Report: Lebanon exposes ‘Israeli spy ring’ in Sidon
Lebanese security officials arrested three people accused of leading an Israeli spy ring in Lebanon. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Iran stops dismantling centrifuges under pressure from hardliners
Iran is no longer dismantling centrifuges at its Natanz and Fordow facilities after pledging to do so under terms of the nuclear agreement with world powers. (FULL STORY) (more…)
China trumpets Russia’s return of territory, until Russia denies
Chinese state media reported last week that Russia had handed over a small piece of China’s “lost territory” to China. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Abe to strengthen Japan-India defense alliance to counter China
After a highly successful diplomatic offensive by wooing China’s potential partners in Central Asia, including a spur of successive state visits to Mongolia and Kazakhstan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (more…)
Israel wants more advanced U.S. F-15s to compensate for Iran deal
Israel is asking the United States for more F-15s as compensation for the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Cyberterror emerges as homeland security threat all can relate to
By Jack Caravelli A new survey by California’s Chapman University has identified cyberterrorism as one of the American public’s greatest fears, a national security threat that hits home at (more…)
Egypt’s Sisi to UK: Finish the job in Libya to prevent another Syria
NATO countries must not allow Libya to become the next Syria, Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi said. Sisi warned that the situation in Libya is a “danger that threatens (more…)
Under-the-radar-allies have in common the same ‘existential threat’
Azerbaijan’s oil and Israel’s advanced military technology may make the two countries natural economic partners, but it is the “existential threat” of Iran that has solidified Israel’s relationship with (more…)
U.S. Defense Dept. contractor provides Internet services to Iran
The fact that Iran gets Internet services from a U.S. Defense Department contractor is raising eyebrows, especially from observers who cite Teheran’s ongoing crackdown on dissidents and freedom of (more…)