The US has made no secret it holds Iran responsible for the actions of its regional proxies, but experts told Breaking Defense Tehran’s level of control can vary from group to group.
By Agnes HelouThe Dolphin submarines are armed with a mix of very advanced weapons, including long-range ballistic missiles armed with nuclear warheads.
By Arie EgoziTEL AVIV: Israel launched its largest military strike in years against Syria last night shortly after the International Atomic Energy Agency reported a significant increase in Iran’s stockpiles of nuclear material, with levels of enriched uranium now 12 times those agreed in the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The Israelis used gliding bombs and…
By Arie EgoziThe Iranian Chief of Staff says the agreement’s aim is to strengthen Syria’s air defense and to reduce Israeli, Turkish and American freedom of action in Syrian airspace.
By Arie EgoziWe asked some of Washington’s best informed and smartest people about the likely consequences of the killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani.
By Colin Clark, Theresa Hitchens and Paul McLearyTEL AVIV: Five days ago, an undisclosed intelligence agency intercepted a telephone call made by the head of Iran’s Quds Force, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in which he was heard ordering his proxies in Iraq to attack the US embassy in Baghdad, as well as other Israeli and American targets, with the aim of taking hostages, Israeli sources say.…
By Arie Egozi and Colin ClarkIsraeli defense sources say they believe the types of targets and the Iranian casualties incurred will force Iran to retaliate. At least 23 were killed in the night attacks across Syria, 16 of whom are believed to be Iranians.
By Arie EgoziIsrael initially jammed all communications between the drone operators and their weapons and then bombed the facility on the night of Aug. 24, Israeli sources say.
By Arie EgoziThe United States can reduce its Middle Eastern footprint and secure its vital regional interests.
By Ram Yavne
As ISIS goes down to military defeat, the United States requires a longer-range plan and an enduring force presence to deny Iran total victory in Syria. Otherwise, the United States risks losing influence as a new Middle Eastern order is being forged. The last ISIS-occupied towns in Syria and Iraq fell recently, but not to…
By Michael Makovsky, Eric Edelman and Charles Wald