Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been tracking Iranian sales of unmanned aerial vehicles to Venezuela. Officials said Iran regards Venezuela as a key ally in South America. They said thousands of Iranian advisers, including members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, have been working to bolster the military and security forces […]
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 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 JERUSALEM — Iran envisions the imminent destruction of Israel, perhaps in a nuclear strike by Teheran, a report said. The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs asserted that the Iranian leadership has formed a consensus of the need to destroy the Jewish state. The center, in a report by Michael Segall and Joshua […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has reported the close tracking of the U.S. Navy in the Gulf. A senior Iranian commander said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been following U.S. Navy patrols in the Gulf. (Related story: Iran announces blockade of Strait of Hormuz and claims U.S. is complying, April 22) The commander […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran has been pressing to expand its presence in the Gaza Strip. Arab diplomatic sources said the Iranian leadership was urging the Hamas government of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh to allow additional military trainers into the Gaza Strip. The sources said Iran, particularly its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, wants to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has reported the deployment of its indigenous cruise missile. Officials said the Iranian Navy received its first shipment of the Zafar cruise missile. They said Zafar, which underwent production in February 2012, would represent a critical asset for the conventional navy and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Western defense analysts […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has reported an Iranian plot to assassinate its ambassador in Egypt. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps planned to kill ambassador Ahmed Al Qattan in Cairo in 2012. A ministry official said Egyptian authorities arrested three Iranian agents in late January. “Egyptian authorities […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been preparing for a massive cyber attack by Iran. Military sources said the Israel Defense Forces was training and equipping units to counter cyber attacks by the Teheran regime. The sources said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was building a cadre of expert hackers assigned to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran has been pressing to expand its presence in the Gaza Strip. Arab diplomatic sources said the Iranian leadership was urging the Hamas government of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh to allow additional military trainers into the Gaza Strip. The sources said Iran, particularly its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, wants to […]