Saudi Arabia, Qatar see sharp jump in military spending in the Middle East: Report
The war in Ukraine may have spurred large defense jumps in Europe, but analysis suggests the Middle East seems preoccupied with regional issues.
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Russia uses Iranian-made missiles to strike Ukrainian targets
Russian forces reportedly used Iranian-made guided missiles to strike Ukrainian targets. The missiles appeared to be Iranian-made clones of Russian Kornet, called Dehlavieh. The Dehlavieh is an Iranian version of the Russian 9M133 Kornet anti-tank guid…
India, Iran, Armenia Form Trilateral Grouping, 1st Round of Talks Focuses On Economic Issues, Communication
J.P. Singh, the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs (Left), Mnatsakan Safaryan, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia (middle) and Seyed Rasoul Mousavi, the Assistant of the Foreign Minister of Iran at the trilateral meeting held at Yerevan This comes at a time when Pakistan, Turkey & Azerbaijan have been intensifying trilateral cooperation. Armenia has emerged as a key
Gas, Chemical Attacks In Iran: Dozens of Schoolgirls Hospitalized
Tehran: Gas and chemical attacks in Iran targeting mostly girls’ schools continued on Wednesday in several cities, including Tehran, VOA’s Persian service reported. Dozens of students were hospitalized.According to the reports received by VOA and videos posted on social media, at least five schools in different provinces of Iran were attacked with chemical gases.The serial poisonings of mostly
Hundreds of Small Car Owners, Drivers Block Pakistan-Iran Highway
Islamabad: Hundreds of small car owners and drivers in Pakistan have completely blocked the Pakistan-Iran highway at Dalbandin Bypass, Pakistan vernacular media Roznama Intekhab reported.As per sources, government security forces have started strict checking to prevent the smuggling of sugar, flour, Iranian petrol and diesel due to which hundreds of small car owners and drivers protested by
In Prosecution of Turkey’s Halkbank, Supreme Court Issues a Mixed Ruling
The justices rejected key arguments from Halkbank, which is owned by the Turkish government. But they told a lower court to revisit one possible defense.
Microsoft: Iranian Hackers Moved From Recon to Targeting US Critical Infrastructure
A subgroup of Iran-linked APT Phosphorus (Mint Sandstorm) has started to quickly adopt PoC exploit code targeting vulnerabilities in internet-facing applications.
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Iran-linked Mint Sandstorm APT targeted US critical infrastructure
An Iran-linked APT group tracked as Mint Sandstorm is behind a string of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022. Microsoft has linked the Iranian Mint Sandstorm APT (previously tracked by Microsoft as PHOSPHORUS) to a series of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022. The IT giant reported Mint […]
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First Meeting of India-Central Asia JWG On Chabahar Focuses On Wheat Assistance To Afghanistan
Mumbai: The first meeting of the India-Central Asia Joint Working Group (JWG) on Chabahar Port was held in Mumbai on April 12-13, 2023 and the joint statement laid emphasis on the active participation of the private sector and wheat assistance to Afghanistan.The meeting was chaired by Secretary (ER) and attended by the Deputy Ministers and Senior Officials of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic,
In dreams of a formal Gulf-US defense pact, what would Washington get?
Such an alliance may guarantee US support for Gulf monarchies, but what happens if the US becomes the nation in need?