Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has reported the export of indigenous unmanned aerial vehicles. Officials said the Teheran regime has exported several models of UAVs to allies in the Middle East and Africa. They said Iran’s defense industry has enhanced its technological capability by reserve-engineering U.S. unmanned platforms. “Iran has become a world leader […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel, despite the destruction of missile arsenals, would not be able to stop another war without an invasion of the Gaza Strip, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies asserted that Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies would soon recover from the latest missile war with Israel. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The United Nations has closed several offices in the West Bank amid attacks on staff. The UN Relief and Works Agency said it closed three offices in the West Bank. The agency said the closure stemmed from “illegal acts” by the Palestinians. “We wanted to avoid harming our services as […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Hamas has suspended elections for a new leadership in November amid the missile war with Israel and has been examining a proposal to postpone elections for at least another year. Several Arab countries are also said to have hampered Hamas election efforts. The sources cited Saudi Arabia, a former supporter […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has unveiled what officials termed the nation’s first indigenous helicopter. Officials said the Iranian Defense Ministry oversaw the development of a class of helicopters. They said the aircraft was designed for both military and commercial applications. “There is foreign interest in these helicopters,” an official said. On Dec. 11, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com ABU DHABI — In late 2012, the U.S. Navy reduced its presence in the Gulf. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said the Navy would operate one rather than two aircraft carrier groups in the region over the next few months. Panetta, the first U.S. defense secretary to visit Kuwait in nearly […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been quietly investigating how a Russian Navy submarine spent a month in the Gulf of Mexico without being detected. Congress has sought explanations to a report that the Russian submarine operated in the Gulf in June and July. A senior senator has sought details from the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Bill Gertz, Geostrategy-Direct.com The Pentagon unveiled a new defense strategy last week that calls for sharp cuts in the armed forces, a move that increases the risk that enemies will exploit U.S. military shortcomings by launching wars while U.S. forces are engaged in another regional conflict. President Obama hailed the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has determined that Hamas was organizing squads for attacks in Jerusalem. Officials said the Israeli intelligence community has been tracking Hamas efforts to destabilize Jerusalem in a campaign coordinated with the Palestinian Authority. The officials said Hamas was organizing Palestinians to attack Israeli police and civilians in eastern and […]
Wesley Pruden LOS ANGELES — Californians take pride in the notion that everything in America starts here — the music, the clothes, the food, the fun and games of the celebrity culture. Now California is showing the nation something else, a view from the bottom of the fiscal cliff. Life from Gruesome Gulch, you might […]