Iran in first displays S-300, slaps U.S. as ‘unreliable’
Geostrategy-Direct Iran has for the first time displayed in public its advanced Russian-made S-300 air defense system as tensions with the United States mount in the post Obama era. (more…)
Outreach by Saudis, UAE to Shi’ite sectors in Iraq rattles Iran, welcomed by Israel
Geostrategy-Direct A visit this summer by Iraqi Shi’ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr to Saudi Arabia created an uproar in Iran. Kayhan newspaper, the mouthpiece of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, (more…)
Proliferation happens: Did Iran help N. Korea’s nuke program or vice versa?
Geostrategy-Direct Iran likely had a hand in North Korea’s sudden leap in nuclear weapons technology, analysts say. Senior Whitehall sources told The Sunday Telegraph it is not credible that (more…)
Analysts: Iran’s nuclear weapon ambitions fueled by U.S. response to North Korea
Geostrategy-Direct Iran is closely tracking U.S. responses to North Korea’s advancing nuclear and ballistic missile programs as the Islamic Republic plots its own future in the nuclear arena. “You (more…)
Haley presses UN to ‘use its authority’ to track Iran military, control Hizbullah
Geostrategy-Direct The United Nations should be more active and thorough in monitoring Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal and to stop the illegal smuggling of arms from Teheran to (more…)
Israel warns: Satellite images show Iran building long-range missile site in Syria
Geostrategy-Direct Security analysts say satellite images show Iran is constructing a facility in northwestern Syria for the manufacturing of long-range Scud missiles. The analysts said the facility was similar (more…)
Analyst: By funding Lebanon forces, Pentagon is only boosting Iran’s strategy
Geostrategy-Direct The Pentagon is pumping money into a Lebanese army that serves as a “front for the acquisition of Western funds and training” and is giving Iran a leg (more…)
As UN sanctions hit, North Korea’s ‘No. 2’ pays 10-day visit to Iran
Geostrategy-Direct In the same week the United Nations Security Council unanimously voted on new sanctions on North Korea, a delegation of economic and military officials from Pyongyang, including the (more…)
New U.S. sanctions highlight overlooked but growing Iran missile threat
Geostrategy-Direct While U.S. news reports have focused on the growing North Korean missile threat, near-unanimous U.S. Senate on July 27 approved new sanctions on Iran. The move came two (more…)