Iran

The Washington Post reported on April 15 that 17 Iranian officials visited a Russian air defense system factory in Yekaterinburg, Russia, in March 2023.[i] The factory produces S-400 air defense missiles and mobile launchers, among other military equipment.[ii] The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned the company …

Senior Iranian military and political officials praised the alleged success of the April 13 Iranian attack against Israel and simultaneously warned the United States that Iran would target US bases in the region if the US supported an Israeli response.[i] Iranian Armed Forces General Staff (AFGS) Chief Maj. Gen. Mohammad …

The Israeli military late on April 13 said Iran had launched an extensive attack of drone aircraft toward Israel and that the flight time could take hours, which comes after Tehran seized an Israeli-linked ship in the Strait of Hormuz, stoking fears off a widespread Middle East conflict. Israeli Defense …

Iran’s decision to rely on groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas to prosecute its war against Israel has resulted in the Israelis regularly having to retaliate with air strikes against Iranian and Hezbollah targets in Syria and Lebanon in an attempt to disrupt their terrorist infrastructure. Since October 7, the …

Analysis: Israeli strikes are targeting senior Iranian and Hezbollah leaders, a sign that the once-mutual deterrence that prevented war no longer exists. On 1 April, rockets fired by Israel ripped through Syrian airspace and struck the annexe of the Iranian Embassy’s consular office in Damascus, killing 13 people. Among those …

Arab countries expressed ‘deep concern’ over an escalation of conflict in the Middle East, following Saturday’s Iranian drone attacks on Israel. Arab states on Sunday responded to Iran’s retaliatory strikes against Israel, with many expressing “concern” over an escalation of violence, while urging for “restraint” from all parties. Late on …

On the night of April 14, 2024, Iran launched a barrage of 170 attack drones, 30 cruise missiles, and 120 ballistic missiles toward Israel, with 99% of them eventually intercepted by air defenses. According to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, no drones or cruise missiles managed …

Il y a un peu plus de quatre ans, le 3 janvier 2020, Donald Trump faisait assassiner le général iranien Soleimani, architecte de ce qu’on appelle «l’Axe de la Résistance» à la politique israélo-américaine au Proche-Orient. La mort du stratège n’a pas signifié la fin de sa stratégie. Au contraire, …

To understand what happened last night during Iran’s direct attack on Israel, one has to go back four years to the killing by the United States of Iran’s Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani. Iran needed to react symbolically in retaliation to save face and asked to do so. The United …

World Jerusalem Day rallies were held across Iran on April 5, 2024, like every year on the last Friday of Ramadan. This year’s rallies were marked by the war in the Gaza Strip and the attack attributed to Israel in Damascus on April 1, 2024. The rallies were attended by …