon” following the recent election of its ally Michel Aoun to the Lebanese presidency, David Daoud, a research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, warned in a Newsweek analysis published on Sunday. While Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif personally visited and congratulated Aoun...

Iran and Russia are currently negotiating an estimated $10 billion arms deal, which would see the Islamic Republic buy Russian tanks, artillery systems, planes, and helicopters. Viktor Ozerov, the chairman of the defense and security committee in the upper house of the Russian Parliament, told the media on Monday while on...

The Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah showed off its “massive” arsenal of armored vehicles during a “military parade” near the northern Syrian city of al-Qusayr on Sunday, the website al-Masdar News, which is associated with the terror group, reported. Columns of armored vehicles were visible in photos uploaded to Hezbollah-affiliated social media accounts....

A terrorist with close ties to Iran has been installed as the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reported Monday. Imad al-Alami will take over from current Gaza chief Ismail Haniyeh, who is moving to Qatar, likely in order to replace Khaled Meshaal as leader of...

…Now What? Donald Trump’s surprise election as President of the United States has led to a new focus on the foreign policy challenges he will face, especially in the Middle East. Among those challenges: wars in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen; a Kurdish push for independence; a regional power struggle between Iran and...