Geostrategy-Direct Teheran and Damascus have signed a military cooperation deal that will extend Iran’s military presence in Syria. The “defense and technical agreement” provides for the continued “presence and (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct While Instagram’s Terms of Use say it is not “a place to support or praise terrorism,” the top general of the leading state sponsor of terrorism has used (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iran is concealing its role as the dominant actor in the Syrian conflict while moving closer to the Israeli border, a pair of Middle East analysts said in (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iran on Aug. 2 launched naval exercises similar to annual war games that are held in late Autumn. The naval drills were held just days before the U.S. (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iran is getting a taste of the maximum pressure strategy used by U.S. President Donald Trump that brought North Korea to the negotiating table. As the U.S. is (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iran threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz if its oil exports are cut off by the United States. It commanders also warned its Arab neighbors and vowed (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iran, with its allied pro-Assad forces now controlling two thirds of the Syrian province bordering the Golan Heights, is openly identifying what it considers the target of the (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct A severe shortage of drinkable water and a crumbling economy have sparked nationwide protests against the Iranian government. Hundreds of demonstrators clashed with police in the city of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct If they weren’t at odds, Russian President Vladimir Putin may have wanted to consult with chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov on this one. How does the Kremlin balance its (more…)
