Iraq, US work towards comprehensive, long-term partnership

Iraq, US work towards comprehensive, long-term partnership

2024-04-27

US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani met April 15 at the White


US keeps up pressure on Houthis, thwarts Red Sea attacks

US keeps up pressure on Houthis, thwarts Red Sea attacks

2024-05-31

US forces prepare to strike Houthi targets in Yemen on February 24. [CENTCOM


US to press for immediate, increased aid for Gaza

US to press for immediate, increased aid for Gaza

2024-01-05

Jaafar/AFP] US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (January 4) headed


US seeks to head off Middle East escalation while preparing for worst-case scenarios

US seeks to head off Middle East escalation while preparing for worst-case scenarios

2024-08-09

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin take part in a ceremony


Iran 'cannot hide behind the Houthis,' US ambassador tells UN

Iran 'cannot hide behind the Houthis,' US ambassador tells UN

2024-05-16

commander Qassem Soleimani (portrait) on January 3, 2022. [Mohammed Huwais/AFP] US


Leaked emails shed light on IRGC's oil sanctions evasion methodology

Leaked emails shed light on IRGC's oil sanctions evasion methodology

2025-01-24

Network hackers targeting Sahara Thunder, a front company of the Iranian military. The US


Up to $10 million offered for information that disrupts ISIS-K networks

Up to $10 million offered for information that disrupts ISIS-K networks

2025-01-23

or disruption of the group’s financial mechanisms. The reward is part of the US State Department's


US sanctions target revenue sources for IRGC, Houthis and Hizbullah

US sanctions target revenue sources for IRGC, Houthis and Hizbullah

2024-03-31

, 2020. US sanctions on March 26 targeted a Lebanon-based Syrian money exchanger for providing financial


US charges Chinese nationals with illicit procurement for IRGC

US charges Chinese nationals with illicit procurement for IRGC

2024-02-05

to a conspiracy to unlawfully smuggle US-origin electronic components to Iran, the US Department of Justice said


US sanctions Iran's ballistic missile, nuclear procurement networks

US sanctions Iran's ballistic missile, nuclear procurement networks

2024-03-21

), the US Treasury said. "Through complex covert procurement networks, Iran seeks to supply


US blacklists vessel shipping Iranian commodities for Houthis, IRGC

US blacklists vessel shipping Iranian commodities for Houthis, IRGC

2024-03-19

. Al-Jamal is under US sanctions already. His blacklisted network relies on a web of exchange houses


Iran's intentions to escalate Middle East conflict are met with US warnings

Iran's intentions to escalate Middle East conflict are met with US warnings

2024-04-17

of armed militias supported by Tehran, according to the US Central Command (CENTCOM


US military cargo planes airdrop more aid into Gaza

US military cargo planes airdrop more aid into Gaza

2024-03-06

operations on March 2 and 5. [CENTCOM] US C-130s dropped over 36,800 US


US sanctions vessels smuggling hundreds of millions of dollars in Iranian commodities

US sanctions vessels smuggling hundreds of millions of dollars in Iranian commodities

2024-04-08

The US Treasury is updating its record of the sanctioned vessel Young Yong, the name of which has


ISIS twists ancient Islamic tax to extort religious minorities

ISIS twists ancient Islamic tax to extort religious minorities

2024-12-21

ISIS has 'reinterpreted' an ancient Islamic tax, using it to extort religious minorities