A senior American official held a “very constructive meeting” with new Egyptian Islamist President Mohamed Morsi during a current visit to the region, according to a US State Department press release. Among other things, the US Deputy Secretary of State…
Opinion: Assad Must Go… Maybe
The United States took a significant step last Friday towards helping the Syrian people escape oppression and murder. It wasn’t saying that President Bashar al-Assad had to leave—that’s been the refrain for months. It was finally demanding that Syria’s two…
Netanyahu on Kenyan Plot: ‘No Limits’ to Iranian Terror
Two Iranians arrested in Kenya on explosives charges are believed to be members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards special forces planning to attack Israeli and Western targets, according to The Daily Telegraph. The British newspaper, citing Kenyan investigators, said the men…
Iranian Lawmakers Devise Plan to Close Key Oil Shipping Route
Photo Courtesy of US Navy. Photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Nathan Schaeffer. A committee in the Iranian parliament has created a plan to blockade the critical oil-shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz in response to international sanctions, according…
World Powers Back Vague Syrian Political Transition Plan
Major world and regional actors agreed on Saturday to support a Syrian political transition plan presented by United Nations envoy Kofi Annan that aims to end the nation’s bloody conflict. Yet while the plan calls for a new inclusive interim…
Syrian Political Transition Plan Proposed as Bloodshed Continues
The political fate of Syria could become clearer this Saturday, as major world powers will meet to discuss a transition plan for the conflict-ridden country. The plan, formulated by United Nations envoy Kofi Annan, would still need to be accepted…