A Japanese mafia boss has pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar to Iran along with drug trafficking and weapons offences. Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, a member of the yakuza, disclosed to an undercover agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that he had acquired a large quantity of thorium and uranium that he wished to sell. He then offered to supply the ...

The U.S. and its allies have long been looking to re-establish their presence in Iraqs key political and economic institutions. Having arguably peaked when they removed Saddam Hussein from office in April 2003, it dwindled down the longer their military stayed on the ground. During that period, Iran was able to firmly re-establish its longstanding influence over its neighbour through a spider...

Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in the Middle East

The United States Navy has protected commercial shipping in the Middle East from Houthi attacks for more than 15 months, but in that time, Chinese vessels haven't come under attack. That is because the Iran-back proxy group, which controls vast swaths of Yemen, has been

Takeshi Ebisawa allegedly conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons.

Prosecutors said samples of the alleged nuclear material was weapons-grade, meaning enough of it would be suitable for use in a nuclear weapon.

"You, the resistance. You are on the right path," he says

China's foreign ministry says that its not aware of Shandong Port Group's decision to ban U.S.-sanctioned vessels from its network of east coast harbours. The province of Shandong, is the main entry point for Iranian, Russian and Venezuelan oil imported into China, Reuters reports. "As a matter of principle, I am not aware of the relevant situation," the spokesperson said at a daily press con...

Weeks before Trump's inauguration, Iran is preparing for potential threats to its nuclear facilities and for the possible domestic reaction.

The U.S. army has launched airstrikes in Yemen against underground arms facilities controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

The Biden administration last month announced sanctions on 35 companies and vessels over their involvement in Iran's shadow fleet

Never one to shy away from a challenge, Mark Levin of LevinTV flew across the world into a war zone and was with his family as Iran shot missiles and flew drones into Israel.And the response from the American government was not what Levin ...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said during an interview this week that there was a serious chance the Iranian-backed Hamas terrorist organization will release the remaining Israeli and American hostages that it has before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Cruz made the remarks during a Tuesday night interview with Sean Hannity after Trump warned that there ...

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, detained in Iran for three weeks, was freed on Wednesday and is on her way back to Italy.

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala arrives in Rome after she was released from three weeks' detention in Iran

Italian journalist and podcaster Cecilia Sala has been freed from detention in an Iranian prison, Italy’s government has confirmed. The office of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said she is on a flight back to Italy, with the country’s leader personally calling Sala’s parents to inform them of the development. Sala had been held in […]