Source: Saudi Gazert
RIYADH – Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal has received an invitation to visit Iraq, according to an official source at the ministry. “Prince Saud has promised to respond to the invitation after taking into account a convenient time for both sides,” the source said.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican-controlled House approved a $585 billion defense policy bill that grants President Barack Obama the authority to expand the U.S. military campaign against Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria despite misgivings about a new American combat role after more than a decade of war.
Source: THE HILL
By: Soona Samsami
In recent weeks, over two dozen women across Iran have been subjected to a spate of hideous acid attacks, leaving them with permanent burns on their faces and bodies. One victim reportedly died of her injuries in Isfahan after having acid splashed on her face by state-affiliated gangs. But far from being a mark of strength, these cowardly assaults on defenseless women expose the face of a weak and desperate theocracy unable to curb increasing social opposition to its rule – led by women.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The owner of a Pennsylvania company that makes steel-processing equipment has been sentenced to 12 months on probation under a plea deal for conspiring to illegally sell an $800,000 machine to an Iranian firm.
Source: AFP
The detention of the Washington Post’s bureau chief in Tehran has been extended for up to 60 days, the paper said Wednesday, quoting his family.
Source: AP
Congressional hawks are struggling to build a veto-proof majority for new Iran sanctions despite wide discontent among lawmakers over the lack of progress from more than a year of nuclear talks with Iran, recently extended for seven more months.
Source: THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
BY: COLLN MCCAIN NELSON
Amid reports of Iranian attacks on Islamic State forces in Iraq, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Wednesday that the U.S. is not coordinating military actions with Iran and has no plans to do so.
Source: AFP
Washington: US congressional negotiators on Tuesday approved an emergency funding package to pay for military operations against the Islamic State jihadist group in Iraq and Syria, and a vote is expected in the coming days.
BOSTON (Reuters) – Iranian hackers have infiltrated major airlines, energy companies, and defence firms around the globe over the past two years in a campaign that could eventually cause physical damage, according to U.S. cyber security firm Cylance.
Source: Associated Press
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s prime minister said on Monday that he retired 24 officials from the Interior Ministry as part of efforts to restructure the country’s security apparatus so it could better confront the threat from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group.
