Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Western intelligence agencies have determined that Iran sustained a huge blow when a leading nuclear facility was bombed on Nov. 28. Western intelligence sources said Iran’s uranium enrichment facility at Isfahan was severely damaged by an explosion. They said the explosion was believed to have destroyed Isfahan’s large conversion center […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel’s military has determined that a blast at an Iranian base could have significantly damaged the nation’s missile production capability. Officials said an explosion on Nov. 12 that rocked an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps base outside Teheran harmed the nation’s ballistic intermediate-range missile program. They said the IRGC base, located […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — France is reportedly training rebels in their effort to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. A major Turkish newspaper reported that France has sent military advisers to train the Free Syrian Army. FSA, based in Turkey, was said to have received training in weapons and combat skills in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has reported signing several defense and military cooperation agreements with Iraq. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it signed a series of cooperation accords with the U.S.-trained Iraqi military. IRGC commander Maj. Gen. Mohammed Jafari said the Iranian and Iraqi militaries were examining such cooperation as border security, joint […]
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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has reported the loss of a senior military commander. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Gen. Hassan Moghaddam was killed in an explosion at a military base southwest of Teheran on Nov. 12. IRGC said Moghaddam, who began his career in 1986, was the leader in the military’s missile […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has cast doubts on the feasibility of an attack on Iran. [In a debate Saturday night, several Republican candidates supported a military strike on Iran if all other efforts to stop the regime’s development of nuclear weapons failed.] Officials said the Defense Department and […]