Tag: Iran
Debate over Qatar: Is blockade-ending move positive for Middle East?
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates ended their three-and-a-half-year blockade against Qatar on Tuesday—a move whose implications appear to have mixed ramifications on issues surrounding the Middle East, according to foreign-policy experts.
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Yemeni official warns against ‘any stupid action by Zionist regime,’ reports Iranian media
Iranian media on Sunday quoted an official at the Foreign Ministry of the Yemeni National Salvation Government as threatening Israel.
The official was referring to Israel’s reported monitoring of the situation in Yemen, where Tehran...
New report exposes how Iran is entrenching itself into southern Syria
A new report released by the Alma Research and Education Center has exposed new details about suspected efforts by the Iranian-led Shi’ite axis to build civilian support networks throughout south Syria.
The report highlighted the strategic thinking...
IDF chief of staff warns Iran attacking Israel will prove ‘very costly endeavor’
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi issued a stern warning to Israel’s enemies and particularly Iran on Monday, saying the Jewish state is well-prepared to strike back “be it near...
Iranian hacker group claims to have penetrated IAI subsidiary
Iranian hacker group Pay2Key on Sunday claimed to have successfully breached the computer system of Israel Aerospace Industries’ subsidiary company Elta Systems, which developed the radar used in the Iron Dome missile defense system,...
Experts say Iran likely to delay retaliation against Israel for assassinated nuclear scientist
In the aftermath of the assassination of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh last month, Iranian officials were quick to blame Israel and vowed imminent revenge.
While Israel has put its embassies abroad on high alert...
Elliott Abrams: ‘There is no reason to make all sorts of concessions to Iran’
Elliott Abrams is no stranger to Washington, specifically U.S. foreign policy, having served in the Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations. He also served under longtime Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.),...
Senior IRGC Quds Force general dies of COVID-19
A senior member of Iran’s elite Quds Force died of coronavirus, the country’s state-run Tasnim news agency reported Sunday.
Iran is widely considered the world’s top state sponsor of terrorism. The Quds Force is its extraterritorial black-ops arm...
Pentagon announces troop withdrawals in Afghanistan, Iraq by Jan. 15
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Christopher Miller confirmed on Tuesday that the United States will further withdraw some troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The drawdown to 2,500 in both places is slated to take place by Jan. 15,...
Families of Al-Qaeda victims ‘extremely thankful’ to Israel after reported hit
The New York Times report that Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency was behind the assassination in Tehran on Aug. 7 of Al-Qaeda’s No. 2 figure, Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, was welcome news for the families of his victims.
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