Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com JERUSALEM — Iran is working with proxies in Bahrain, Gaza Strip, Iraq, Lebanon, Kuwait and other countries to undermine any U.S.-led effort to destroy its nuclear weapons infrastructure. “From Iran’s standpoint, a head-on confrontation with the United States and Israel would serve its purposes in the region and build its image […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israeli military has begun training to prevent the abduction of soldiers. Officials said the Military Police has drafted measures that would be introduced in training soldiers from all three services. They said soldiers would be instructed on how to prevent abductions by such groups as Hamas, Hizbullah, Islamic […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — A major munitions warehouse of the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has been destroyed. Lebanese security sources said a Hizbullah arsenal outside the southern port city of Tyre was blown up on Nov. 23. The sources said the facility was believed to contain hundreds of missiles and rockets for the Hizbullah military. “Given […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has completed plans for a major civil defense exercise. The Defense Ministry has approved an exercise in northern Israel meant to defend against a biological or chemical weapons attack from Lebanon or Syria. The two-day exercise, called Orange Flame-6, would seek to coordinate between military and civilian authorities. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — The U.S. military is projecting that Al Qaida will gain strength in 2012. The U.S. commander in Iraq said that Al Qaida was expected to benefit from the American troop withdrawal by the end of the year. Gen. Lloyd Austin said the absence of U.S. combat troops would bolster Al […]
By Fariborz Saremi, Freepressers.com The new Middle East Cold War comes complete with its own spy-versus-spy intrigues, disinformation campaign, shadowy proxy war and supercharged state rhetoric and very high stakes. There has long been blood between the Saudis and Iran. Saudi Arabia is a Sunni/Wahabi Muslim Kingdom of ethnic Arabs. Iran is a Shi’ite Islamic Republic […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The international community has been deterred from an attack on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, a report said. A report by a leading Israeli investment company concluded that an attack on Iran by either Israel or the United States was not feasible. Clal Finance, in a report titled “The Iranian Issue […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Palestinians have been quietly converting from Sunni to Shi’a Islam. Hundreds of Palestinians are said to have converted to Shi’a Islam over the last two years. They said the effort was financed by Iran through proxies in the Gaza Strip. “Their numbers are not great, but people are noticing […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah is planning for war with Israel, a report said. The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs asserted that Hizbullah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, in coordination with Teheran, has been meeting senior commanders to plan for war with the Jewish state. The center, in a report by Shimon Shapira, said […]