Day 3: Iranian people not backing down; U.S. repeats warning

Day 3: Iranian people not backing down; U.S. repeats warning

by WorldTribune Staff, January 13, 2020 As nationwide anti-government protests in Iran continued for a third consecutive day on Monday, the United States warned the Iranian regime that it would not “tolerate” violence against the demonstrators. Iranian authorities denied police had opened fire on the demonstrators despite several videos posted to social media appearing to […]

Trump’s warning was most-liked Persian tweet ever: ‘DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTERS’

Trump’s warning was most-liked Persian tweet ever: ‘DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTERS’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 12, 2020 President Donald Trump has warned the Iranian regime against violently cracking down on demonstrators who for the past two days have been protesting Iran’s accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane. As anti-government protests again hit the streets in Iran’s major cities and the nation’s only female Olympic […]

Reports: Many Australia bushfires were deliberately set

Reports: Many Australia bushfires were deliberately set

by WorldTribune Staff, January 10, 2020 Arson and general carelessness are responsible for most of the bushfires that are devastating Australia, reports say. New South Wales police released a statement saying that, since Nov. 8, 2019, 183 people, including 40 juveniles, have been charged with 205 bushfire-related offenses. Of the 183 charged, 24 were cited […]

Reports: Pentagon now believes Iran shot down Ukrainian airliner

Reports: Pentagon now believes Iran shot down Ukrainian airliner

by WorldTribune Staff, January 9, 2020 Pentagon officials now believe the Ukrainian airliner which crashed in Iran on Jan. 8 was mistakenly shot down by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile. U.S. intelligence said the airliner was likely accidentally struck by a Russian-made missile. All 176 on board Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 were killed. “We have […]

Analysis: President Trump broke the code, exposed Iran origins of proxy terrorism

Analysis: President Trump broke the code, exposed Iran origins of proxy terrorism

by WorldTribune Staff, January 9, 2020 For 40 years, the United States would not hold the Iranian regime responsible for the terror proxies it funded, armed, trained, and directed. President Donald Trump “put an end to that arrangement,” an analyst noted. Since the targeted killing of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, “Iran’s most important military […]

Iran won’t release black box from downed airliner; ‘Standing down’?

Iran won’t release black box from downed airliner; ‘Standing down’?

by WorldTribune Staff, January 8, 2020 Iran is refusing to hand over the black boxes from a Ukrainian passenger jet which crashed minutes after takeoff from Teheran on Tuesday. According to reports, all 176 people on board died. Iranian officials claimed the crash was caused by an engine fire. Ukraine initially accepted this theory, but […]

‘President is a spy’: Revolt in South Korea widens as government consolidates power

‘President is a spy’: Revolt in South Korea widens as government consolidates power

by WorldTribune Staff, January 8, 2020 As critics continue to protest what they say is a threat to the rule of law and national sovereignty by the leftist South Korean government, citizens have even resorted to calling an emergency espionage hotline to report President Moon Jae-In as a spy, a report said. The man “was […]

Norwegian library won’t bow to China, refuses to remove book on Falun Gong

Norwegian library won’t bow to China, refuses to remove book on Falun Gong

by WorldTribune Staff, January 7, 2020 Citing the country’s free speech rights, a library in Norway is refusing to give in to communist China’s demands to remove a book that is censored in China, a report said. The coaches and managers of a Chinese Olympics ski team that was training in Norway requested that the […]

‘ZERO problems with the American people’: Iran official posts link listing Trump properties

‘ZERO problems with the American people’: Iran official posts link listing Trump properties

by WorldTribune Staff, January 7, 2020 After Iran vowed retaliation for the U.S. drone strike which killed its top military commander, an Iranian official linked to an article which lists President Donald Trump’s properties, including the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida which the president has referred to as the “Southern White House.” Hesameddin Ashena, an adviser […]

‘Read my tweets’: President warns Iran, Congress that he means business

‘Read my tweets’: President warns Iran, Congress that he means business

by WorldTribune Staff, January 6, 2020 The United States will respond with “major retaliation” should Iran attack U.S. interests in the wake of the killing of the regime’s top strategist and terror chief Qasem Soleimani, President Donald Trump said. On Saturday night, Trump responded to threats of revenge from Iran, tweeting: “Let this serve as […]