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Russia President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar Assad in May 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Alma Center says Moscow ‘likely turned blind eye to transfer of Russian weapons to...

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Russia has likely turned a blind eye to Syrian and Iranian transfers of Russian-made weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon, a new report by an Israeli defense research center has assessed. Maj. (res.) Tal Be’eri, head of the...
An illustration of Iranian ballistic missile. Credit: Allexxandar/Shutterstock.

US imposes sanctions on suppliers to Iran’s ballistic-missile program

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The United States announced on Wednesday that it is sanctioning Iranian individuals and entities related to its ballistic-missile program. The designation is pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass...
Iranian military missiles, long-range, short-range and satellite missiles on display at a military museum in Tehran. Credit: saeediex/Shutterstock.

Iran exhibits its firepower capability as its confidence on world stage grows

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The 12 ballistic missiles fired from an Iranian base at Erbil, in the northern Kurdish region of Iraq, constituted a display of capabilities by the Islamic Republic, which were intended to intimidate but not...
Israeli reserve soldiers patrol on the border with Syria, in the Golan Heights, Jan. 25, 2022. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.

Video provides rare glimpse into Hezbollah’s entrenchment in southern Syria

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Early on Wednesday, the Syrian Arab Army reported that the Israel Defense Forces fired a number of surface-to-surface missiles from the Golan Heights at military positions in Syria’s Quneitra region. There were no reports of injuries,...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on Nov. 22, 2021. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Israel approves seizure order for Lebanese companies supplying Hezbollah

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has signed a seizure order for three Lebanese companies that provide Hezbollah with equipment used in its precision-missile project, the Defense Ministry announced on Sunday. The three companies—Toufali, Moubayed and...
Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, May 14, 2008. Photo: Imre Solt via Wikimedia Commons.

Bennett calls UAE crown prince after Abu Dhabi attack, offers Israel’s support

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Thursday to discuss the deadly Jan. 17 drone attack by Houthis in Yemen on...
Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Houthi’s long-range drone attack on Emirates is wake-up call for Israel

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The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen struck the United Arab Emirates on Monday with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and possibly ballistic missiles. Uzi Rubin of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS), and founder...
Abdullah II of Jordan at SOFEX conference opening in Amman, May 6, 2014. Credit: Ahmad A. Atwah/Shutterstock.

Jordan’s king reveals attack by Iranian drones amid push for more US support

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Jordanian King Abdullah said that his country has been attacked by drones with an “Iranian signature” in the past year. The Jordanian leader made the revelation during an interview, “On GPS King Abdullah II of Jordan”...
Missiles of the armed forces of Iran, Sept. 9, 2019. Credit: Saeediex/Shutterstock.

Months after UN lifted arms embargo on Iran, ‘dam hasn’t burst’ yet

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Nine months after the U.N. arms embargo on Iran has expired, there has not been a major new trend of sales of international arms to the Islamic Republic so far. Yet a potential danger remains...
Ebrahim Raisi during Iranian presidential elections, June 14, 2021. Credit: Armin2210 via Wikimedia Commons.

Iran’s president-elect says ballistic-missile program not up for discussion

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“The U.S. is obliged to lift all oppressive sanctions against Iran,” Iran’s president-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday, taking a hardline position regarding ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna. Speaking at a news conference shortly after...