Behrouz Esbati said he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line on Syria.

Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in the Middle East. Its bad times are likely to get worse once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House with his policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran.

Our planet is the closest it has ever been to a global nuclear holocaust, the scientific community has warned over the past two years.

The Shahed-136 is particularly vexing for nations on the receiving end of its attacks. The drone poses significant defensive challenges, as both the Houthis out of Yemen and the Russians fighting in Ukraine have shown.

Like any newly elected American President, Donald Trump must all too soon address international affairs that have been much ignored in the election.

Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” was first imposed after he scrapped the Obama-negotiated Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) also known as the Iran deal.

“The governments of Iran and Russia have targeted our election processes and institutions and sought to divide the American people through targeted disinformation campaigns,” Bradley

Oil prices surged on Friday and were on track for a third straight week of gains as traders focused on potential supply disruptions from more sanctions on Russia and Iran. Brent crude futures gained $2.

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Starting now, Trump should warn everyone aiding Iran’s economy to end their business immediately or face painful penalties on day one of his presidency, and he can curtail the regime’s revenues by fully enforcing sanctions on anyone involved in producing or exporting Iranian energy.