Team USA may have scored a huge victory over Iran in the World Cup, but the Middle East nation remains a major adversary on the geopolitical stage. Iran’s rulers have executed hundreds of its own citizens for protesting the regime’s oppressive tactics, sold drones to Russia to use in its ongoing war effort against Ukraine,…

Excerpted from Peter’s Nov. 29 “Zeihan on Geopolitics” newsletter: By Michael N. Nayebi-Oskoui I think an update will be helpful as Iran’s current spate of protests continue into their third month. I would like to state at the beginning of this update that as a personal matter, I stand with all people — especially the…

President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the United States would provide Ukraine with “advanced air defense systems;” Israel and Lebanon reached an historic maritime border deal; and a top LIV golfer has already topped $30 million in winnings in just six tournaments. These stories highlight the Daily Rundown for Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.…

A Lebanese woman is being hailed a hero after going viral for holding up a Beirut bank with a toy gun. She pulled off the caper just to access $13,000 of her own money to help pay for her sister’s cancer treatment. She walked away from the bank with her cash in a plastic bag,…

President Joe Biden will be in the Middle East this week to visit Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia. It’s an important trip for the President, as he’ll be discussing regional stability, Russian aggression, oil production, and more with the heads of those countries. While on the trip, the President will meet with a…

Over the course of just hours, dozens of people were killed in Norway, Taiwan and Lebanon due to violence and fire on Wednesday and Thursday. The video above shows clips from three different deadly events. The most unusual and notable of the events happened in Norway, where a man used a bow and arrow and…

The Education Department announced it’s investigating whether bans on mask mandates in schools discriminate. According to the department Monday, its Office for Civil Rights sent a letter to chief state school officers in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah. The office is looking into whether their ban on mask mandates “discriminate against students with…

BEIRUT (AP) — The militant Hezbollah group fired a barrage of rockets at Israel on Friday, and Israel hit back with artillery in a significant escalation between the two sides. It was the third day of attacks along the volatile border with Lebanon, a major Middle East flashpoint for tensions between Israel and Hezbollah-backed Iran.…

The Israeli military launched a rare airstrike Thursday in response to Lebanon’s rocket attack on Wednesday. In a statement, the Israeli army said jets hit launch sites where Lebanon had fired rockets Wednesday and an additional target used to attack Israel in the past. The Israeli Defense Forces blamed Lebanon for the airstrike, warning against…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president-elect said Monday he would not meet with President Joe Biden or negotiate over Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its support of regional militias, sticking to a hard-line position following his landslide victory in last week’s election. Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi also described himself as a “defender of…