Iran is one of the first historical areas where rural societies were formed and agriculture began. Although Iran is one of the world’s water-scarce regions, the agricultural system based on the use of Qanat as a method of transferring water from mountains to villages for agriculture was one of the …
Read More »Is the Israel-Iran shadow war coming into the light?
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Is timing everything regarding this week’s attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility? In 2010, it came to light that the Stuxnet computer worm had struck Iran, reaching its Natanz nuclear facility. Stuxnet eliminated about 1,000 centrifuges by making them speed up and then slow down, creating vibrations that …
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, …
Read More »Iran enriches uranium to 60%, a short step from weapons grade levels
Top nuclear official says centrifuges producing 9 grams an hour, days after attack, blamed on Israel, at Natanz; E3: Iran has no credible civilian need for enrichment at this level Iranian scientists have successfully enriched uranium to 60 percent purity, its highest ever levels, senior Iranian officials declared on Friday. …
Read More »Turkey bans cryptocurrencies
The Turkish Central Bank said cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are too risky and forbade their use in the country. The Turkish government banned the use of cryptocurrencies today. Cryptocurrency refers to digital currency that can be used to buy goods and services online. The value of cryptocurrencies fluctuates, and some investors …
Read More »Iran reaches 60% uranium enrichment
The announcement further violates the Iran nuclear deal that is currently being discussed with the United States in Vienna. The Iranian government announced today that it has reached uranium enrichment levels of 60%. The news complicates ongoing talks involving Iran and the United States on the former’s nuclear program. The …
Read More »Syrian Kurdish Forces Capture ISIS Commander
Backed by the US-led coalition, the Syrian Kurdish forces managed to capture a couple of Islamic State (ISIS) members, including a commander, a statement said on Tuesday. The militants were captured during a joint operation carried out by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) special units and Asayish in Tel …
Read More »US Transfers 60 ISIS Terrorists From SDF-Run Prisons in Hassakeh to Al-Omar Oilfield
The US occupation forces have transferred dozens of Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists from prisons run by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia in the Syrian province of Hassakeh to the al-Omar oilfield in the eastern countryside of Deir-ez-Zor in a bid by Washington to reinvest in terrorist groups and …
Read More »Egypt Renews Demand for Assad Regime Return to Arab League
In the words of Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, Egypt renewed its demand for the return of the Assad regime to the Arab League. Shoukry said, in a press conference with Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, on Monday, that “it is necessary for Syria to return to the Arab League …
Read More »US Deputy Envoy to Syria Discusses AANES Participation in Political Solution
On Wednesday, the US Special Deputy Envoy to Syria, David Brownstein, discussed with officials of the Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) about the latter’s participation in the political process and ways of a political solution in Syria. The Foreign Relations website reported …
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