Hezbollah Dismisses US Sanctions, “US Will Not Damage the Resistance

Hezbollah Dismisses US Sanctions, “US Will Not Damage the Resistance

Increased United States sanctions of the Iran proxy of Hezbollah does not worry the group at all. The leader of the Lebanon Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that the Trump administration’s sanctions cannot harm it. Nasrallah spoke on television to mark the anniversary of the end of the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel said, […]

Iranian drone and U.S. Navy F/A 18 Super Hornet have near miss over the Persian Gulf

Iranian drone and U.S. Navy F/A 18 Super Hornet have near miss over the Persian Gulf

An Iranian QOM-1 Drone has reportedly interfered with flight operations aboard the USS Nimitz when it flew to within 100 feet of a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet as it prepared to land on the carrier. According to a Defense Department statement, the Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle executed “unsafe and unprofessional altitude changes in the […]

Iran gains ground in Afghanistan as U.S. presence wanes

Iran gains ground in Afghanistan as U.S. presence wanes

A police officer guarding the outskirts of this city remembers the call from his commander, warning that hundreds of Taliban fighters were headed his way. “Within half an hour, they attacked,” recalled Officer Najibullah Amiri, 35. The Taliban swarmed the farmlands surrounding his post and seized the western riverbank here in Farah, the capital of the […]

Iran’s Rouhani, embarking on second term, accuses Trump over nuclear deal

Iran’s Rouhani, embarking on second term, accuses Trump over nuclear deal

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who was sworn-in for a second term on Saturday, has accused the United States of trying to undermine Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, telling President Donald Trump that it will be his political suicide. Rouhani, who was decisively re-elected in May after promising to open Iran to the world, took […]

Russian and Chinese military skills competition underway with 26 other countries

Russian and Chinese military skills competition underway with 26 other countries

The “2017 International Army Games” a military-skills competition between nations that includes tank gunnery, obstacle courses, and other military-focused tasks, is now underway overseas. An annual competition for the last few years, it is designed to build the spirit of cooperation through friendly competition. Last year’s competition included 3,000 military personnel from 20 countries. But […]

Iraq Special Forces, Rebuilding After Mosul Battle, Must Keep Standards High

Iraq Special Forces, Rebuilding After Mosul Battle, Must Keep Standards High

The Iraqi Special Forces, the best troops in their military are looking to rebuild and re-arm after the nine-month bloody battle for Mosul. The joint US-Iraqi trained “Golden Division” suffered losses reportedly as high as 40 percent during the siege to oust the Islamic State fighters from the city, which was effectively razed to the ground. […]

Iran says new tensions between Revolutionary Guards and U.S. Navy

Iran says new tensions between Revolutionary Guards and U.S. Navy

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that U.S. Navy ships came close to their vessels in the Gulf and shot flares. The USS Nimitz and an accompanying warship drew close to a rocket-bearing Iranian vessel on Friday and sent out a helicopter near a number of Guards vessels close to the Resalat oil and […]

Iranian-backed terror group fires missile into Saudi Arabia

Iranian-backed terror group fires missile into Saudi Arabia

A SCUD-type of missile, launched by Yemen-based Houthi rebels flew hundreds of miles in Saudi Arabia according to US defense officials. And even more concerning to government officials was that the missile flew farther in range than anything the rebels had used before and that Iran supplied it. The missile, described by one official as […]

U.S. says Iran rocket test breaches U.N. resolution

U.S. says Iran rocket test breaches U.N. resolution

Iran successfully tested a rocket that can deliver satellites into orbit, state television reported on Thursday, an action the United States said breaches a U.N. Security Council resolution because of its potential use in ballistic missile development. Iranian state television showed footage of the firing of the rocket, mounted on a launchpad carrying pictures of […]

Iranian Backed Terror Group Fires Missile Into Saudi Arabia

Iranian Backed Terror Group Fires Missile Into Saudi Arabia

A SCUD-type of missile, launched by Yemen-based Houthi rebels flew hundreds of miles in Saudi Arabia according to US defense officials. And even more concerning to government officials was that the missile flew farther in range than anything the rebels had used before and that Iran supplied it. The missile, described by one official as […]