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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that the United States has a track record of breaching agreements, following President Donald Trumps decision to withdraw America from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

by Adelle Nazarian14 May 2018, 4:06 PM PDT0

In this June 23, 2014 file photo, fighters from the Islamic State group parade in a commandeered Iraqi security forces armored vehicle on the main road in Mosul, Iraq. In a statement Thursday, May 10, 2018, coalition spokesman Army Col. Ryan Dillon said that U.S.-backed Syrian forces have captured five senior Islamic State group leaders. Dillon called the arrest a "significant blow to Daesh," using the Arabic acronym for the extremist group. (AP Photo, File)

Islamist terrorists belief that the holiest month for Muslims, Ramadan, is a time when God especially rewards jihad has regularly prompted a spike in attacks that month and may do so again within the next 30 days, despite the devastating losses suffered by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).

by Edwin Mora14 May 2018, 3:36 PM PDT0

Aviation experts believe the pilot of the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370 selected a route that enabled him to fly the plane without being detected on a radar before committing suicide.

by Katherine Rodriguez14 May 2018, 3:10 PM PDT0

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gesture as he delivers a speech to members of his ruling Justice and Development (AKP) Party, during its weekly meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Erdogan has reacted angrily to a group of some 300 well-known French personalities who urged prominent Muslims, by signing a manifesto which was published in Le Parisien newspaper on Sunday, to denounce anti-Jewish and anti-Christian references in the Quran, Islam's holy book. (Kayhan Ozer/Presidency Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey banned universities in the country from accepting new students in their French language departments in response to a letter from prominent French personalities urging the Muslim world to abandon the violent passages that remain in the Quran, a Turkish official confirmed to Al Jazeera on Sunday.

by Frances Martel14 May 2018, 2:42 PM PDT0

Mike Pompeo, Kang Kyung-wha

Appearing on Fox News Sunday this weekend, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States will “provide security assurances” to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un at his summit with President Donald Trump in June, including a promise not to overthrow the Kim regime.

by John Hayward14 May 2018, 2:24 PM PDT0

In this June 23, 2017 file photo, supporters of Iraqi Hezbollah brigades march on a representation of an Israeli flag with a portrait of late Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Baghdad, Iraq. There may not be much Iran can do about President Donald Trumps withdrawal from the nuclear deal, but across the Middle East, the Islamic Republic has a variety of ways it can hit back at the United States and Americas regional allies. Iran sponsors a range of Shiite militias in Iraq and enjoys deep ties to the countrys economy and political system. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

Palestinians will never be defeated and “will not accept” the U.S. embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the Lebanon-based deputy chief of Irans narco-terrorist proxy Hezbollah declared hours before the dedication of the new American consulate building on Monday.

by Edwin Mora14 May 2018, 2:06 PM PDT0

The spate of bombings has rocked Indonesia, with the Islamic State group claiming the church attacks and raising fears about its influence in Southeast Asia

A second young family carried out suicide bombings on a police station in Surabaya, Indonesia, this weekend, following a similar attack on multiple churches in the city.

by Ben Kew14 May 2018, 1:21 PM PDT0

Pakistan has demanded that Col. Joseph Emanuel Halls diplomatic immunity be waived so that he can face a criminal trial over a fatal traffic accident, but American officials have refused.

Authorities in Pakistan blocked a U.S. diplomat from leaving the country on Saturday after he allegedly killed a motorcyclist while driving and ignoring a red light last month.

by Ben Kew14 May 2018, 12:22 PM PDT0

China's sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, is expected to take part in the live fire drills due to take place in the Taiwan Strait

Chinas first domestically produced aircraft carrier, which has not been given an official name yet, began sea trials on Sunday morning.

by John Hayward14 May 2018, 11:10 AM PDT0

Palestinian women wave national flags and chant slogans near the Israeli border fence, east of Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, Monday, May 14, 2018. Thousands of Palestinians are protesting near Gaza's border with Israel, as Israel prepared for the festive inauguration of a new U.S. Embassy in contested Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

JERUSALEM – As Gazans flanked by Hamas terrorists attempt to breach the border and attack Israelis, Egypt on Monday issued a rare condemnation of the Israel Defense Forces defensive actions as the Israeli military protects the Jewish states borders.

