France Foils ISIS-Style Terror Plot By Three Women
Three women behind a foiled attack in Paris were guided by the Islamic State (ISIS) group from Syria, the city’s prosecutor said Friday, according to AFP.
Iran May Have Received Up To $33.6B In Cash, Gold Payments From US
Iran may have received an additional $33.6 billion in secret cash and gold payments facilitated by the Obama administration between 2014 and 2016, according to testimony provided before Congress by an expert on last summer’s nuclear agreement with Iran.
North Korea Says It Conducted 5th Nuclear Test
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea said Friday it conducted a “higher level” nuclear warhead test explosion that will allow it to finally build “at will” an array of stronger, smaller and lighter nuclear weapons. It is Pyongyang’s fifth atomic test and the second in eight months.
ISIS Was Planning Massive Operation Before 2015 Paris Terror Attack
The network of ISIS jihadists behind the devastating 2015 attacks in Paris had planned for an even greater bloodbath — as well as additional strikes in other European countries, it was reported Monday.
Islamic State Group Says Spokesman Killed In Syria
Beirut – The Islamic State group said Tuesday that its spokesman and senior commander has been killed while overseeing military operations in northern Syria, and threatened to avenge his death.
Diplomatic Historians: A $400 Million Cash Payment To Iran Has Little Precedent
Washington – A $400 million cash delivery to Iran to repay a decades-old arbitration claim may be unprecedented in recent U.S. history, according to legal experts and diplomatic historians, raising further questions about a payment timed to help free four American prisoners in Iran.
Iran Arrests Nuclear Negotiator Suspected of Spying
DUBAI – Iran has arrested a member of the team that negotiated a landmark nuclear deal with world powers on suspicion of spying, a judiciary spokesman said on Sunday.
Top Iranian Admiral: US Lacks The Power To Confront Iran Militarily
The United States does not have the capability to engage Iran in a war on land, air or sea, a top Iranian Navy commander charged Saturday night boasting of his nation’s military prowess.
Obama Administration Paid Iran $1.3B, Two Days After $400M Cash Delivery
The Obama administration said Wednesday it paid $1.3 billion in interest to Iran in January to resolve a decades-old dispute over an undelivered military sale, two days after allowing $400 million in cash to fly to Tehran.
American University of Afghanistan Reportedly Under Attack
Explosions and gunfire rang out at American University of Afghanistan in Kabul on Wednesday in what a police commander described as “a complex attack.”