by WorldTribune Staff, August 8, 2016 Iran “by far” poses the largest potential threat to U.S. bases, interests, and allies in the Middle East, according to the 2016 Index of U.S. Military Strength. A Heritage Foundation report said Iran is the greatest threat to U.S. interests in the region “by virtue of its ballistic missile […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 8, 2016 Thousands of companies are checking out of the “Hotel California” – and leaving – having split the Left Coast for greener pastures in the East. Texas, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina are among the prime beneficiaries as 9,000 businesses have fled California’s “hostile” business environment, according to a study […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 8, 2016 Hillary Clinton was “reckless and careless” to engage in discussion about an Iranian nuclear scientist in an email hosted on her private server, Sen. Tom Cotton said. Iran confirmed on Aug. 7 that the nuclear scientist, Shahram Amiri, who gave information to the U.S. about Teheran’s nuclear program, was […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 7, 2016 U.S. policy has always strictly prohibited the payment of a ransom to terrorists who take hostages as such a precedent encourages more terrorism. However, anti-terrorism sanctions prohibit the United States from “U.S. dollar- or other-currency denominated transactions” with Iran, a report said, meaning the Obama administration’s shipment of $400 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Israel took issue on August 5 with U.S. President Barack Obama’s claim that last year’s nuclear agreement with Iran is working to curb Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Obama on August 4 said the agreement “worked exactly the way we said it was going to work” and “it’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 7, 2016 Members of a prominent black church in Charlotte, North Carolina said they believe that supporting Donald Trump for president is is what’s best for their community. The statement, while a shock to the prevailing consensus, is “the right thing to do” , said a key representative of the Antioch Road […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 7, 2016 A rocket launcher, grenades and numerous rifle rounds were among U.S. military equipment Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) claims to have confiscated in Afghanistan. ISIL circulated photos of the U.S. gear, which included a M72 single-shot rocket launcher and a spare barrel for an M240 machine gun, 40mm […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 5, 2016 U.S. politicians and media are seemingly oblivious to what Russia has in its sights – “nothing less than the democratic fabric of American society and the integrity of the system of Western liberal values,” the former head of Estonia’s intelligence service said. Writing for the European edition of Politico, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 5, 2016 Iranian authorities were awaiting the arrival of another plane before they released four Americans, one of the hostages said. Saeed Abedini said on the Aug. 4 broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “The Intelligence Report with Trish Regan” that on the night in January he was freed, his Iranian […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 5, 2016 Two mysterious deaths, the July 8 murder of a young Democratic staffer, and the Aug. 2 death of a man who served lawsuit papers to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), have stirred up a slew of conspiracy rumors on the web. Shawn Lucas, the man who served papers to […]
