U.S. Attorney charges agent for Iran sought to smuggle data on F-35
WASHINGTON — The United States has assessed that Iran sought to steal data from the Joint Strike Fighter program. Officials said Iran was believed to have ordered an agent (more…)
U.S. Army team of 64 set for CW demolition mission at sea near Syria
WASHINGTON — The United States has been organizing a team to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal in Syria. The U.S. military has assigned 64 specialists in CW to travel (more…)
Threat to Egypt as Al Qaida-Brotherhood militias shift focus from Sinai
CAIRO — Al Qaida, forming an alliance with the ousted Muslim Brotherhood, has moved from the Sinai Peninsula to mass-casualty strikes on Egypt’s mainland. Officials said Al Qaida militias (more…)
Israel: Iran’s nuclear bomb infrastructure bigger than North Korea’s
JERUSALEM — Israel sees the window of Iran’s nuclear weapons program as closing. A report by a senior Israeli minister asserted that the West has no more than a (more…)
Iran-backed militias moving into Iraq’s security void to fight Al Qaida
BAGHDAD — Iraq, unable to defend against Al Qaida strikes, has been quietly allowing the dominant Shi’ite community to organize militias. Officials and parliamentarians said the government of Prime (more…)
U.S. offers to sell major military platforms to Gulf states as a block
WASHINGTON — The United States has drafted plans to sell weapons to the Gulf Cooperation Council’s regional force. Officials said the Defense Department has offered to fulfill the requirements (more…)
Saudi intelligence, CIA said to be training rebels in Jordan for Syria
AMMAN — Conventional wisdom suggests that the United States, in adopting Iran as its new ally, has moved away from both Israel and Saudi Arabia. The U.S. challenge now (more…)
Netanyahu’s advisors look abroad for strategic alternatives to U.S.
JERUSALEM — The contrast between the response of Israel and Saudi Arabia to Iran’s nuclear threat is stark. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has chosen rhetoric, warning of a (more…)
Assad said to deploy Kurdish militia to fight Islamists in northern Syria
NICOSIA — Opposition sources said the regime of President Bashar Assad has been quietly helping Kurdish militias expel such Al Qaida-aligned groups as Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (more…)