An emboldened Iran tests the incoming Biden Administration. Today on Sekulow , we were joined by ACLJ Senior Advisor for National Security & Foreign Policy, Ric Grenell. Ric was Acting Director of National Intelligence under President Trump to discuss Iran’s testing of the incoming Biden...
Iran is a very real threat. Today on Sekulow , we are looking hard at the threat from Iran, especially the threat posed under a potential Biden Administration. We are realists at the ACLJ and attorneys. When you are a realist you prepare for worst case scenarios, and we are getting closer and...
Two weeks ago, Iran’s top military nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was killed by unknown attackers in an upscale village near the capital of Tehran. A senior member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Fakhrizadeh was the brain and the passion behind Iran’s pursuit of nuclear...
Last Sunday the international arms embargo against Iran expired. When the United States sought to renew the ban on selling or transferring tanks, artillery, fighter planes, and other weapons to this rogue nation (still the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism), the measure was vetoed by...
Yesterday, President Trump announced that the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, died during a U.S. Special Forces raid over the weekend. Last night was a great night for the United States and for the world. A brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death, has violently been...
There’s been a lot in the news over the last few days regarding the situation with Turkey, Syria, and the Kurds. On today’s Jay Sekulow Live , we took our time to discuss the very interesting convergence of activity in Turkey. You have Turkey looking to take on Syria, specifically the Kurds in...
In breaking news, Iran directly attacked Saudi Arabia, and according to President Trump, the U.S. is “locked and loaded.” On today’s Jay Sekulow Live , we discussed an attack Saturday on a Saudi oil facility, drastically affecting oil output. It was initially believed to be a drone attack by the...
President Trump decided over the weekend to cancel secret, direct talks with leaders of the Taliban, after yet another suicide bombing that killed another U.S. soldier. While the talks, scheduled for Camp David, were a secret—the efforts for a “peace deal” with the Taliban has been very public and...
With a shocking announcement to the world, Iran threatened to increase its uranium enrichment to weapons-grade levels, and it’s already violated the terms of its own nuclear deal. Today on Jay Sekulow Live, we discussed major news coming out of Iran, as its President Hassan Rouhani warned Europe...
On Monday, June 24, President Trump signed an order implementing new sanctions on Iran, including for the first time personal financial sanctions against the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, and eight senior commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This follows the downing...
In breaking news, this weekend the White House unveiled Phase 1 of a new Middle East peace plan, and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas says he is now willing to negotiate. Today on the show, we discussed a very interesting development as the President introduced the first phase of his plan...
In the 21st Century there are not many nations who represent an open threat to the security and interests of virtually every nation on earth. Iran is such a nation. Most countries, even our known enemies and those who are a threat on some level, operate under the guise of being benign and...
It has happened yet again. Two oil tankers have been attacked and officials are saying it’s “highly likely” Iran is behind the attacks. On today’s broadcast, we discussed the breaking story that two oil tankers belonging to U.S. allies were attacked in the Gulf of Oman. All signs are pointing...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says President Trump is willing to sit down with Iranian leaders, without any preconditions, but even while it’s people suffer, it looks like Iran is not willing to talk. On today’s broadcast, we discussed a statement from Sec. Pompeo where he basically said the...
Just days ago we told you about the State Department’s order to evacuate all non-emergency U.S. government employees from Iraq amid increased tensions with Iran. Now, we’ve seen an example of the “credible threat” Iran poses. Specifically a rocket attack near the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, and...
Of course we all hope we can avoid a dangerous conflict, but amidst growing tensions, including suspected Iranian attacks on four oil vessels in the region, the question has to be asked – is it time to take action against Iran? On today’s broadcast, we discussed the State Department’s order on...
Today on the broadcast, we discussed a number of topics, starting with the U.S. imposing additional sanctions on Iran, and deploying the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln to the region as a precautionary response to Iranian threats against U.S. interests. A year after we told you President Trump had withdrawn...
If you show weakness in the Middle East, evil thrives. If you show strength, it withdraws. The President and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are reasserting the strength of the United States against terror. On today’s broadcast, we discussed Sec. Pompeo’s speech in Cairo, Egypt yesterday. Sec.
As the President’s promised sanctions against Iran go into effect, angry Iranian mobs are flooding the streets with their fists in the air, but their chants are not “death to America.” They are calling out their own corrupt government, chanting “death to the dictator” and demanding a regime change.
The President of Iran just fired off a threat at President Trump and America. Our President quickly answered back with unwavering strength. Iran is run like a mafia-state. The Iranian government is more interested in supporting terrorism than its own desperate citizens. It’s people suffer from...