Tag: iran

American airstrikes hit Iran-backed militias in retaliation for earlier attacks against U.S. interests in Syria and Iraq.

At the heart of the matter was the decision by the Biden administration to freeze major arms deals to both the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia.

State Department: What we will not do is lash out and risk an escalation that plays into the hands of Iran and their attempts to destabilize Iraq.

According to reports, at least four rockets hit the Iraqi military airbase of Balad north of Baghdad on Saturday. One contractor was injured.

If you read the tea leaves, it’s apparent that Iran is infiltrating huge swathes of the globe through proxy militias and surprising allies.

State Department: “The Houthis’ assault on Marib is the action of a group not committed to peace or to ending the war afflicting the people of Yemen.”

Weapons smuggling off the Somali coast is common, but last week the U.S. Navy seized thousands of Russian-made AK-47s, RPGs and machine guns.

“Our air defenses intercepted the missiles and downed most of them,” said an unnamed military source after the most recent airstrike.

Fourteen rockets were launched towards Erbil Air Base in Northern Iraq on Monday, a deadly reminder of Iran’s proxy presence in the region.

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A rare daylight drone strike pummeled a weapons shipment heading for an illegal crossing on the Syria-Iraq border, several reports confirm.

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