The recent report in Politico that the Obama administration shut down a systematic investigation into Hezbollah’s drug running in the Western Hemisphere in order to secure the nuclear deal with Iran underscores one of the main costs of the deal: it normalized Iran’s abnormal behavior. The nuclear deal not only erased...

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In the wake of a report earlier this week that the Obama administration ended an investigation into Hezbollah’s drug-trafficking operations in the Western Hemisphere in order to secure the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, a former United States Treasury Department official outlined steps that the Trump administration could take to effectively combat...

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Saudi Arabia claims to have intercepted a ballistic missile that was fired at its royal palace by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. According to a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the rebels in Yemen, Saudi air defenses intercepted the Volcano H2 (or Burkan H2)...

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In his speech on Monday, outlining America’s national security strategy, U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his commitments to supporting peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians as well as fighting Iran’s “malign influence.” The President highlighted that regional dynamics have overtaken the peace process. “For generations, the conflict between Israel...

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The Obama administration obstructed a campaign by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to monitor and prosecute Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, in order to solidify the 2015 nuclear accord with the Islamic Republic, Politico reported on Sunday. The campaign, called Project Cassandra, launched in 2008, was aimed at disrupting...

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The Israeli army bombed Hamas targets in Gaza in response to missile fire Sunday night. Three missiles were fired from Gaza towards Israel. One exploded in the Ashkelon beach area, damaging the external wall of a house and a family car. A second exploded in open area, causing no damage or...

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The control Hamas exercises over the Gaza Strip was evidenced as Israel once again destroyed a terror tunnel that extended from the Hamas-ruled territory into Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported Sunday. The IDF reported that it tracked progress of the tunnel even before it extended into Israeli territory utilizing “unique...

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An Argentinian judge on Thursday ordered the arrest of the country’s former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, accusing her of covering up Iranian involvement in the 1994 bombing at the Buenos Aires Jewish center that killed 85 people and wounded 300, The Times of Israel reported. The former president, who now...

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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they fired a cruise missile at a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates raising the specter of nuclear terror, Reuters reported on Sunday. The Houthis, which control most of northern Yemen, said they targeted the UAE as part of the Saudi-led...

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The Taylor Force Act, which will cut American aid to the Palestinian Authority as long as it pays stipends to terrorists and their families, a scheme sometimes referred to as “pay to slay,” easily passed the United States House of Representatives on Tuesday, with strong bipartisan support. It will now move to...

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