Tensions and clashes are escalating between proxy forces associated to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and “National Guard” units affiliated to the Assad regime. These incidents are being reported in the town of Al Bukamal in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border. Proxy forces linked to the IRGC … [Read more...] about Armed clashes between Iran’s IRGC proxies & Assad’s “National Guard”
Iran deeply concerned over upcoming Arab conferences
Three fundamental domestic and global elements are placing the regime ruling Iran on the edge of a cliff. However, a conference of Arab countries scheduled for May 30 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, has resulted in Tehran scrambling senior figures across the Middle East calling for talks and accelerating … [Read more...] about Iran deeply concerned over upcoming Arab conferences
Report Iran-backed Iraqi militias seeking new bases following F-35 dispatching
A source in the Iraqi Parliament Security and Defense Committee shed light on various objectives pursued by the United States in dispatching its strategic F-35 fighter jets, according to Bahrain’s Al-Khaleej daily. The F-35 is a single-seat, single-engine and all-weather stealth multirole fighters. … [Read more...] about Report Iran-backed Iraqi militias seeking new bases following F-35 dispatching
Complementary reports of Baghdad rocket attack near U.S. Embassy
A U.S. State Department official told Sky News on Monday that an improvised missile had struck the Green Zone near the U.S. embassy in Baghdad without causing any casualties. The official said none of the U.S. installations had been damaged. “We are in constant contact with Iraqi officials … [Read more...] about Complementary reports of Baghdad rocket attack near U.S. Embassy
Complementary reports of Baghdad rocket attack near U.S. Embassy
A U.S. State Department official told Sky News on Monday that an improvised missile had struck the Green Zone near the U.S. embassy in Baghdad without causing any casualties. The official said none of the U.S. installations had been damaged. "We are in constant contact with Iraqi officials … [Read more...] about Complementary reports of Baghdad rocket attack near U.S. Embassy
Iran: IRGC brigadier general, 122 other members arrested for espionage
On May 5, Iranian Intelligence Minister Seyed Mahmoud Alavi, along with a number of his deputies, held a meeting with Major General Hossein Salami, head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), reports indicate. The meeting lasted over seven hours, according to sources. The session, … [Read more...] about Iran: IRGC brigadier general, 122 other members arrested for espionage
A short Q&A on Iran and its nuclear program
Last Wednesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the regime will no longer abide by two obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Rouhani blamed the Europeans for “not living up to their promises.” Q: What were the reactions? The … [Read more...] about A short Q&A on Iran and its nuclear program
Iran’s new line of defense
There is no doubt that tensions have been escalating between the United States and the regime ruling Iran. Tehran has a new line of defense – inside the United States – that has caught lesser attention and yet deserves a strong response. It has been one year since U.S. President Donald … [Read more...] about Iran’s new line of defense
Report: Iran-backed Iraqi militias seeking new bases following F-35 dispatching
A source in the Iraqi Parliament Security and Defense Committee shed light on various objectives pursued by the United States in dispatching its strategic F-35 fighter jets, according to Bahrain’s Al-Khaleej daily. The F-35 is a single-seat, single-engine and all-weather stealth multirole fighters. … [Read more...] about Report: Iran-backed Iraqi militias seeking new bases following F-35 dispatching
Iran: Senior IRGC officer flees, increasing defections reported
Ali Nasiri, a former brigadier general in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), previously head of this entity’s counterintelligence apparatus, has reportedly fled from Iran. Sources say an individual close to Hossein Taeb, head of the IRGC Intelligence Organization, has shed light on … [Read more...] about Iran: Senior IRGC officer flees, increasing defections reported