Iran

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday said that Iran’s presence in Syria and Iraq is only to provide advice.In a speech today, Khamenei said that Iran’s presence in Syria and Iraq is for advisory support and not military, adding that Iran is present in the region at the …

Earlier this month, a prominent researcher and security expert in Iraq, who was close to the new prime minister and to Western governments, was gunned down outside his home in Baghdad. While the identify of his assailants remains unknown, Hisham al-Hashimi had many enemies, given his history of speaking out …

Just days into the new year, Iran announced that “a couple of hours ago,” it had started enriching uranium to 20 percent—a level that experts say would put it within a six-month sprint of converting its entire nuclear stockpile to bomb-grade material. Tehran’s move Monday raises the pressure on President-elect …

In the four decades since Iran’s Islamic Revolution, relations between Tehran and Washington have seen deep enmity offset by brief periods of rapprochement and tactical cooperation. As a new U.S. administration settles into office and asserts its intent to, in President Joe Biden’s words, “offer Tehran a credible path back …

A German report issued today said that the attack that took place in Erbil last week rendered reining in Iraq’s anti-US militant groups even “more urgent”. A report by “Deutsche Welle” referred to the NATO military alliance decision to increase numbers of troops in Iraq from 500 to 4,000. “The …

The Saudi government has indicated that it sees the recent attacks on oil installations in eastern Saudi Arabia as an escalation that carries huge risks for the global economy. There are growing indications that Iran and its proxy militias in Iraq were directly involved in the attack that targeted the …

The perpetrator attempted to land the plane in a Gulf country, Iranian media reported the corps as saying. Many details surrounding the incident are unknown. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has thwarted a plane hijacking. An unidentified perpetrator tried to hijack an Iran Air flight from Ahwaz …

The announcement follows several attacks on the US military in the country as well as retaliatory strikes on Iraqi militias by the United States. The US Embassy in Baghdad has warned Americans about potential security threats in Iraq follows several attacks targeting the US military in the country. The embassy …

In seventh mission into CENTCOM’s area of operation in the last four months Israeli Air Force F-15s accompany B-52 heavy bomber over Israel. In a clear signal to Iran, a United States Air Force B-52H “Stratofortress” bomber flew over the Persian Gulf, before the plane was spotted in Israeli airspace …

Iranian militia groups have active cells operating in the US capital Washington DC and other US cities, according to chatrooms used by the groups. Kawtheryoon Electronic Team, a Telegram network used by Iranian militia groups and supporters, claimed in a recent posting that Iranian “resistance cells are rooted even in …