Tag: iran

Iran’s nuclear program was a major topic in President Joe Biden’s July 13-16, 2022 trip to the Middle East.

In early 2011, the Arab Spring tore through Tunisia, then Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, and Jordan. Syria stood at the precipice as people rose up against the dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad, who had ruled since 2000.

Until recently, most people outside of Iran had never heard of the country’s morality police, let alone followed their wider role in the region. But on Sept. 16, 2022, the death of Jina Mahsa Amini sparked widespread protests in the streets of Iran and elsewhere that have shown no signs of abating.

Images of the protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Zhina Amini on Sept. 16, 2022, in Iran and reports of the government’s brutal crackdown have circulated widely on social media.

Tehran said on Monday that it had evidence that Western countries were behind the protests that have roiled the country.

As Iran stalls on reviving the JCPOA, the US and other superpowers are under pressure to find other ways to prevent nuclear activity.

Because of US scrutiny of its drone program, a Taiwan company has stopped doing business with Iran.

The Russians continue to need the services of other nations to keep their war machine running. Reports indicate they are still in Kherson Oblast but not taking ground.

News about Iranian missiles going to Russia may miss an important point; Will these missiles even work in the cold winters of Russia and Ukraine?

Since 2018, Iranian women have been voicing out their concerns about the “morality police’s” brutality by removing their hijab.

The war in Ukraine is helping one country achieve its foreign policy and national security objectives, but it’s neither Russia nor Ukraine.

Despite the very limited damage, these Iranian-built drones are capable of inflicting, Ukraine will have a very hard time effectively countering them in the near future for various reasons, not the least of which is the cost of Counter UAS systems.