New Pictures of Ex-FBI Agent Robert Levinson Kidnapped in Iran
The family of Robert Levinson has released new images of the former FBI agent, who was kidnapped in Iran in 2007. (The Levinson Family(NEW YORK) — The family of a former FBI agent who was kidnapped in Iran has released a new series of images of the 64…
Iran Refuses to Pull Support for Syrian Government
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran isn’t willing to abandon Syrian President Bashar al-Assad just yet.With ally Russia on the verge of pulling its once unequivocal support for al-Assad, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian…
Iran Alleges US Deploying Thousands of Troops to Iraq
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran’s Press TV is claiming that the U.S. has secretly deployed 3,000 troops in Iraq, suggesting that it might have something to do with the ongoing conflict in Syria.According to Press TV, American forces have b…
Standard Chartered to Forfeit $227M to DOJ over Illegal Transactions
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Standard Chartered has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in fines for transactions involving clients in Iran, Sudan, Libya and Burma.The British banking giant broke New York state banking laws by moving money …
Iran Threatening to Take US to Court over Drones
Erik Simonsen/Getty(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran is not backing down from its claim that it captured a U.S.-made drone over its airspace recently.In fact, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi went as far to say on Wednesday that Tehran will move ahead wi…
Feds: China and Iran Smuggling Ring Busted
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Four men, including two Iranians, were indicted Tuesday in federal court in New York for allegedly attempting to smuggle military helicopter parts and carbon fiber that can be used in nuclear centrifuges from the U.S. i…
US Navy Denies Iran ‘Captured’ American Drone
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac/Released(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Navy has denied Iran’s claim that it “captured” a small, unmanned U.S. drone over the Persian Gulf.On Tuesday, Iran state media reported that t…
Hillary Clinton Criticizes Iran, Palestine and Israel
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized Iranian and Palestinian leaders, and didn’t spare Israel, either, in her address at the Saban Forum, continuing her trend of increased frankness as her time in …
Summit in Iran Concludes with Call for End to Hostilities in Syria
Scott Peterson/Getty Images(TEHRAN, Iran) — The summit in Iran about how to deal with the conflict in Syria ended with the participants urging a ceasefire and an end to aggressions between President Bashar al-Assad’s government and opposition forces.A…
Iran Hosts Meeting to Find Peaceful Syria Settlement
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran hosted a meeting Sunday described by Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi as “a major step to move out of the current crisis in Syria.”The so-called “National Syrian Dialogue Meeting” featured an estimated 200 …
Iranian Oil Exports Continue to Fall
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — There is further evidence that financial sanctions and an embargo on Iranian oil imposed by the U.S. and the European Union are having a crippling effect on Iran’s economy. The sanctions were imposed to comp…
Iran Launches War Games Against ‘Hypothetical Sensitive Sites’
EBRAHIM NOROOZI/AFP/Getty Images (file photo)(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran went through a series of war games Monday to test their readiness to deal with an air assault.The reportedly massive exercise was meant to prove that Tehran can retaliate against “hypo…
Iran Unveils Hovercraft That Launches Drones, Missiles
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TEHRAN, Iran) — Amid continuing tensions with its neighbors and the U.S., Iran has revealed a new domestically produced hovercraft called “Thunder” that will operate in the Persian Gulf and can launch surveillance drones and mis…
Iran Confirms Firing at US Drone
Erik Simonsen/Getty(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran has confirmed that it used warplanes to fire at a U.S. drone over a week ago. Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Friday that the country’s armed forces took “smart and firm” action when an unidentified …
Iranian Fighter Jets Fire on US Predator Drone
File photo. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon disclosed Thursday that an unarmed U.S. military Predator surveillance drone was fired at by Iranian military jets last week in international airspace over t…
Israel Ordered Iran Strike Preparations in 2010, Says New Report
Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) — Israel’s foreign intelligence agency and military were ordered in 2010 by the country’s top civilian leadership to prepare for a strike on Iran, a report out Monday says. The investigative report by Israeli telev…
US Bank Cyber Attackers Deny Iran Connection
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The group that claimed to launch large, sustained cyber attacks against the websites of several major U.S. financial institutions told ABC News it is not acting on behalf of and is not supported by the Iranian govern…
Israeli PM Says Arab States Would Appreciate Strike on Iran
GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) — How would the Arab states react if Israel launched a preemptive strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities?Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes the shock would immediately be followed by praise for…
Iran Now Threatening to Cut Off All Oil Exports
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran warned the international community that if sanctions tighten further over its rogue nuclear program, Tehran will be left with no choice but to stop all oil exports.If that happens, Iranian Oil Minister Rosta…
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Directs His Anger at Iranian Government
ABC/Donna Svennevik(TEHRAN, Iran) — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is at war again with his enemies, but this time it’s not the usual suspects.Rather than directing his fury at Israel and the West, the Iranian president is taking his own regime to task for forbi…