Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy has been preparing to intensify operations in the Gulf amid Iran’s threats to block the Strait of Hormuz. Officials said the Navy plans to deploy another aircraft carrier group in the region in March. “The group is now conducting training,” an official said. The planned carrier group […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has reported the installation of an advanced U.S.-origin radar for NATO’s ballistic missile defense shield. Officials said NATO oversaw the installation of the AN/TPY-2 X-band radar at a military facility in the Turkish province of Malatya, about 620 kilometers southeast of Ankara. They said the radar was being operated […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has begun its first combat operations in Syria, the opposition said. Opposition sources said Hizbullah fighters launched Russian-origin BM-21 Grad rockets toward civilian protesters on Jan. 16. The sources said the Hizbullah rocket attack took place near Damascus amid Iranian threats to increase intervention in Syria. “The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Wednesday, June 22, 2011 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has been urged to prepare for war with Iran. The Rand Corp. asserted that the Air Force must increase exercises and testing of weapons as part of preparations for any order to attack Iran. In a report for the Air Force, Rand […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Monday, August 1, 2011 NICOSIA — Iran, stressing its strategic interests, has warned Turkey to end intervention in Syria. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has issued a harsh warning to Turkey to end activities in Syria. In an article in IRGC’s weekly Sobh’eh Sadegh, the elite military force asserted that Turkish forces […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Bill Gertz, Geostrategy-Direct.com A deadly explosion at an Iranian missile factory on Nov. 12 that claimed 17 lives was most likely caused by the mishandling of fuel, although details of the blast remain a mystery and sabotage cannot be ruled out. The Institute for Science and International Security posted a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has claimed the interception of Israeli-origin as well as western unmanned aerial vehicles. A senior military official said Iran has downed several Israeli UAVs since 2004. The unidentified official told Iran’s Fars News Agency that the interceptions took place over the Gulf. Officials said Iran has developed the capability […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has raised the prospect that it would transfer an advanced U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle to its allies. Officials said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was considering transferring a downed U.S. UAV to Hizbullah or Syria. They said the downed RQ-170, produced by Lockheed Martin, was still intact and could […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Fariborz Saremi, FreePressers.com With Iran torn by political turmoil, the Persian Gulf and its energy riches are once again in the eye of the storm and the focus is on the Strait of Hormuz, the only gateway to the Persian Gulf and arguably the world’s most strategic choke point. Iran’s leaders […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Israel has sent additional forces to its borders with Lebanon and Syria. The Saudi-owned Al Hayat daily, quoting Israeli security sources, said the deployment was meant to counter any attack from its northern neighbors amid increasing international pressure on Iran, Syria and Hizbullah. “Israel has decided to deploy three armored […]