The Islamic Republic has improved the range and guidance on its drones. Iran on Sunday marked National Army Day with a military parade. The annual event was more limited than usual due to social distancing and the pandemic. Of interest was a parade of dozens of types of drones. Iran …
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Did Iran order a drone attack on the US in Iraq?
A day before the attack, a shadowy group told Sabereen news that it had targeted “Mossad” in northern Iraq. A drone attack last week on Erbil in northern Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region has all the hallmarks of an Iranian-backed attack. Drones have been used by Iran’s proxies in Yemen, and …
Read More »Did the Mossad ‘shoot’ and miss with Natanz sabotage? – analysis
After initial denials, Iran has admitted that it lost the use of thousands of centrifuges plus extensive aspects of its electricity from the April 11 incident. Did Israel’s mythic intelligence agency, the Mossad, take its best shot at slowing Iran’s nuclear program last week and miss? Although Israel’s supporters were …
Read More »Iran Increases Uranium Enrichment to 60%, IAEA Says
The International Atomic Energy Agency on Saturday confirmed that Iran had indeed upped its uranium enrichment to 60% purity, following through on its threat from late last week. The move, which is the most serious and substantial breach of the nuclear deal Tehran reached with world powers in 2015, was …
Read More »Mediterranean Allies Strike Historic Defense Deal
Israel and Greece on Sunday signed a blockbuster defense deal, in what Jerusalem called the largest defense procurement contract ever reached with Athens and promised would strengthen economic ties between the two countries. The agreement includes the establishment and operation of an international training center for the Hellenic Air Force …
Read More »Abbas to address J Street confab as group seeks to top DC’s Israel lobby scene
PA president expected to thank Biden for restoring aid while urging further steps, and to express continued support for two-state solution while castigating Israel over settlements Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will address J Street’s national conference on Sunday as the once marginal left-wing, pro-Israel group seeks to position itself …
Read More »Natanz nuclear site blast: Iranian State TV identifies man behind attack
Iran’s state television on Saturday identified a man it said was behind the recent explosion and power outage at its main Natanz nuclear plant. “Reza Karimi, the perpetrator of this sabotage… has been identified” by Iran’s intelligence ministry, state TV said. It said the suspect had fled Iran before last …
Read More »Why has Iran named a suspect in Natanz attack?
Iran however also claims that the Natanz attack has been amplified by false foreign reports. It claims that the attack actually helped it replace old centrifuges.
Read More »US pressuring Israel to stop commenting on Iran – report
According to the report, the Biden administration feels ‘uneasy’ regarding the recent Israeli operation in Natanz. The Biden administration has turned to Israel several times in the past few days, asking that it stops commenting on Iran, N12 reported Friday evening. According to the report, the Biden administration feels “uneasy” …
Read More »Spooks with tzizit: Mossad, Shin Bet, cyber haredi agents speak for first time
Pardes is leading the charge to incorporate some of the smartest and most talented ultra-Orthodox men aged 24 to 34 into analyst and cyber units of the security establishment. The spy world just got a lot wilder in a way that even creative persons might have never imagined. The Mossad, …
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