The United States expressed strong critiques of a Russian and Chinese double-veto on Saturday of a United Nations resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed in Syria. President Bashar al-Assad is accused of leading a brutal crackdown on dissidents in the…
The Arab League proposal on handling the ongoing bloodshed in Syria, which includes creating a transitional government, was still being negotiated by the United Nations Security Council as of Wednesday. A vote on a UN measure on Syria is expected…
The Iranians appear willing to respond to an upcoming European Union embargo on their oil—by cutting their oil shipments to Europe. The Fars News Agency reported that senior Iranian lawmaker Mohammad Karim Abedi said they would drop oil supplies to…
The United States and Israel have decided to push back their joint training drill from this spring to the second half of 2012, although a specific reason was not given for the delay. US European Command spokesman Capt. John Ross,…
The United States and Israeli militaries are set to embark on another joint training exercise, but are pointing out that the plans are not in response to recently rising tensions with Iran. A joint statement from the US and Israel,…
Iran is under scrutiny and sanctions over their own nuclear program, yet on Saturday an Iranian nuclear official offered to export “nuclear services” to what he termed “friendly countries.” The Iranian Fars News Agency reported that Director of the Atomic…