According to a new study from Iran’s Drug Control Organization, the number of people regularly consuming drugs has grown from 1.3 million six years ago to at least 2.8 million today. The vast majority of these drug users favor opium, which flows in from Afghanistan.
South Korea’s Yonhap news service reported on Wednesday that North Korea made a very tentative and conditional offer to discuss a ban on nuclear and ballistic missile testing.
Even as North Korea’s outlaw regime fumed that international sanctions against its missile and nuclear programs are unreasonable and disgraceful, North Korean forces have reportedly hijacked a Russian yacht.
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and Austria have voiced sharp criticism of the latest U.S. sanctions against Moscow because they could affect European businesses involved in piping Russian natural gas to Europe.
Bloomberg Politics reported Wednesday on a “previously undisclosed,” and fortunately never executed, plan by Venezuela to evade international sanctions and slip banned Syrian oil into the United States for sale.
After months of attempting to ingratiate himself with President Donald Trump, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has changed his tune, accusing him of a “conspiracy” to overthrow his regime and demanding Trump “get your dirty hands out of” Venezuela.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury announced sanctions against individuals and corporate entities in Iran and China for assisting Iran’s ballistic missile program.
On Wednesday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said “there is a high possibility of a military conflict” with North Korea, even as he pledged to restore dialogue with the North.
The U.S. Treasury announced on Monday that it is putting into place 271 new sanctions in Syria following a chemical weapons attack on April 4 that killed dozens of people, including many children.
The Middle East’s biggest airline says it is reducing flights to the United States because of a drop in demand caused by tougher U.S. security measures and attempts by the Trump administration to ban travelers from a number of Muslim-majority nations.
China seems to be having second thoughts about indulging the deranged Kim regime in North Korea for so long, but it will not be easy for Beijing to downplay the amount of assistance it has given Pyongyang’s nuclear missile program over the years.
Satellite photography reportedly shows that North Korea is preparing its Punggye-ri nuclear test site for another detonation, probably timed to coincide with celebrations of national founder Kim Il-sung’s 105th birthday this weekend.
Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary Boris Johnson’s credibility suffered a blow in the G7 after proposals to levy targeted sanctions on senior Russian and Syrian figures were rejected.
The Pew Research Center has released a new poll that shows Americans have a very low opinion of North Korea and would support the use of military force against it should Pyongyang assault an American ally.
The Texas House State Affairs Committee passed on Wednesday a bill banning state contracts and investments in companies that boycott Israel.
At a news conference in London, Secretary of Defense James Mattis was asked about his 2012 assessment of Iran as the greatest threat facing the United States. He turned to North Korea instead, suggesting Pyongyang has displaced Tehran as top threat in the Trump administration’s reckoning.
A bill introduced in the Senate on Thursday would impose sanctions on Iran for launching ballistic missiles and other provocative acts, a move that fits with President Donald Trump’s plans to take a tougher stance against the top sponsor of terror in the world, according to the U.S. Department of State.
North Korea’s latest propaganda video is filled with rocket launchers, jet fighters, military parades, and the money shot of a U.S. aircraft carrier photoshopped to be on fire.
Forbes Magazine is promoting Iran as one of “The 10 Coolest Places to Go in 2017,” based on a review by Melissa Biggs Bradley, founder of the travel website Indagare.
Fox News delivers an astonishing report about the extent of Iran’s smuggling network.
TEL AVIV – Iran is responding to President Donald Trump’s threats against the regime by strengthening Hezbollah and Gaza-based terror groups as well as allying itself with Russia in exchange for economic and military privileges, an Iranian military source said.
Another towering achievement of Obama foreign policy was reported by Bloomberg Politics on Wednesday, as the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism counts its money from the nuclear deal windfall and prepares for a weapons “shopping spree.”
The United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) issued a trilateral statement on North Korea on Monday, denouncing Pyongyang’s “flagrant disregard for multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions prohibiting its ballistic missile and nuclear programs” and calling for “strong international pressure on the regime.”
The chairman of the House Permanent Committee on Intelligence told reporters at the Capitol Monday he has yet to see evidence of contacts between President Donald Trump’s campaign and individuals in the Russian government or part of its extensive network of affiliated persons.
Major General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s notorious Quds Force — the terrorism department of Iran’s complex military structure — violated multiple United Nations resolutions with a visit to Moscow on Wednesday.
The resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn on Monday evening raises troubling questions about the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the intelligence services.
TEL AVIV – A senior Iranian official goaded President Donald Trump on Sunday, insisting the U.S. would suffer an “unprecedented defeat” at the hands of an “iron dam” like Iran.
A day after apparently scrubbing the test launch of a Safir missile, viewed by analysts as a test vehicle for intercontinental ballistic missile technology, Iran launched a short-range surface-to-air rocket from the same Semnan facility.
Iran held large-scale military exercises over the weekend, including tests of its missile systems, in what the Iranian military said was a gesture of defiance against new U.S. sanctions.
President Donald Trump, as is his custom, took to Twitter to blast Iran for its recent provocations. (He blasted Arnold Schwarzenegger for his recent provocations at roughly the same time, but he was much tougher on Iran.)
(Reuters) The United States on Friday sanctioned 13 individuals and 12 entities under its Iran sanctions authority, days after the White House put Tehran “on notice” over a ballistic missile test and other activities.
(Reuters) The United States is expected to impose sanctions on multiple Iranian entities as early as Friday following Tehran’s recent ballistic missile test, but in a way that will not violate the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
President Donald Trump has scheduled five calls to world leaders on Saturday, and has completed most. Among the most anticipated was his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which occurred at noon today.
The first official conversation between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled for Saturday, according to an administration official who spoke to CNN.
Marco Rubio’s aggressive stance was not unexpected after he signaled in December that he was concerned about Tillerson’s closeness with Putin, while the nominee did business with Russia as the CEO of ExxonMobil.
It is interesting that President Barack Obama, who during eight years in office has, historically, been slow to act on international challenges, has moved quickly to impose sanctions upon Russia for alleged interference with the 2016 election. He moves well before a detailed investigation into the issue can be concluded.
Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway reacted to President Barack Obama’s decision to levy sanctions against Russia for alleged hacking that many have said sway last month’s presidential election outcome. Conway referenced a New York Times
Russia quickly responded after President Barack Obama issued new sanctions against Russia in retaliation for unproven charges that Russian intelligence interfered with the U.S. election with the recent release of Democratic party emails.
TEL AVIV – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday said that since “the Zionist regime has never been after peace,” the Palestinians have no option left but to wage “jihad” against Tel Aviv, the semi-official state news agency Fars reported.
TEL AVIV – The Iranian defense minister has warned that President-elect Donald Trump could trigger a world war which would “destroy” Israel and small Gulf Arab states if he pulls out of the nuclear deal.
