Iraqi Defence Minister al-Abbasi says that US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a stark warning during a phone call, telling him that military operations in the region were imminent and urging Iraq to prevent pro-Iranian armed factions from interfering
Iran’s decision to retrofit some of its ballistic missiles with specialized earth-penetrating warheads suggest that is plans to target command centers, nuclear bunkers, and hardened military installations.
Deep Dive Defense examines what it describes as the “most technologically sophisticated application of air power by any nation in the world and in history.” Nonetheless, following Iran’s retaliation the attack still ended with Israel on the brink of outright defeat.
Iran completed its first test flight for Simorgh, a locally designed and built cargo plane with obvious military applications. Thereby reducing Tehran’s reliance on Western transport planes, which are getting old and have suffered from spare parts shortages caused by sanctions
In a gesture to its Christian minority, Iran has opened a new metro station in Tehran dedicated to the “Holy Virgin Mary”
‘We are often misquoted about this and people say that we have said things we never said‘, says IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi
The world is back to where it was at the start of WWI, says Col. Larry Wilkerson. Only now it’s the U.S. and its allies facing Russia, China and Iran
It’s official: Iran has taken delivery of the latest version of Russia’s Mig-29. It’s an interim measure, until Russia delivers the more advanced Su-35s. However, together with S-400 and Chinese HQ-9 air defence systems it will give Iran the means to fend-off further Israeli air strikes
Three giant Antonov An-124 cargo planes have been spotted taking off from Russia’s Irkutsk Aviation Plant and flying to Iran. Were they delivering disassembled SU-30s or Yak-130s for the Iranian air Force?
Information coming from a very high level Iranian Revolutionary Guards source to Pepe Escobar, suggests that an Israeli strike on Iran may be imminent. If that happens we can expect direct U.S. participation, as in June’s 12-day War.
Col. Wilkerson argues that “there is no ceasefire in Gaza”, Netanyahu is simply using food as a weapon while the killing goes on. Meanwhile the ultimate goal remains “regime change in Iran”
Based in the U.S. and optimized for long-range heavy bombing missions, President Trump has announced that he will double the size of America’s B-2 Stealth Bomber fleet.