Geostrategy-Direct By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Iran is leading the new bloc, with Turkey and Qatar, intent on remaking the greater Middle East. The Iranian (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Though stymied economically by ongoing U.S. sanctions, Iran is moving forward with its long-term plans to increase its influence in the region, particularly Syria. “The Islamic Republic of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Amid widespread flooding that has been called the worst natural disaster in Iran in more than 15 years, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has brought in a (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Iraq to “make the U.S.” withdraw its troops as soon as possible. “U.S. military presence in Iraq is detrimental to countries (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct With Iran’s backing, Hizbullah has constructed a new missile factory in Beirut which could have the capability of producing precision-guided missiles, a report said. Israeli intelligence shared the (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The March 25 rocket attacks on central Israel were carried out by Hamas at the behest of Iran, which intended to alter the outcome of the upcoming election (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct New satellite images appear to support an Israeli report that Iran is building a factory in northwestern Syria for the assembly of precision guided missiles. ImageSat International (ISI) (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct An Iranian hardliner, who has been accused of being involved in the execution of political prisoners in the late 1980s, has been chosen to head up the body (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iran condemned as “wrong and irresponsible” the UK’s decision to outlaw the political wing of Lebanon’s Hizbullah. “Iran considers Hizbullah a legitimate and legal force which plays an (more…)
