With Russian and Chinese help, Iran is rapidly rebuilding its military/industrial base damaged during the 12-day war. This has prompted Netanyahu to schedule a meeting with Trump in the coming days. The goal, argues Alastair Crooke, is to persuade Trump to launch further Israeli/U.S. strikes before Iran rebuilds its military/industrial base
The near completion of purpose built hardened aircraft shelters at Iran’s Hamadan Air Base confirm preparations are underway to take delivery of Su-35s, which will transform the Islamic Republic into a full-on regional power
The Western MSM continues to downplay Iran’s weapon’s technology. Yet it may be far more capable than Western ‘experts’ claim. Eastwind Brigade argues, very convincingly, that Iran has developed its own ICBMs capable of striking London and New York
Apart from a couple of occasions when it launched hypersonic missiles, Iran hardly used its more advanced and more recently developed missiles during the 12-Day War. Deep Dive Defense explains why
Iran has become the world’s foremost expert at dissecting Western weapons systems – especially those of the US. Even Russia now entrusts Iran with certain sophisticated Western equipment that is used by Ukraine so that it can be analyzed and copied.
Answer: because Iran does not have a nuclear weapons program. It does however, have some very potent missiles. And Netanyahu wants America to deal with these because Israel can’t do so on its own. With commentary from Prof. Mirandi
Western military analysts laughed when the Shahed 136 was first unveiled. When Iran first sent the drones to Russia the western media mocked it as a flying lawnmower. They are not laughing anymore.
Netanyahu visited the White House twice before Israel struck Iran on June 13, 2025, probably to brief Trump on Israeli war plans and to get his promise of U.S. help if things did not go as planned. Now with Israeli officials warning that Iran is expanding its missile program, another Netanyahu White House visit has been scheduled. Is another war being planned?
How close is Iran to developing an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting mainland U.S.A.? Tehran already has a space launch vehicle very similar to an ICBM. Deep Dive Defense looks at the technical hurdles Iranian scientists may face and how close they are to developing missiles that could strike the U.S.
How U.S. negotiators used the promise of a peaceful solution and a combination of diplomacy and disinformation to blind Iran to Israel’s looming strikes in June 2025
We are heading toward another Iran-Israel War in 2026. Eastwind Brigade on why it looks increasingly likely and how Iran’s strategy will be fundamentally different in the next round
Deep Dive Defense on one of the main missiles Iran used in the 12-Day-War, and a variant thereof, and how they overcame Israeli and U.S. air defenses