by Aaron Klein14 May 2018, 10:54 AM PDT0

PM Netanyahu Thanks Amb. Friedman (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked President Donald Trump at the dedication ceremony of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem on Monday and noted the historic nature of moving the diplomatic post from Tel Aviv to the capital.

by Penny Starr14 May 2018, 10:23 AM PDT0

Israelis wave their national flags during a march outside Damascus Gate on May 13, 2018 in Jerusalem, Israel. Israel mark Jerusalem Day celebrations the 51th anniversary of its capture of Arab east Jerusalem in the Six Day War of 1967. One day before US will move the Embassy to Jerusalem. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)

JERUSALEM – Jerusalem residents were in a jubilant mood on Monday with the opening of the U.S. embassy at its new location in the capital, with people lining the streets cheering on President Donald Trump for following through on his historic promise.

by Deborah Danan14 May 2018, 10:02 AM PDT0

Dolphins jump during an aquatic show

A group of animal rights activists staged a demonstration Saturday at Hong Kongs Ocean Park to protest dolphin shows as part of their annual “Empty the Tanks campaign against holding marine animals in captivity.

by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.14 May 2018, 9:54 AM PDT0

Green Beret and former UFC fighter Tim Kennedy waterboarded himself on Saturday in support of President Trump's nomination of Gina Haspel for CIA director and to prove the controversial interrogation method, which he called "a baptism in freedom," isn't torture.

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter and Green Beret Tim Kennedy posted a live-streamed video of himself being waterboarded on Saturday in support of President Trumps nominee to lead the CIA, claiming that the controversial interrogation tactic is not torture.

by Katherine Rodriguez14 May 2018, 9:39 AM PDT0

Deputy ambassador Thae Yong-Ho at a 2014 art exhibition at the North Korean embassy in London

Former North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-ho, who defected and now operates out of South Korea, warned in a press conference Monday that the “final destination” of the Kim regime is to possess nuclear weapons and that, in his estimation, Kim Jong-un “will never give them up.”

by Frances Martel14 May 2018, 9:37 AM PDT0

Palestinian protestors try to take down a section of barbed wire at the border fence with Israel, east of Gaza City in the central Gaza Strip, on April 13, 2018. Clashes erupted as thousands protested for a third consecutive Friday along Gaza's border with Israel after violence in which Israeli forces have killed 33 Palestinians and wounded hundreds of others. / AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)

An IAF fighter jet struck five terrorist targets in the northern Gaza Strip in response to violent acts by Hamas along the security fence on Monday, according to IDF reports. The targets included military training facilities belonging to Hamas.

by Breitbart Jerusalem14 May 2018, 9:17 AM PDT0

Chinese telecom group ZTE faces a crisis following a US ban on sales of American components, amid broader trade tensions between Washington and Beijing

President Donald Trump promised on Sunday to help Chinese telecom company ZTE “get back in business, fast” after a U.S. Commerce Department ban on sales of crucial components to the firm, a punishment for illegally shipping American goods to Iran and North Korea, drove it to the brink of suspending operations.

by John Hayward14 May 2018, 9:00 AM PDT0

Cuban dissident Daniel Llorente Miranda, an anti-communist, pro-American protester, has been placed in one of the nations most notorious mental institutions following his interruption of the annual May Day parade, where he ran down the parade route waving an American flag.

The government of Cuba released Daniel Llorente, an independent dissident, from a notorious mental hospital where he was detained for more than a year after being diagnosed with “believing in God.” Llorente was arrested after interrupting the 2017 May Day parade in Havana, waving an American flag and demanding freedom for Cuba.

by Frances Martel14 May 2018, 8:27 AM PDT0

In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, a nurse points out the image of a three-month-old fetus during a sonogram scan for "Nancy" Yin at a clinic run by Marie Stopes International in Xi'an in central China's Shaanxi province. While comprehensive data are hard to come by, official figures show abortions are increasing, and Chinese media and experts say many if not most of the abortion-seekers are young, single women. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

The Washington Post story “Too Many Men” totally missed the point regarding the underlying causes of Chinas disastrous gender imbalance, a new essay notes, since it refused to address the problem of sex-selective abortions under Chinas two-child policy.

by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.14 May 2018, 8:10 AM PDT0

A Palestinian protester hurls stones towards Israeli border police officers during clashes in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Saturday, March 31, 2018. Israel's chief military spokesman says if violence drags on along the Gaza border, Israel will expand its reaction to strike the militants behind it. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

