Israel / Middle East

Hamas Bets Trump Is Bluffing

The Iranian-backed terror group Hamas has decided to call President-elect Donald Trump’s bluff and abandon negotiations toward a hostage deal, waiting instead to see if it can get a better deal when he takes office January 20.

In this April 21, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump poses for a portrait in the Ova

Report: Saudi Arabia’s Neom Megacity Construction Plagued by Gang Rape, Traffic Fatalities

Saudi Arabia’s Neom project was meant to be the city of the future, the crowning achievement of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s “Saudi Vision 2030” plan to diversify the national economy away from oil. Unfortunately, the construction site for the city of the future has been plagued by complaints of gang rape, drinking, drugs, and attempted suicide by the 100,000 workers assembled there.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks on during his meeting with the US Se

Erdogan Warns Kurds Will Be ‘Buried in Syrian Lands Along with Their Weapons’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Kurdish militias in Syria on Wednesday to either lay down their arms or be “buried.” On the same day, the Turkish military said it killed 21 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq – including members of the People’s Defense Units (YPG), the leading Syrian Kurdish force allied with the United States against the Islamic State.

ANKARA, TURKEY - OCTOBER 01: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the parliame

Iran’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year

The year 2024 was not a good one for Iran, which saw much of its proxy army across the Middle East decimated by Israel, its puppet dictator Bashar Assad ousted in Syria, and its old enemy Donald Trump return to the White House.

TEHRAN, IRAN - OCTOBER 4: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout image/clip was provided by a thir