After seizing a South Korean tanker on January 4, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has this week staged a major naval parade, displayed a new and massive anti-ship missile… Continue reading "IRGC Demonstrates Naval Power and Issues Threats as Anniversary of Solemani Killing Passes"
Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Javid Zarif warned President Trump on Saturday that the Israelis are planning covert flase flag attacks on US bases located in Syria and Iraq.… Continue reading "Iranian Minister Warns Of Israeli False Flag Covert Attacks on US Bases"
Iran’s ambassador was summoned to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul today to meet with a senior official from the Ministry, following the Iranian seizure yesterday of… Continue reading "Iranian Ambassador To South Korea Summoned Following Oil Tanker Seizure"
It has been, quite frankly, a heck of a year, I think anyone reading this will agree. Obviously, the world-wide pandemic has dominated headlines, with the disease having a major… Continue reading "2020 – The Year’s Defense News In Review"
Earlier this month two B-52H strategic bombers were deployed over the Persian Gulf in a 36 hour flight from Barksdale, LA, and back. Today, the US Navy sent several guided… Continue reading "US Sends Message with USAF and US Navy Assets in Persian Gulf Show of Force"
The United States Air Force (USAF) has put out a Request For Information (RFI) for the supply of elevated radar systems that it can supply to Saudi Arabia. The RFI… Continue reading "USAF Looking for Radars to Supply to Saudi Arabia; Possible Israeli System on the Cards?"
With President-elect JoeBiden due to take office in a little over a month’s time what defense policies can we expect from the new administration? Following the contentious 2020 US presidential… Continue reading "Biden’s Defense Policies – What Can We Expect?"
On Monday, December 14, a tanker discharging cargo at the Saudi port of Jeddah was hit by an explosive-laden boat. The ship, the 76,500 dwt BW Rhine, was carrying about… Continue reading "Another Oil Tanker Attacked in Saudi Waters"
The commander of the Iranian Navy has said that they plan to soon launch a new ship designed to support Iran’s international operations and act as an forward operating base.… Continue reading "Iranian Navy Preparing to Launch Another Expeditionary Warship"
Iranian media reports now have generated two conflicting narratives regarding the assasination last Friday of an Iranian nuclear scientist long believed to have led Iran’s nuclear bomb program. What is… Continue reading "Conflicting Narratives Of Assassination of Alleged Iranian Nuclear Mastermind"