by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2017 Who says “the kids” don’t like President Donald Trump? Large numbers of millennials in the United States are rumored to be bunkered in their parents’ basements against the reality of a Trump Administration, but the American President has solid support among millennials in some European and Mideast nations, a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 23, 2017 The chief of Iran’s atomic program said the United States would be shocked at how quickly the Islamic Republic could rebuild its stocks of highly enriched uranium should President Donald Trump walk away from the nuclear deal. Ali Akbar Salehi, who is also one of Iran’s vice presidents, said […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 23, 2017 If Iran has nothing to hide, why won’t it allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to visit its military sites, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley asked. The IAEA has the authority “to look at military sites now. They have the authority to look at any suspicious […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2017 Iran is “the cause of the problem” in Yemen and “can’t be part of the solution,” Yemen’s foreign minister said on Aug. 21. “Iran continues to support the Houthis, Iranian arms are smuggled in,” Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdulmalik al-Mekhlafi said at a news conference at the United Nations in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2017 Though he said his “instinct” was to “pull out” of Afghanistan, U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 21 said he had concluded “the consequences of a rapid exit are both predictable and unacceptable” leaving a “vacuum” that terrorists “would instantly fill.” As he backed away from his campaign stance […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2017 Syrian President Bashar Assad said he was grateful to Russia, Iran and Iran-backed Hizbullah for helping him survive attempts from the West to overthrow him. “Their direct support – politically, economically, and militarily – has made possible bigger advances on the battlefield and reduced the losses and burdens of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2017 Iraq’s military launched an offensive on Aug. 19 to retake one of the last pockets of territory in Iraq held by Islamic State (ISIS). In announcing an offensive to retake Tal Afar, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi warned ISIS fighters in the city to “either surrender or die.” Tal […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 20, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump, after consulting at Camp David with his national security aides, has made a decision on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said. “I am very comfortable that the strategic process was sufficiently rigorous and did not go in with a pre-set position,” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 14, 2017 Iran-backed terror group Hizbullah is attempting to sway Lebanon’s government to abandon its official policy of neutrality on Syria and full support the Bashar Assad regime, reports say. Hizbullah, an ally of Assad, is pushing for closer ties with the Syrian government, including on refugee returns and military operations […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 16, 2017 After Iran, citing new sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, threatened to walk away from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Trump Administration was quick to respond. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said the Islamic Republic can’t be allowed to “hold the world hostage” over […]
