A man was arrested last month on charges of plotting an assassination-for-hire attack against US politicians or officials, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. A man has been arrested on charges of plotting to assassinate US leaders. Asif Merchant, also known as Asif Raza Merchant, is accused of contacting someone to facilitate the assassination plot…
Iran has launched a wide-ranging investigation into Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s murder, a stark sign of how damaging and shocking the security failure was. Iran has arrested more than two dozen people, including military officials, senior intelligence officers, and staff members, at a military-run guesthouse in Tehran in a massive and humiliating security breach. In…
The Pentagon says the United States is increasing its military presence in the Middle East to defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies in the coming days, as well as to protect American troops. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday that he has ordered more ballistic missile defense-capable cruisers and destroyers for…
A senior Hamas leader was killed on Wednesday morning. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, 62, was killed in an early morning attack in Iran. His killing threatens the region’s stability and increases the risk of the Gaza war escalating into a regional conflict. What happened to Hania and when? At around 2 a.m. local time (22:30…
Iran’s reformist President Masoud Pizshakyan was sworn in as the Islamic Republic’s ninth president in front of parliament on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by foreign dignitaries. Pizshakyan won a run-off race against ultra-conservative Saeed Jalili on July 5 to replace President Ibrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash in May. Tuesday’s ceremony…