The Palestinian Authority and its ruling Fatah party urged Palestinians in the West Bank to take part in widespread protests Monday against the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem.

by Breitbart Jerusalem14 May 2018, 7:48 AM PDT0

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and US President's daughter Ivanka Trump unveil an inauguration plaque during the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. - The United States moved its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem after months of global outcry, Palestinian anger and exuberant praise from Israelis over President Donald Trump's decision tossing aside decades of precedent. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump delivered a video address at the ceremony opening the official United States embassy in Jerusalem, recognizing the historic impact of his decision.

by Charlie Spiering14 May 2018, 7:00 AM PDT0

The spate of bombings has rocked Indonesia, with the Islamic State group claiming the church attacks and raising fears about its influence in Southeast Asia

Contents: ISIS linked family of six bombs three churches in Indonesia; Saturdays Paris knife attacker had links to jihadists in Syria; Growth of Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) in Indonesia

by John J. Xenakis14 May 2018, 6:06 AM PDT0

A dead body lays under a blanket after a knife attack Saturday that left at least two dead including the assailant in central Paris, early Sunday May 13, 2018. A knife-wielding assailant killed at least one person and injured four others in a lively neighborhood near Paris' famed Opera Garnier before he was killed by police Saturday night. The Islamic State group claimed the attacker as one of its "soldiers. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

President Donald Trump condemned a terrorist attack in Paris, pointing to the “sickness and hatred” that motivated it.

by Charlie Spiering14 May 2018, 5:33 AM PDT0

A woman holds a Palestinian flag as a protester burns tires near the Israeli border fence, east of Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, Monday, May 14, 2018. Thousands of Palestinians are protesting near Gaza's border with Israel, as Israel prepared for the festive inauguration of a new U.S. Embassy in contested Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

JERUSALEM — Hamas predictably took advantage of todays official opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem to stage violent riots aimed at overrunning the Israel-Gaza border.

by Aaron Klein14 May 2018, 5:24 AM PDT0

Rev Michael B. Curry and Pres. Donald J. Trump

Leaders from a number of progressive, mostly mainline U.S. Christian churches have rejected President Donald Trumps “America First” policies in favor of “global development.”

by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.14 May 2018, 5:08 AM PDT0

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MI5 Director-General Andrew Parker has warned the threat of radical Islamic terrorism in Britain shows “no sign of abating”, with 25 plots foiled since 2013.

by Jack Montgomery14 May 2018, 5:02 AM PDT0

CitizenGo anti-abortion campaign

Italys largest pro-family association has launched a nationwide campaign against abortion as the number-one killer of girls in the world.

by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.14 May 2018, 4:14 AM PDT0

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House on March 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump said he 'may' attend the opening of a controversial new US embassy in Jerusalem, a fraught prospect designed to underscore close ties with Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he hosted Monday.Trump warmly welcomed the embattled prime minister to the White House, claiming US-Israel ties had 'never been better' and floating a May trip that would be a major security and diplomatic challenge. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Sixty-nine years after Israel declared Jerusalem as its capital, and 23 years after the US Congress passed a law mandating that Washington move its embassy there, the US will formally open its embassy in the city on Monday at 4 p.m., in a move Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared as “momentous.”

by Breitbart Jerusalem14 May 2018, 2:49 AM PDT0

Iran Ali Larijani

Irans parliamentary speaker branded President Donald Trump “feeble-minded” over Mondays transfer of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, calling for combined resistance from the Palestinians and the international community to Americas move.

by Simon Kent14 May 2018, 2:28 AM PDT0

Fresh satellite photos released Sunday show the damage caused to Syrias airport in Damascus by the series of Israeli airstrikes last week, when the IAF hit over 50 Iranian targets in the war-torn country.

by Breitbart Jerusalem14 May 2018, 2:07 AM PDT0

Palestinian protesters run for cover from teargas fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, Saturday, March 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon on Sunday called on the Security Council to condemn the Hamas terror group for its use of children as human shields during mass protests along the Gaza border fence.

by Breitbart Jerusalem14 May 2018, 1:27 AM PDT0

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

Muslims should wage jihad against the U.S. as a response to Americas decision to move its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to the capital Jerusalem, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri said on Sunday.

