Iran’s spymaster failing to deliver on curbing internal surveillance
WASHINGTON — Iran’s new intelligence director is said to be off to a rocky start. A report by the Foundation For Defense of Democracies asserted that Mahmoud Alavi, was (more…)
Gulf Arab states see nuclear deal as boost to Iran’s anti-Sunni drive
ABU DHABI — The Persian Gulf states have determined that Iran, freed from major international sanctions, would bolster efforts to destabilize its Arab rivals. Officials and analysts said the (more…)
China loosens military controls on flights through domestic airspace
Starting in December, China’s small commercial aircraft will not need the approval from the PLA airspace controller to fly domestically and will only need the approval from the Civic (more…)
Syria’s Assad said to ship hundreds of SAMs to Kurds near Turkey
ANKARA — The regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad is said to have transferred air defense systems to a key Kurdish militia. The Turkish intelligence community has determined that (more…)
Russia reports $5 billion in helicopters sales to Mideast militaries
MOSCOW — Russia has reported huge helicopter orders from the Middle East. Russia’s state-owned Rosoboronexport asserted that unidentified Middle East militaries were ordering a range of helicopters from Moscow. (more…)
Iran reports new anti-cruise system based on U.S. Gatling gun
NICOSIA — Iran has unveiled what officials termed a system to defend against cruise missiles. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has reported the development of an anti-cruise missile system (more…)
Hizbullah, other Iran groups now handling most fighting in Syria
NICOSIA — Iran’s proxies have take over most of the fighting against Sunni rebels in Syria. Western diplomatic sources said Hizbullah and other Iranian proxies were assigned virtually all (more…)
Al Qaida suspends planned operations against U.S. embassies
WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida suspended plans to attack embassies throughout the Middle East. The intelligence community asserted that Al Qaida in the (more…)
UAE fires security chief who spoke out about Muslim Brotherhood
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has replaced its outspoken security chief. UAE Vice President Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has replaced the commander of the police in (more…)