Turkey not expected to revise Syria policy

Iran confirms it carried out air strikes against Islamic State extremists in Iraq

Recent Iran airstrikes in Iraq help drive Islamic State from 2 towns

Iran Bombing Islamic State In Iraq, US Official Confirms

Islamic State cell strikes Shiites in Saudi Arabia

Hezbollah arrives in Iraq

IAEA says needs more money to monitor extended Iran nuclear deal

Turkey, US ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain

Iran Nuclear Talks Extended Until July

Iranian Kurdish female fighters battle to fight IS group

UAE emerges as quiet, potent US ally

Congress lays groundwork for stepped-up US presence in Iraq

The small Alpine country has become an extremist hub, where Hamas enjoys support, Iranian intelligence maintains a significant presence, and jihadist groups such as the Islamic State are drawing members and planning attacks.

Port Authority Officer Kept Sources With Ties to Iran Attacks

Syrian official: negotiations with US blocked by Saudi Arabia

Iranian general is said to mastermind Iraq ground war

UN Says Iran Is Silent on Efforts for a Bomb

Appointment of Iraq’s new interior minister opens door to militia and Iranian influence

The Iranian Basij general is the latest of several Iranian troops to have been killed fighting in Syria.

Iraq’s Shia militias kill Sunni civilians in retaliation against ISIS, Amnesty says

The Al Nusrah Front has announced that a Lebanese soldier, Mohammed Antar, has defected to the jihadist group. Al Nusrah has released a photo and video of Antar, which are part of the organization’s ongoing propaganda campaign against Iran, Hezbollah, and the Lebanese government.

Iran refused to let in US member of UN nuclear team: sources

ISIS’ Ammunition Is Shown to Have Origins in US and China

The Al Nusrah Front continues to use its Lebanese hostages in its propaganda campaign against Iran and Hezbollah.

Abu Muhammad al Julani seeks to undermine public support for airstrikes in Syria by arguing that citizens in the West, and not just their rulers, will pay the price for the war. Julani also discusses Al Nusrah’s fight against Hezbollah and urges jihadists not to join the West in the fight against the Islamic State.

Iran threatens to attack ISIS ‘deep’ inside Iraq

The Treasury Department targeted six al Qaeda financiers and facilitators yesterday. Their work spans the globe, covering more than 10 nations from the Middle East to Southeast Asia.
