Tag: iran

Russia has made a significant observation: the U.S. is not guaranteed to take action in the light of a post Cold War Russia, that changes their foreign policy and political calculus.

The jihadist-led Jaish al Fatah launched a major offensive in southwestern Aleppo on July 31 to break the siege of the rebel-held part of the city. The offensive comes after the last supply route north of Aleppo was severed on July 28 by pro-regime forces encompassing the Syrian Arab Army, Shia militias backed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and […]

This election has brought to light how Americans are uninterested in the state of the word and exclusively, the state of the union. Russian actions abroad have been deemed unpredictable to a degree, and Putin looks like a maverick.

Would you treat a wounded Hezbollah soldier in the sands of Iraq? Would you release 1,000-pound bombs in support of Iranian surrogates on the ground?

The Obama administration on Wednesday hit three senior Al Qaeda figures based in Iran with sanctions, accusing them of helping transfer money and fighters from South Asia to the Middle East. The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it had identified Saudi national Faisal Jassim Mohammed al-Amri al-Khalidi, Egyptian national Yisra Muhammad Ibrahim Bayumi and Algerian […]

The commander of the Turkish navy has not been heard from since the failed coup

The Mahdi Army was disbanded in 2008, replaced by the Peace Brigades, which helped push back Daesh from near Baghdad in 2014 under a government-run umbrella, and maintains a presence in the capital and several other cities.

Two days before the anniversary of the nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers, the Islamic Republic attempted to launch a new type of ballistic missile using North Korean technology, multiple intelligence officials tell Fox News. The test, in violation of a UN resolution, failed shortly after liftoff when the missile exploded, sources said. The […]

The Navy handed down punishments to two officers and two enlisted sailors in charge of the riverine boat crew detained in Iranian waters earlier this year, causing an international incident and bringing embarrassment on the Navy for the litany of errors that led to their detainment and their violations of regulations while in custody. All four […]

Boats from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps maneuvered dangerously close to a U.S. military vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, part of a pattern that the top American general in the region—who was on the ship at the time—said risked grave miscalculation. “What concerns me is our people don’t always have a lot […]

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?