Moscow confirms delivery of first S-300 systems to Iran
Russia has delivered the first set of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran, officials in Moscow and Teheran confirmed. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Reports: Power struggle widening gap between Khamenei, Rouhani
The election victory in February by reformers aligned with President Hassan Rouhani has sparked a crisis between the president and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sources say. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Iran deploys ‘elite’ commandos to Syria after Russian pullback
Iran has deployed a contingent of “elite” commandos from its Regular Armed Forces to Syria. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Iran announces naval deployment for anti-U.S. front in Latin America
Iran is shoring up its “rapidly growing ties” with Latin America by deploying warships and destroyers to the region. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Report: Iran testing new way of waging war in Syria, Yemen
Under a cloak of concealment erected by leaders in Teheran, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has been using the conflicts in Syria and Yemen to experiment in a (more…)
Iran’s Rouhani woos Sunni Pakistan amid hostility with Saudis
By Jack Caravelli Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is looking to make inroads in Pakistan with his first visit to the Sunni-majority country since being elected president. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Three Iranians charged with violating U.S. sanctions on Iran
Three Iranians who conducted hundreds of millions of dollars worth of transactions that were banned under international sanctions have been charged with conspiring to evade U.S. sanctions. (FULL STORY) (more…)
U.S. fails to object as Iran turns to Russia for major arms deal
By Jack Caravelli Last month, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan traveled to Moscow on what appears to have been a two-day shopping spree. According to Russian media, Dehghan came (more…)
Iran tests intermediate-range missiles from underground silos
On March 8-9, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) reportedly fired such missiles as the Qadr-H and -F missiles from an underground site in northern Iran. (FULL STORY) (more…)