Iran unveils new missile system

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled a new missile system, which its Commander Major General Hossein Salami claimed, “is capable of consecutively launching multiple long-range ballistic missiles.” Gen. Salami…

Israel, Lebanon continue sea border talks

Israel and Lebanon today held a third round of U.S.-mediated talks over their disputed border in the Mediterranean Sea, that has held up hydrocarbon exploration in the potentially gas-rich area.…

US sanctions Iran for election interference

The United States has imposed several rounds of fresh sanctions on Iran over the past week. Some of the organizations were targeted in connection with an alleged disinformation campaign targeting the…

Israel, US sign joint defense declaration

Israeli Defense Minister Gantz returned home today after a lightning visit to Washington for security talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and other Pentagon officials. One security official…

Hariri returns as Lebanon’s PM

Veteran politician Saad al-Hariri was appointed Lebanon’s Prime Minister for the fourth time. The 50 year-old Sunni leader stepped down from the post almost exactly a year ago amid mass…

Iran holds major aerial defense drill

The Iranian armed forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps have launched a major joint air defense exercise. The drill, codenamed 'Modafean Aseman Velayat' (Defenders of Velayat Skies in Farsi)…

Iran, Russia accused of interfering in US elections

Top security officials in the United States are directly accusing Iran and Russia of interference with the upcoming 2020 presidential election on 3 November. “We have confirmed that some voter…