New target in Iraq for Iran proxies: Turkish forces
Geostrategy-Direct An Iranian terror group launched a rocket attack on Turkish forces stationed at a military base in the town of Zilkan in Iraq’s Nineveh province. A total of (more…)
Terror attack in Israel during summit raises questions as yet unanswered
Geostrategy-Direct Terrorist attacks on March 27 in the Israeli city of Hadera and one a week earlier in Beersheba appear to be linked to ISIS and local radicalized Arab (more…)
Gulf states, increasingly tied to China, snub Biden and coordinate with Israel on Iran deal response
Geostrategy-Direct Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took a direct shot at U.S. policy in the Gulf by declining to (more…)
Iran boosts narrative its missile strike deliberately targeted Israeli site in Iraq
Geostrategy-Direct Iran is doubling down on claims that it targeted “two advanced Israeli Mossad training centers” in the Iraqi city of Erbil on March 13. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard (more…)
Iran advances drone program, air defenses amid focus on nuclear deal, Ukraine
Geostrategy-Direct With the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the U.S.-led effort to revive the Iran nuclear deal grabbing the world’s attention, the Islamic Republic is advancing its drone program (more…)
Why the Russia-Ukraine war looks much different to the Mideast states
Geostrategy-Direct Due to Moscow’s growing and significant presence in the Mideast, nations in the region are likely to view Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from a much different perspective than (more…)
Analysis: New Iran deal makes clear Israel may act on its own, as it has done before
Geostrategy-Direct As it closes in on a new nuclear deal with Iran, the Biden administration is being urged by Israel not to lift sanctions on an Iranian regime which (more…)
Iran-backed Houthis seen prevailing in Yemen
Geostrategy-Direct Iran-backed Houthi terrorists have gained more than they have lost in the seven-year war with Yemeni government forces who are backed by a Saudi-led coalition. The coalition of (more…)
Leaderless, far-flung ISIS is still a threat, dedicated to its vision
Geostrategy-Direct Unlike other terrorist organizations such as Al Qaida, which rely on a charismatic leader such as Osama bin Laden, the Islamic State (ISIS) sells its followers on the (more…)