Israel launches airstrike against Hezbollah targets near Damascus International Airport

Israel launches airstrike against Hezbollah targets near Damascus International Airport

Israel launched a pre-dawn airstrike on a military arms depot near the Damascus International Airport in Syria, the Voice of America reports. The weapons supply belonged to Hezbollah, which has received stockpiles of missiles and munitions from Iran over the last several years, spiking recently as Hezbollah has been an active participant in the Syrian […]

U.S. Destroyer forced to alter course to avoid Iranian attack boat

U.S. Destroyer forced to alter course to avoid Iranian attack boat

An American destroyer was forced to alter its course when approached in an “unprofessional” and “provocative” manner by a vessel belonging to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard in the Persian Gulf on Monday. A fast-attack craft belonging to the elite Iranian military group came within one thousand yards of the USS Mahan with its weapon […]

Operation Eagle Claw, Disaster At Desert One Brings Changes to Special Operations

Operation Eagle Claw, Disaster At Desert One Brings Changes to Special Operations

The images were stark and startling after the debacle at Desert One in Iran on April 24, 1980, 37 years ago today. An incinerated C-130 aircraft and six RH-53 helicopters left with bodies burned and strewn about spoke of the failure of the United States to rescue the 52 diplomats and Embassy personnel held in […]

Operation Eagle Claw, Disaster At Desert One Brings Changes to Special Operations

Operation Eagle Claw, Disaster At Desert One Brings Changes to Special Operations

The images were stark and startling after the debacle at Desert One in Iran on April 24, 1980, 37 years ago today. An incinerated C-130 aircraft and six RH-53 helicopters left with bodies burned and strewn about spoke of the failure of the United States to rescue the 52 diplomats and Embassy personnel held in […]

Hezbollah gives media tour of fighting positions, says Israel is now on the defensive

Hezbollah gives media tour of fighting positions, says Israel is now on the defensive

Hezbollah granted a contingent of journalists a tour of their fighting positions in southern Lebanon, warning Israel that they do not seek new hostilities, but are prepared for war. Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border have been mounting as Hezbollah continues to arm and prepare for another war with Israel. Iran has supplied Hezbollah with tens […]

Tillerson accuses Iran of ‘alarming provocations’ as U.S. reviews policy

Tillerson accuses Iran of ‘alarming provocations’ as U.S. reviews policy

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday accused Iran of ‘alarming ongoing provocations’ to destabilize countries in the Middle East as the Trump administration launched a review of its policy toward Tehran. Tillerson told reporters the review, which he announced on Tuesday, would not only look at Tehran’s compliance with a 2015 nuclear deal […]

Could the U.S. have caused North Korea’s missile test to fail with a virus?

Could the U.S. have caused North Korea’s missile test to fail with a virus?

Another recent ballistic missile test by Kim Jong Un’s North Korean regime ended in failure over the weekend, prompting another round of headlines poking fun at the reclusive state’s inability to make meaningful progress in building a missile with a high probability of success.  Although it seems likely enough that the floundering economy and educational […]

Beware the Iranian Built Stealth Fighter Jet! Watch it in Action!

Beware the Iranian Built Stealth Fighter Jet! Watch it in Action!

We are used to seeing China and even Russia shows off to the world ‘knock off’ copies of US jet fighter technology. Now we can add Iran to the list! The Iranians have put on display their infamous Qaher F-313 stealth jet but they have not show it in flight yet. Hmm….. Watch the Iranian Built […]

North Korean ground forces: We march better than you

North Korean ground forces: We march better than you

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have one of the largest ground forces in the world, and were once referred to as the “Million Man Army.” Although their ground forces are estimated somewhere in the region of 950,000 soldiers, the large majority are under-trained and malnourished. In standing with other past communist and oppressed […]

Reaction to the US Missile strike on Syria

Reaction to the US Missile strike on Syria

While several countries have admonished the US’ missile strike against Syria’s airfield on Thursday, there has also been an overwhelming response in support of President Donald Trump’s answer against the Syrian government’s use of nerve agents that killed more than 80 people earlier this week. Here are the nations that have supported, opposed, or remained […]