Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy vessel has again collided with an apparent civilian boat in the Gulf. Officials said a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine struck a vessel around the Strait of Hormuz. They said the submarine, identified as the USS Jacksonville, did not sustain major damage in the incident on Jan. 10. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian military has begun firing newly-acquired Iranian missiles toward Sunni rebel targets. Western intelligence sources said the Syrian military has been firing advanced Iranian surface-to-surface missiles toward rebel strongholds in central and northern Syria. The sources said the short-range missiles were far more accurate than Syria’s huge arsenal of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Iran has recruited thousands of Hizbullah troops to defend the headquarters of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Arab diplomatic sources said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has deployed thousands of Hizbullah fighters to battle Sunni rebels in Damascus. The sources said Hizbullah units were working with IRGC […]
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 WASHINGTON — The Iranian Air Force has surprised the U.S. military with the interception of a Predator unmanned aerial vehicle, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy asserted that the interception of the U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator demonstrated the effectiveness of Iranian combat pilots. In a report, the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Iran has been developing a militia loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. Officials said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was providing training and weapons to an unidentified militia meant to fight the Sunni revolt in urban areas. They said the militia would be similar to IRGC’s Basij, which quelled unrest […]
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 NICOSIA — Syria has been using senior officers from Iran and Russia to help quell the Sunni revolt against President Bashar Assad. The Syrian opposition has identified senior Iranian and Russian officers assigned to help the Assad regime. The Free Syrian Army said Iran and Russia were helping the Syrian Army and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran was said to have poured thousands of elite troops into Syria. The Syrian opposition said thousands of members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have arrived in Syria. Opposition sources said the Iranian troops came from special operations units, with many of them skilled in sniper and explosives. “They […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad has moved into education and social welfare in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said Jihad has been opening kindergartens, day care centers and charities as part of an effort to expand its base in the Gaza Strip. The sources said the campaign has been funded […]