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He said he had a “good relationship” with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, which bought oil from the Islamist group, and claimed to have attended meetings with senior Syrian officials as well as Iranian intelligence officers.
I know, it’s a lot to think about. Five years ago, I would have laughed at this. Now? I’m not laughing anymore. Anecdotally, I have lost count of the number of tough-as-nails operators who either bailed from the service, or who are counting the days until they can get out. They, in turn, are also discouraging their children from joining. The type of kid that wants to go into the military for to blow shit up and to kill America’s enemies does not want to sit through endless sensitivity training. Who is going to fill those jobs?
The movement of people and goods in this modern, global society is extremely fluid. ISIS has taken advantage of the openness of our western societies as well as the usefulness of the Internet to spread their message and recruit members.
The crews “did not brief or even plan their route from Kuwait to Bahrain,” and decided to take a shortcut en route — one that took them directly through Iranian waters, and near an IRGC base.
Iran is looking to rebuild it’s Air Force and things may not go as planned. In an article penned by David Axe for the Daily Beast, the author notes several reasons why Iran may struggle to replace its aging aircraft. For those who remember, the Iranians were favorites of the US Administration in the early […]
The Obama administration began immediately transferring billions of dollars to Iran’s Central Bank. One of the payments included 1.7 billion dollars transferred, in January 2015.
Iranian intelligence officers said Monday they thwarted one of the largest terrorist plots ever organized against the country, with plans to bomb the capital of Tehran and other locations, according to Iranian media outlets. A statement from the Iranian intelligence ministry, cited by Iranian media, said that attacks were planned by Sunni extremists, but provided little […]
According to Reuters, Iran has threatened to rip up the nuclear deal if the future president violates any aspect of the deal. Iran‘s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, threatened on Tuesday to “set fire” to the nuclear deal sealed with world powers if U.S. presidential candidates reneged on the agreement. “The Islamic Republic won’t be […]
Boeing could hardly step into a more sensitive, touchy deal than the imminent agreement to sell about 100 passenger jets to the Islamic Republic of Iran. With the sale, Boeing faces unique political risks here in the United States — with potential blowback among Americans opposed to last year’s agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear program […]
Iran’s top leader said Tuesday that if the next U.S. president tears up the nuclear deal, Iran will “light it on fire.” Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remarks appeared to be aimed at presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, who has criticized the deal and vowed to renegotiate it. Khamenei referred to a “U.S. presidential candidate […]
Under King Salman, Saudi Arabia is expanding its confrontation with Iran well beyond the Middle East, no longer relying heavily on Western allies to smother Tehran’s ambitions outside the Arab world. Since Salman came to power early last year, and Tehran struck a nuclear deal with world powers, Riyadh has adjusted its strategy for countering […]
The US State Department released its annual report on global terrorist activity on Thursday, listing Iran as the top state sponsor of terrorism and labeling the Islamic State as “the greatest threat globally” and a “formidable force” in Iraq and Syria. “Iran remained the foremost state sponsor of terrorism in 2015, providing a range of […]
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