Category: Middle East

Iran’s top General, Hossein Salami, appeared in a video tour of a sprawling underground missile base claiming it was one of many such sites.

Both of the targeted areas have been used as Iranian bases in Syria, as well as Iranian-proxy militias, including Hezbollah.

Iran: “The fingers of our heroic armed forces are on the trigger, and if enemies commit the slightest mistake, the armed forces will surely respond fiercely.”

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group was ordered to return to the Persian Gulf after news of Iran seizing a Korean oil tanker reached the Pentagon.

SecDef Miller: USS Nimitz will now remain on station in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. No one should doubt the resolve of the United States of America.

Iran’s military frontman, General Hossein Salami issued a new round of threats on the eve of the strike on Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

Biden should view our relationship with Saudi Arabia for what it is: A pragmatic arrangement whose genesis occurred at a very different time.

The Pentagon announced the the USS Nimitz, a Navy aircraft carrier, has been ordered home despite tensions with Iran and looming threats.

Information Minister Muammar al Eryani accused the Iranian-backed Houthis, of launching the attack. The Houthis have denied responsibility. 

An armored personnel carrier of the Russian military police BTR-82A was fired upon from an anti-tank missile system injuring three soldiers.

Trump’s pardon of Blackwater personnel has drawn criticism but little analysis; read this professional legal report and decide for yourself.

A human rights organization reported that the Israeli missiles destroyed warehouses and headquarters where Iranian militias were stationed.