Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Thousands of Iranian-sponsored Shi’ite fighters have left Syria for Iraq. Diplomatic sources said more than 3,000 members of Iranian-financed Shi’ite militias have moved from Syria to Iraq to help stop the advance of Al Qaida’s Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. The sources said the flow of Shi’ites began in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has been preparing for a war that would include combat unmanned aerial vehicles. Officials said Iran and its proxies were being equipped with UAVs that could eventually contain munitions. The officials said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was converting tactical and other UAVs into combat platforms. “We will […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has determined that Iran financed a weapons ship for the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Officials said the Israeli intelligence community assessed that the Teheran regime sponsored a ship laden with missiles and rockets to supply the Gaza Strip. The officials said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps supplied the M-302 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Fariborz Saremi As a result of Iran’s presidential election a new and potentially more reformist and conciliatory incumbent occupies that office. Judging by the explosion of joy in Iran on Saturday June 15th, a large proportion of the Iranian population is certainly hoping a sea-change in Iranian politics. As reasons to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The regime of President Bashar Assad has launched a massive offensive, using tanks and artillery, to roll back the gains of Sunni rebels. Opposition sources said the Syrian Army and security forces have conducted major operations in several cities captured or controlled by the rebels in January. They said the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran is overseeing an effort to enhance Hizbullah’s telecommunications network in Lebanon. Western diplomatic sources said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is financing and supervising a program to modernize Hizbullah telecommunications and data networks in Lebanon. They said IRGC has sent engineers and technicians to Beirut and southern Lebanon […]