Attacks by Hezbollah and an Iraqi militia appear to be a calculated step by Tehran to widen the arena of conflict in a bid to raise the costs for its adversaries
[caption id="attachment_55250560" align="alignnone" width="620"] Houthi tribesmen walk near a Yemeni soldier in Amran on April 10, 2014 as they gather for a rally against the death of five people…
[caption id="attachment_55250549" align="alignnone" width="620"] A member of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) stands near a poster of jailed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah…
[caption id="attachment_55250541" align="alignnone" width="620"] The United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan speaks during the opening session of a two…
[caption id="attachment_55250522" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranians protest against the(ISIS) on June 24, 2014 at Imam Hossein Square in Tehran. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption]
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[caption id="attachment_55250518" align="alignnone" width="620"] Yemeni people carry drinkable water due to the water shortage, affecting daily life ahead of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen on June 16,…
[caption id="attachment_55250506" align="alignnone" width="620"] Kurdish Peshmerga forces seize control of Mosul's Rabia district after Iraqi army forces abandoned the city to ISIS, June 14, 2014. …
[caption id="attachment_55250503" align="alignnone" width="620"] Pump jacks are seen at dawn in an oil field over the Monterey Shale formation where gas and oil extraction using hydraulic fracturing,…
[caption id="attachment_55250496" align="alignnone" width="620"] Freed Turkish truck drivers board a Turkish Airlines private plane to depart from Erbil International Airport to Turkey's Şanlıurfa on…
[caption id="attachment_55250468" align="alignnone" width="620"] Jordanian army troops and armored vehicles deployed at the Karameh Border Crossing between Jordan and Iraq, some 199 miles (320…
[caption id="attachment_55250449" align="alignnone" width="620"] A girl sits on the site where tents stood before they were burnt down on May 31, 2014 at the unofficial Jdita refugee camp, Lebanon. …
The US and Israel carried out strikes across Iran, and Tehran has retaliated by striking US/Israeli assets across the region. Could this turn into the regional war analysts have been warning about?
Handpicked by Khamenei for several senior manager roles, Arafi consolidated the political role of the pro-regime clergy in Iran and expanded Khomeini's ideological message around the world