US pulls nonessential staff from Iraq amid Mideast tensions
The U.S. in recent days has ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to the Gulf region, plus four B-52 bombers
The suspected sabotage of oil tankers puts the Persian Gulf on high alert
If the incident is tied to Tehran it would raise questions about whether harder-liners in Iran attempt to up the ante regionally
Iran’s “terror factory” targeting Christians
"In Iran, any practice that contradicts Islam is regarded as a national security threat, punished severely by the court system"