by Simon Kent14 May 2018, 1:13 AM PDT0

Republican Senators at Embassy opening (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Dean Heller (R-NV), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Mike Lee (R-UT) made the trip, along with ten Republican U.S. Representatives — but not one Democrat joined the U.S. delegation for the embassy event.

by Joel B. Pollak14 May 2018, 12:41 AM PDT0

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, talks with Armed Forces Chief Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto, center right, and top security minister Wiranto during his visit to one of the church attacks in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, May 13, 2018. Suicide bombers targeted Sunday Mass congregations in three churches in the country's second-largest city, killing at least a number of people and wounding dozens in one of the worst attacks on the country's Christian minority, police said. (AP Photo)

A family of six jihadists blew themselves up at three different Christian churches in Indonesia Sunday, killing at least 13 and injuring scores more.

by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.14 May 2018, 12:36 AM PDT0

Thank You President Trump Jerusalem (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

“Thank You President Trump.” That was the message projected onto the ancient walls of Jerusalem, together with the American and Israeli flags, on the eve of the formal transfer of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem on Sunday evening.

by Joel B. Pollak13 May 2018, 7:08 PM PDT0

Dr. Ruth Westheimer

TEL AVIV – Renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who is slated to attend the opening of the relocated U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, told Breitbart Jerusalem in an exclusive interview that she could have never imagined being in

by Deborah Danan13 May 2018, 2:52 PM PDT0

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the official U.S. delegation to Jerusalem Sunday evening, on the day before the transfer of the American embassy to Israels capital.

by Joel B. Pollak13 May 2018, 10:35 AM PDT0

Jerusalems largest soccer club announced Sunday that it has changed its name to “Beitar Trump Jerusalem,” in honor of the US presidents recognition of Israels capital and moving his countrys embassy from Tel Aviv.

Jerusalems largest soccer club announced Sunday that it has changed its name to “Beitar Trump Jerusalem,” in honor of the US presidents recognition of Israels capital and moving his countrys embassy from Tel Aviv.

by Breitbart Jerusalem13 May 2018, 10:19 AM PDT0

Israeli troops patrol the streets of the West Bank city of Jenin, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Israeli police say special forces killed a Palestinian gunman in the West Bank who allegedly killed an Israeli in a drive-by shooting earlier this month. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

TEL AVIV – Ahead of the inauguration of the relocated U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, Israeli troops have been deployed to Gaza and the West Bank amid concerns of violent clashes with Palestinian protesters, the IDF said Saturday.

by Deborah Danan13 May 2018, 9:48 AM PDT0

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Economic Club of Washington, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made chicken arms as he walked into the weekly cabinet meeting Sunday in honor of Netta Barzilais victory at the Eurovision song contest the night before. He also opened his remarks by saying “Boker TOY,” a play on the Hebrew phrase for “good morning,” using the name of Barzilais song.

by Deborah Danan13 May 2018, 9:45 AM PDT0

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Contents: North Korea schedules dismantling of nuclear test site as TV ceremony; North Korea offers series of theatrical noncommittal gestures; The most likely Kim-Trump meeting outcome: Mutual accusations and recriminations

by John J. Xenakis13 May 2018, 9:37 AM PDT0

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Sunday with Jared Kushner, the US President Donald Trumps son-in-law and senior adviser in his office, in Jerusalem, Hebrew media reported.

by Breitbart Jerusalem13 May 2018, 7:59 AM PDT0

Bolton

Sunday on CNNs “State of the Union,” National Security Adviser John Bolton said in order to get a better nuclear deal with Iran it is possible the United States will impose sanctions on European companies. Host Jake Tapper asked, “Is

by Pam Key13 May 2018, 6:54 AM PDT0

Ethiopian prayer leaders (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

Thousands of Ethiopian Jews gathered at the national cemetery on Mount Herzl at midday Sunday to remember those members of their community who perished on the way to Israel.

by Joel B. Pollak13 May 2018, 4:16 AM PDT0

Washington's ambassador to Israel said that lasting peace in the Middle East is always possible as the U.S. prepares to open its new embassy in the capital Jerusalem.

Washingtons ambassador to Israel said that lasting peace in the Middle East is always possible as the U.S. prepares to open its new embassy in the capital Jerusalem.

by Simon Kent13 May 2018, 2:56 AM PDT0

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