Israel has ramped up both covert and not-so-covert operations against the Iranian attempt to develop nuclear weapons and put other weapons on Israel's borders. Just this past week, Israel struck an Iranian spy ship in the Mediterranean Sea, and launched strikes on Iranian-back bases in Lebanon. Here are some updates from Amir Tsarfatis, laying out …
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The Jerusalem Post and other outlets are reporting that an Iranian ship was struck by mines off the coast of Eritrea, which lies just across the Red Sea from the southern part of Saudi Arabia. (Israel's southern-most city, Eilat, sits at the northern-most point of the Red Sea.) The attack happened early this morning and …
As you may or may not have heard, Iran and China reached a $400 billion agreement last week, which not only provides Iran with cash to resume nefarious nuclear production, but also solidly puts the two in bed together to form a large force against the west and its' Middle East allies. In essence, China …
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February and March have been filled with news of attempted drone strikes by Iranian-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabian targets. Most action of this sort originates in Iranian-controlled areas of Yemen. A short time ago, the Saudis intercepted at least one other explosive-laden drone fired into sovereign Saudi territory. Why is this significant? Because Saudi Arabia, …
Continue reading Happening Now: Saudis Intercept More Explosive Drones Fired by Houthis
