Posts Tagged: iraq
Rouhani: Iranian Military Intervention in Syria, Iraq Helped Its Nuclear Negotiations
President Hassan Rouhani said Iran's military intervention in Syria and Iraq helped Tehran in its nuclear negotiations with world powers, the Saudi-owned pan-Arab news outlet Al Arabiya reported...
Chief of Staff: Military Advocate General Met With Breaking the Silence After 2014 Gaza War
The Israeli Military Advocate General was called up to meet with the organizers behind the controversial IDF whistle-blower NGO Breaking the Silence following Operation Protective Edge in...
President of Iraqi Kurdistan Calls for Referendum on Independence
The president of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region called for the establishment of an independent Kurdish state, London-based pro-Saudi Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Wednesday. In a statement...
Iranian General Says Tehran Recruiting Thousands of Proxy Fighters Across Middle East
A senior Iranian military official said that Tehran has succeeded in recruiting thousands of proxy fighters, semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Tuesday. Major General Mohammad Ali...
Report: Russia Giving Advanced Weapons to Hezbollah, ‘No Strings Attached’
Russia has been arming Lebanese terror group Hezbollah with heavy munitions as fighting in southern Syria intensifies, the Daily Beast reported on Monday. The weapons come with no strings attached, a...
Israeli Defense Minister in Washington Predicts Iran and Its Mideast Proxies Will Grow Stronger Over Next Several Years
Iran and its Middle East satellites like Hezbollah and other groups are going to become stronger in the coming years, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon...
Kurdish Commander Exposes Iranian Plan to Seize Oil-Rich Iraqi Cities
A Kurdish commander revealed to the London-based Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday an Iranian plan to take over the oil-rich Iraqi cities of Kirkuk and Mosul. The...
Iranian Hackers Launch Cyber-Attacks on Israeli Nuclear Scientists, Defense Officials
A group of hackers linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched cyber-attacks against a Israeli defense personnel, including nuclear physicists, the Israeli news site nrg reported on...
Top Khamenei Adviser Says Iran Boosting Support for Mideast Proxies
A senior foreign affairs adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said that Iran is boosting its support for its regional allies and its proxies within other...
Exiled Iranian Opposition Leader Says Iran Will Cheat on Nuclear Deal to Build Bomb
The leader of an Iranian parliament in exile, told London-based Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday that Tehran will ultimately cheat on its agreement with world powers negotiated in Vienna...
Security Expert: Jews Are ‘Soft Target’ for Competing Islamic State and Al-Qaeda
Jewish sites are a "soft target" for Muslim extremist groups vying for influence in the radicalized Muslim world, Nick Kaderbhai, a research fellow at the International Centre for the...
Palmyra Redux: The Clash of Civilization & Barbarism
Amid the stately yet skeletal ruins of Palmyra, Syria, the world is witnessing in real time the clash between civilization and barbarism, a microcosm of...
Thousands of Iranians, Iraqis Flock to Syria to ‘Protect Damascus’ and Save Assad Regime
Thousands of Iranian and Iraqi fighters have recently streamed into Damascus to prevent the fall of struggling dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime, reports from across the Middle...
Like ISIS, An Iranian Organization is Establishing Branches Throughout the Middle East
An Iranian strategic-intelligence organization called "The Headquarters" has been spreading out into Iraq, Syria and even elsewhere overseas. The group -- which was established after the Iran's...
