Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israeli companies have been dismayed over the feverish debate on war with Iran. Industry sources said foreign clients have questioned whether Israeli companies could maintain production and delivery during a missile war with Iran. They said the greatest concerns focused on companies in northern Israel near the border with […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran is said to have supplied weapons of mass destruction to proxies in the Middle East. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard said its supporters have been given WMD assets. IRGC, in an analysis on its website, did not elaborate, but said WMD would be used in any war against Israel. “Groups […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israel Army has trained units and developed weapons to defeat underground threats. Military sources said the Army has established units meant to detect and capture underground enemy facilities. The sources said such Iranian proxies as Hamas, Hizbullah and Syria were building bunkers and tunnels to surprise Israeli ground […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has awarded BAE Systems a contract for law enforcement programs in at least two Middle East countries deemed dangerous for Americans. The State Department awarded BAE Systems a contract to support criminal justice and development programs in Iraq and Lebanon. BAE would provide the services under the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Civil war in Syria would endanger U.S. national security, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy asserted that Washington’s policy against military intervention assured the widening of the civil war in Syria. The institute, in a report by executive director Robert Satloff, raised the prospect that President […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Dissidents from the ruling Fatah movement have been forming militias financed by Iran. Palestinian sources said Fatah dissidents in the Gaza Strip were allowed to form armed groups without allegiance to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. The sources said at least one such Fatah-origin militia has been authorized by the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military envisions the use of robots to help secure its turbulent borders. The Israel Army’s Engineering Corps has been working with civilian partners to develop robots that could detect and stop infiltration threats along the borders of Egypt, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. So far, one of the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has directed its Navy to help support infantry missions. Officials said the Israel Navy has been ordered to expand support for Army operations. They said the Navy was training to provide firepower and reconnaissance for infantry missions, particularly along the Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts. “We’re currently examining […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran has succeeded in transporting weapons to its allies in Lebanon and Syria. Western security sources said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was employing at least two Iranian airlines to sustain the arms flow to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad as well as Hizbullah. The sources said IRGC […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been fighting a daily war with Iran and its proxies. A senior Israeli commander said all arms of the military were engaged with Iran and its proxies on a daily basis. The commander cited Iran’s presence in Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip. “We are indirectly […]