Iran, U.S. trade warnings as Taliban deal signed
Geostrategy-Direct U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Iran about interfering in the historic peace accord signed between the United States and Afghanistan. “There is a history of Iran (more…)
Iran, Russia vie for power in Syria; Teheran tightens controls at home
Geostrategy-Direct With fighting in Syria at a standstill, Iran and Russia are moving to bolster their presence in the country in what a watchdog group likened to a “cold (more…)
Syria pullout increases pressure on Israel from Russia, Iran
Geostrategy-Direct The decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria will likely result in Russia and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force attempting to (more…)
Iran, rocked by deadly attack on military parade, again tops U.S. terror list
Geostrategy-Direct Iran, which last week was hit by an attack on a military parade that killed at least 29 people, has again been listed by the United States as (more…)
Iran, Syria renew military cooperation in rebuff to U.S.
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…)
Iran, Hizbullah step up war of words with Israel after downing of F-16
Geostrategy-Direct Iran’s foreign minister and Hizbullah’s leader lauded what they described as a breakthrough in Syria’s downing of an Israeli F-16. After “30 years the Syrians were able to (more…)
New U.S. nuclear doctrine with revised strategy denounced by Russia, China, Iran
Geostrategy-Direct The Trump administration’s new policy calling for the expansion of U.S. nuclear weapons capabilities was met with heavy criticism from Russia, China and Iran. The U.S. Nuclear Posture (more…)
Iran, Russia highlight joint effort to ‘stabilize’ Syria
Iran is working with Russia to “stabilize the situation” on the ground in Syria after anti-Assad rebels broke the regime’s siege on Aleppo. “Russia and Iran are cooperating quite (more…)
Saudis offer Moscow billions to cut ties with Syria’s Assad, Iran
By Dr. Jack Caravelli Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir last week confirmed that he has offered the Russian government billions of dollars in financial incentives to abandon its (more…)