middle east
House advances bid to nix salary for disgraced ex-Iran envoy Rob Malley
House lawmakers voted on a bipartisan basis Thursday to move forward with a measure that would bar disgraced ex-Iran special envoy Rob Malley from receiving a State Department salary.
US elites choose Jew hate, ‘Green-energy transition’ and other commentary
“The city of Los Angeles cannot say it didn’t know” an antisemitic mob would blockade the Adas Torah synagogue, thunders Commentary’s Seth Mandel.
Adrienne Adams panders to City Council's Israel-haters with Gaza cease-fire bill
Speaker Adrienne Adams is letting far-left members dictate New York City Council’s agenda by considering a resolution for an Israel-Hamas cease-fire in Gaza.
Attacks on businesses linked to US brands rattle Baghdad as anger over the war in Gaza surges
Iraqi governments have for years walked a delicate line between Washington and Tehran, but the eight-month war in Gaza has critically upped the stakes.
Israel 'rivals' pro-life issues in evangelical importance this election: Faith and Freedom Coalition founder
Support for Israel has vaulted near the top of the list of issues of concern for evangelical voters ahead of this year's election, the founder of the Faith and Freedom...
Biden walks back claim Netanyahu prolonging war for political reasons
resident Biden hinted in a new interview Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be prolonging the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip for political reasons — even...
Biden's latest peace-plan lie delights Hamas and hurts Israel
Joe Biden said Israel was ready to fully withdraw from Gaza as part of a truce deal. Turns out that was a huge lie.
Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed, 35 others wounded in joint US-British airstrikes in Yemen
Joint British-US airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others, the rebels said Friday.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman calls Nikki Haley 'disgusting' for writing 'finish them' on Israeli bomb
"Squad" Rep. Jamaal Bowman lashed out at former Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley over an image circulating social media of her signing an Israeli bomb during her recent visit.
Wrecked Gaza pier touted by Biden 'absolutely' will resume deliveries, White House says
WASHINGTON — White House spokesman John Kirby insisted Tuesday that the badly damaged temporary pier that President Biden unveiled in his State of the Union address will resume aid deliveries...
Biden admin urges UK, France not to censure Iran over growing nuclear program
The White House is begging Britain and France not to formally rebuke Iran over the theocracy's growing nuclear program.
US forces shoot down Houthi drone over the Red Sea after 'imminent threat'
US Central Command claims to have shot down a drone that was launched from a Houthi-controlled area in Yemen during the early Monday morning hours.
Iran bolsters stock of enriched uranium after denying it's pursuing nuclear weapons, watchdog warns
Iran has bolstered its supply of enriched uranium, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog reportedly warned in a confidential report Monday.
‘De-whiting NY’: North Africans, Middle Easterners would lose 'white' status under state bill
A controversial bill being pushed by lefty legislators in Albany is trying to make the Empire State less “white,” critics say.
On Memorial Day, a challenge for pro-Palestinian protesters: Honor the US
Hillary Clinton’s recent criticism of young pro-Palestinian protesters — that they “don’t know very much about the history of the Middle East, or frankly about history in many areas of the world,...
The Butcher of Tehran, Ebrahim Raisi, is dead: Good, but it won't change anything
The Butcher of Tehran, Ebrahim Raisi, is dead. Bur Iran is still winning regionally, thanks to Joe Biden's cowardice.
Biden slams 'outrageous' Netanyahu arrest warrant bid by International Criminal Court
"We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security," the president said.
Rep. Elise Stefanik demands sanctions on 'illegitimate' ICC over Netanyahu arrest warrant bid
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik called Monday for Congress to sanction the International Criminal Court following prosecutors' announcement they will seek an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Iranian prez known as 'Butcher of Tehran' killed in helicopter crash as Israel denies involvement: 'It wasn't us'
With Raisi’s death, all eyes have turned to what it might mean for Iran’s government.
Iranian prez seen aboard doomed helicopter in haunting photo moments before crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi can be seen calmly sitting inside his helicopter a short time before it went down in a remote mountainous region Sunday afternoon.