Foreign nation behind Parchin strike thought to be Israel
ABU DHABI — Israel is regarded as the most likely foreign sponsor of a massive bombing of a key Iranian nuclear weapons test site. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
U.S. to deploy Marines for Mideast rapid-response force in Kuwait
WASHINGTON — The United States plans to deploy a rapid-response force in Kuwait. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Iran for first time confirms its troops responded to ISIL ops in Iraq
NICOSIA — After weeks of denials, Iran has acknowledged conducting ground operations in neighboring Iraq. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Report characterizes ISIL as regional but not global security threat
LONDON — Despite its wars in at least two Arab countries, the combat ability of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant remains limited. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
ISIL sending fighters to Iraq from Pakistan, Afghanistan via Iran
NICOSIA — Iran has determined that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was using the country as a route for fighters from South Asia. Officials said Iranian security (more…)
Intel: Hizbullah built arsenal of 5,000 long-range rockets from Iran
TEL AVIV — Israel’s intelligence community has determined that the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah built a huge long-range rocket arsenal. The intelligence community has assessed that Hizbullah was focusing on the (more…)
Report: Qatar support for Islamists, Iran could split U.S.-Gulf alliance
WASHINGTON — Rising tension between Qatar and its neighbors could harm U.S. military operations in the Gulf, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy asserted that (more…)
Changing face of war: Israel’s unmanned military platforms dominated
TEL AVIV — For the first time, Israel’s military has fought a war dominated by unmanned platforms. Military and industry sources said Israel deployed an unprecedented level of unmanned (more…)
Israel’s military fast-tracking development of tunnel-detection tech
TEL AVIV — Israel has intensified development of tunnel detection systems following a war that featured not only missile attacks but an underground war. The Israeli military has been (more…)