Since 2011, intense fighting and mass desertion had weakened the Syrian Arab Army. Even the support of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the deployment of Iranian militias and Russian …
Toll accused of sanctions busting in North Korea, Iran, Syria
The Melbourne-based transport company paid about $200 million over allegations by the US Treasury it breached UN sanctions.
Russia is responsible for most nation-state cyberattacks, followed by Iran, North Korea, and China, according to a new Microsoft report
The report measured Microsoft accounts that were “targeted or compromised by nation-state activities.” …
The No Good, Very Bad Week for Iran’s Nation-State Hacking Ops
A look at the state of Iran’s cyber operations as the US puts the squeeze on it with a pile of indictments and sanctions.
Twitter took down a network of 130 fake accounts in Iran that tried to spread disinformation during the US presidential debate
Twitter said the FBI alerted it to the accounts, which tried to “disrupt the public conversation” but ultimately had “very low engagement.” …
UN nuclear watchdog inspects second Iran site
IAEA says it gained access to the second site in Iran where nuclear activity may have taken place in the early 2000s.
Turkey, Iran deploy ‘game-changing’ drones in north Iraq
Turkey and Iran are increasingly adopting “game-changing” drones as their weapon of choice against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, prompting fears for the safety of civilians and stoking geopolitical …
Afghanistan’s Abdullah Discusses Iran, Pakistan, Peace Process
The man heading Afghanistan’s peace efforts said Iran did not attend the ceremony marking the opening of talks with the Taliban due to tensions with the United States. “Iran was invited…Sometimes …
Venezuela Receives Gasoline From Iran Amid Surge in Protests
Three ships loaded with gasoline from Iran have started to reach fuel-starved Venezuela amid simmering social unrest across the South American country.
Is Iran’s supreme leader preparing to surrender?
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, marked the 40th anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war last week by praising his predecessor’s decision to drink a “chalice of …