Master And Commander-In-Chief

Taiwan Test Fires US Mobile Launchers Into Waters Directly Facing China For First Time China's PLA military has long been known to intimidate and threaten the self-ruled island of Taiwan, mainly with large military exercises which sometime encircle it partially or completely, or else with a heavy naval boat presence in the Strait of Hormuz. Taiwan's military often reacts by scrambling its own fighter jets to closely monitor the PLA maneuvers - seen as a natural defensive and reactive move. But this week, in a rare moment, Taiwan is finally doing...

Saudi Delegation Makes Unexpected Appearance In Tehran For Start Of Ayatollah's Funeral Friday and Saturday kick off what will be up to a week of solemn funeral observances for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - a major historic event which is expected to draw some 15 to 20 million mourners in Tehran and across Iranian cities. Iran on Thursday issued a warning to the United States and Israel, Reuters reported: "We warn the enemies of Iran, especially the U.S. and the Zionist regime (Israel), to avoid any miscalculation and to think about the...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon on Tuesday and vowed that Israeli troops will not be withdrawing anytime soon. “Our insistence is that we will not leave southern Lebanon until the threat is removed,” Netanyahu told Israeli troops, according to a statement released by his office. “And as long as Hezbollah is […]