Yuri Gripas / Pool via AP Trump Admin Comes Down on Assad, Syrian Elite with New Sanctions The Trump administration announced economic and travel sanctions meant to put pressure on Syrian President Assad and his inner circle. By The Associated Press June 17, 2020
AFP via Getty Images Authorities Nab 'Front Man' for Maduro As Trump Keeps Up Pressure on Corrupt Venezuelan Regime Officials have long described Alex Saab as a front man for President Nicolás Maduro although he’s not identified as such in court filings. By The Associated Press June 13, 2020
Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty ImagesCommentary Iran Parliament Shouts 'Death to America' Amid US Riots Iran's state media - and its ruler - have also been paying an unusual amount of attention to protests surrounding Floyd's death. By C. Douglas Golden June 9, 2020
Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images; Doug Mills / Pool / Getty Images Google: Chinese and Iranian Hackers Targeted Campaigns of Biden and Trump Google warned that both the Trump and Biden campaigns were recently targeted by state-sponsored hackers from China and Iran. By Johnathan Jones June 5, 2020
U.S. State Department via AP Trump Administration Frees Navy Vet After Two Years of Iranian Imprisonment After two years of detainment in Iran, U.S. Navy veteran Michael White has been released in a deal negotiated by the Trump administration. By The Associated Press June 4, 2020
Drew Angerer / Getty Images Ted Cruz Calls for Criminal Investigation of Twitter Cruz noted that intentional violations of the IEEPA can result in up to $1 million in fines and up to 20 years of imprisonment. By Johnathan Jones May 29, 2020
Vahid Salemi / AP Photo Brutal 'Honor Killing' of 14-Year-Old Girl Roils Iran In traditional societies in the Middle East, blame would typically fall on a runaway girl for purportedly having sullied her family’s honor. By The Associated Press May 27, 2020
Atta Kenare / AFP via Getty ImagesCommentary Muslim Man Got Saved in America, Now He's On a Mission To Convert Iranians to Christianity His is a story of redemption and a mission of love. And it's one that every American Christian ought to hear. By Carmine Sabia May 16, 2020
Masih Alinejad / Twitter Iran Kills 19 of Its Own Sailors During Military Exercise The bungled training exercises raised new questions about the Islamic Republic's armed forces, just months after they shot down a Ukrainian jetliner. By The Associated Press May 10, 2020
Stock image / Getty ImagesCommentary Fatality Rates Show How Wrong the Media's COVID Narrative Really Is While the numbers seem daunting, the data show the U.S. is comparing favorably with the rest of the world. By C. Douglas Golden May 5, 2020