Iran's rial sank about five percent in trading against the U.S. dollar on Monday, after the central bank said it would change the currency's official exchange rate, prompting fears of another devaluation as the economy suffers from international sanctions. Reuters reported that the rial was trading in the free market at around 21,510 per
Iran “successfully” test-fired a 300-kilometer (185-mile) range missile on Saturday, showing its ability to strike targets in the Strait of Hormuz as well as as energy facilities in Saudi Arabia and the U.S. fifth fleet in Bahrain. Such moves would risk a military response from the United States. The launch of the current
An IDF investigation of the terror attack in southern Israel Sunday night indicates that terrorists were able to blow open a fence on the Gaza border by blowing up 500 kilograms of explosives, that were stored inside a truck. The operation, top IDF officials were quoted as saying by Channel Two, presents a “worrying picture
President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, U.S. sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The sources said that Obama's order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence "finding," broadly permits the CIA and
An Iranian-funded religious academy in Iraq is training approximately 1,500 recruits from Arab countries worldwide to use “combat weapons” and engage in “street fighting,” The Gulf Daily News reported. Iran has spent $1 million to establish and fund the camp, according to the report. Training reportedly began over the weekend. According to a
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz is less than enthusiastic about the prospect of launching a military strike against Iran, according to Channel 10 television news. Reporter Emanuel Rosen quoted statements allegedly made by the chief of staff in closed forums, regarding the possibility of a strike on Iran's nuclear program.
The identity of the terrorist who blew himself up near a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last week, killing five Israelis, remains a mystery as a Bulgarian news website published photos of his body on Friday. The website, Bivol, reported that the terrorist was unaware that he was going to explode and that
The first draft of a U.N. treaty to regulate the $60 billion global arms trade was slammed on Tuesday by activists as having “more holes than a leaky bucket” as negotiators scramble to reach a consensus by Friday. One person every minute dies from armed violence around the world, and arms control activists say
Bulgarian news sources have reported a woman aided the terrorist who attacked Israeli tourists at Burgas airport last week. Bulgarian news channel BTV is reporting that the terrorist who murdered five Israelis and a local driver spoke Russian and entered the country with a female accomplice through Romania. The identity of the terrorist,
Iran and Hizbullah have tried to carry out terrorist attacks in over 20 countries around the world over the past two years, Mossad Director Tamir Pardo and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Yoram Cohen said on Sunday. Pardo and Cohen made the remarks during a meeting with the Israeli Cabinet, during which they
