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Report claims Russia supplied Iran with list of Israeli energy targets
A report published by The Jerusalem Post, citing a source said to be close to Ukrainian intelligence, claims that Russian intelligence passed Iran a detailed list of 55 critical energy infrastructure sites in Israel for possible missile strikes. The allegation,…
Reports of Iranian child recruitment revive scrutiny of regime’s wartime methods
Fresh reports that Iranian authorities are drawing children as young as 12 into war-support roles have renewed attention to one of the most controversial aspects of the Islamic Republic’s security doctrine: the use of minors in support of state military…
Russia moves to rearm Iran with drones as alliance deepens
Russia is close to completing a phased shipment of drones, medicines and food to Iran, according to a Financial Times report citing western intelligence assessments and officials. The deliveries, said to have begun in early March, would mark a further…
Zaluzhnyi says Ukraine has already shown how a wider Iran war could unfold
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, argues that the war against Russia has rewritten the logic of modern conflict, and that those lessons now apply directly to the confrontation…
Iranian missiles hit Arad and Dimona, injuring more than 160 near Israel’s nuclear research centre
More than 160 people were injured after Iranian ballistic missiles struck the southern Israeli towns of Arad and Dimona on Saturday evening, in one of the most sensitive episodes of the war so far because of the proximity of the…
A Coordinated Show of Strength: Why the Hormuz Statement Signals Resilience, Not Crisis
At first glance, the latest joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz reads like a familiar diplomatic reflex: condemnation, concern, and calls for restraint. But look closer, and a far more bullish narrative emerges—one of coordination, capability, and quiet confidence…
New US bunker-buster strike marks another escalation in Iran conflict
The United States has confirmed the use of multiple 5,000-pound deep-penetration munitions against hardened Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz, in what appears to be a significant escalation in the current war and a notable development in the…
Iran may have damaged US F-35 in first reported hit on American warplane
A US F-35 fighter aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at an American base in the Middle East after a combat mission over Iran, in an incident that may mark the first time Iranian forces have successfully struck…
WSJ report points to deeper Russia-Iran military cooperation despite formal limits of 2025 pact
A report in The Wall Street Journal has added fresh detail to longstanding concerns over the depth of military and intelligence cooperation between Russia and Iran, alleging that Moscow has been supplying Tehran with satellite imagery, tactical guidance and upgraded…
Israel targets upper ranks of Iranian leadership as Ali Larijani reported killed
Israel said on Tuesday that it had killed Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in what would amount to one of the most consequential targeted strikes of the war so far. Iranian authorities had not confirmed…