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For years, world powers have attempted to negotiate a lasting nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) failed to stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions, nor did it thwart its malign activities locally and abroad. After negotiators from the European Union (EU) in 2022 delivered a “final offer,” the Iranians presented a counter-offer, described by one US official as “not constructive,” adding that the Iranian response, rather than providing a good-faith reaction, shows that “we appear to be moving backwards.” While the exact details of the 2022 Iranian response are not publicly known, this behaviour on the part of the Islamic Republic should come as a surprise to no one. After all, when it comes to Tehran’s interactions with the West, honesty and transparency has always taken a back seat to deception, duplicity and subterfuge.

It has now been six months since Hamas’ genocidal October 7 massacre in southern Israel, where thousands of terrorists invaded the Jewish State, raping, torturing, murdering and kidnapping innocent Israelis. There are still 130 hostages being kept by Hamas in Gaza, suffering under almost certainly deplorable conditions. Don’t let the news media forget about them. Our Digital Director, Rick Firth, digs deeper...

While the current Hamas-Israel war may be the biggest story in the Middle East at the moment, there is another danger lurking. Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based Islamic terrorist group which – like Hamas – is armed, financed and trained by Iran, is similarly committed to Israel’s destruction. But unlike Hamas, Hezbollah’s capabilities are far greater, posing a huge threat to Israel’s very existence. Since October 7, the group has fired thousands of rockets into Israel, killing innocent people and forcing 100,000 Israelis from their homes, turning them into refugees in their own country. It’s time the news media tell the world about the danger that Hezbollah poses to Israel.

Fourteen years after a convoy of ships left Turkey for Gaza in a publicity stunt aimed at demonizing Israel, another group of radicals are doing it again. The ‘Freedom Flotilla Coalition,’ while claiming to be humanitarians, are nothing more than anti-Israel activists using media attention to defame Israel. There is more food entering Gaza on a daily basis now than entered Gaza daily before Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack, and cynical efforts by flotillas cannot be allowed to misrepresent reality. HRC Digital Director, Rick Firth explains...

Four months after Hamas’ genocidal declaration of war against Israel, the Islamic terrorist group has not wavered from its stated goal: the violent destruction of Israel. Even still, Israel is said to be considering a truce that would see the release of 136 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas, in exchange for wide-ranging Israeli concessions, including a halt to Israel’s counter-terrorism operations.