Iran On Verge Of Economic Collapse

There are reports of police firing tear gas at protesters outside of the parliament building in Tehran, after several days of protests in the surrounding provinces.  The Iranian currency, the rial has plummeted nearly 50% in value versus the US dollar this year, largely because of President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the disastrous JCPOA […]

Syrian Troops Illegally Occupy Abandoned UN Post

After the Yom Kippur War of 1973, the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) was created to ensure Israel and Syria abide by the terms of their ceasefire, which included the creation of a “no-man’s land” to serve as a buffer zone between to the countries.  At the height of the Syrian civil war, in 2014 […]