Benjamin Weinthal

1 month ago | foxnews.com | Benjamin Weinthal

JERUSALEM—President Donald Trump’s overtures via a letter to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, to jump-start talks on dismantling Tehran’s illicit nuclear weapons program, were met with rejection by the theocratic state on Sunday, following Trump's latest threat to the regime. Trump told NBC on Saturday that "If they don't make a deal, there will be bombing," he said.

1 month ago | foxnews.com | Benjamin Weinthal

President Donald Trump's continued criticism of Germany’s failure to pay its defense bills looks to have pushed one of Europe's wealthiest nations into action. The president's criticism of Berlin has compelled Germany to increase funding for its military forces and infrastructure, which critics say are in a bad state of affairs.

1 month ago | foxnews.com | Benjamin Weinthal

Hegseth vows campaign against Houthis will be 'unrelenting' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on U.S. strikes launched against Iran-backed Houthis, Trump's letter to Iran about the country's nuclear program, and allocating an increase in defense spending. Former President Biden’s alleged appeasement of the Houthis, an Iran-backed terrorist organization, is facing renewed criticism for allowing them to disrupt global commerce and destabilize the Middle East, according to Saudi and American experts.

1 month ago | foxnews.com | Benjamin Weinthal

The Manhattan-based federal trial of two alleged contract killers hired by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to murder the Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad coincided with shocking revelations that Tehran ordered the assassinations of dissidents in Europe, news that could have profound implications for President Trump’s Iran policy.

2 months ago | foxnews.com | Benjamin Weinthal

Syria's Christian community questions future after fall of Assad regime Center for Religious Freedom's Nina Shea and Rev. Johnnie Moore discuss the threat to Christianity in Syria after rebels take over the capital and the U.S. role in protecting Christians. JERUSALEM—The former al Qaeda terrorist and current Interim President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, failed to stop a massacre of over 1,000 Syrians, including Christians, that unfolded last Thursday and continued over a period of days.