Iraqi national security advisor in Tehran for border security talks

Iran vowed last week that it would resume military operations on the border if the security threat is not reigned in

Iran, Iraq sign border security agreement

The agreement is aimed at tightening security around Iraq's Kurdistan region, to prevent Kurdish militants from launching sabotage operations against Iran

Syria, Jordan boost border security under Russian auspices

There has lately been a surge in drug smuggling and militant activity on the Syrian-Jordanian border

IRGC calls on Iraqi government, IKR to fulfill commitments on border security

The IRGC launched missile and drone strikes against several targets in Erbil province in the IKR earlier today

Iran and Iraq discuss border security, activities in Kurdistan region

Despite condemning Iran's attack on Erbil, Iraq vowed to counter the Kurdish groups operating against Tehran

Iran warns it will attack ISIS in Iraq if border security is not upheld

The warning comes one day after an ISIS attack near the Iranian border left 13 Iraqi policemen dead

Iraq, Kurdistan region discuss security mechanism for border with Iran, Turkiye

Iraq has condemned Iranian and Turkish attacks on its northern Kurdistan region, calling it a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty

Lebanon’s General Security Chief: ‘I totally support open borders with Syria’

Lebanese General Security Chief Abbas Ibrahim has become a key negotiator between foreign and domestic parties in the crisis-hit country. While the Lebanese worry about the US threat of sanctions, Ibrahim tells The Cradle it is "totally unlikely" that the US will sanction Lebanon.

Netanyahu calls Sisi to discuss deadly border attack

Israel demands Egypt investigate the attack which killed three Israeli soldiers

Egyptian soldier’s bold kill operation shatters Israel’s security illusions

Mohamed Salah's audacious operation, which involved infiltrating Israeli-occupied territory and eliminating three of its soldiers has sparked debate surrounding the vulnerability of Israel's southern frontier, the underlying motives behind the attack, and its far-reaching implications for relations between Cairo and Tel Aviv.

Violence during Israel protests as security establishment panics

Israeli police resorted to violent measures against protesters demonstrating against the judicial reforms on the same day that three soldiers were killed in an attack on the border with Egypt

Israel fears ‘multi-front war’ following Egypt border attack

The attack by an Egyptian policeman which killed three Israeli soldiers complements recent attacks by resistance forces against Israel from Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon

Egyptian soldier kills three Israeli border guards

Cairo has confirmed the shooter, who died during the attack, was a member of the country's security forces

Explosion at Lebanese-Syrian border kills five PFLP members

While the PFLP has blamed Israel for the explosion, western media reports say it was caused by 'an old missile stored in a weapons depot'

Iranian officials report calm on Afghan border after ‘unprovoked’ Taliban attack

Taliban border guards used weapons left behind by the US occupation army during their attack on the Iranian side

Five Iranian border guards killed near Pakistani border

Days earlier, the Iranian president and his Pakistani counterpart inaugurated a shared border market and an energy transmission project in the region

‘Terrorists linked to Israel’ arrested in Iran’s western border regions

Tehran says those detained entered the country from Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region

Water security takes center stage in Syria-Turkiye talks 

Russian-brokered talks to reconcile Ankara and Damascus will hit a wall if Turkiye doesn't strike a deal to allow Syria and Iraq access to their share of water. Drought has now made water a region-wide security issue, and Ankara is officially on notice.

Russia, Iran, China aim to reboot Persian Gulf security

Beijing, Moscow, and Tehran seek to establish collective security in the Persian Gulf, run by littoral states and not western militaries. This will fundamentally shift the region out of the Atlanticist paradigm.

UN cross-border aid program for Syria abused by extremists: Moscow

The Russian official condemned the UN’s failure to lift restrictions on new border crossings opened by Damascus following the earthquake

Turkish army begins plans for 30 km ‘security belt’ in Syria’s north

According to local sources, the Turkish excavations pose a threat to the farmlands and crops in the Ras al-Ain countryside

Israel closes border airspace in fear of Quds Day escalation

Tensions remain high following recent Israeli assaults on Al-Aqsa Mosque and exchange of rocket fire between Israel and resistance factions

Separatist group kills four Pakistani border patrol soldiers

The BLA is a ethnonationalist militant group based in Afghanistan and Iran

Iraqi, Turkish defense ministers discuss cooperation and security

The meeting comes after years of Turkiye's violations of Iraqi sovereignty in its fight against the PKK

Ansarallah accuses Saudi Arabia of renewed border attacks

Following the China-brokered agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, western media claimed that Iran agreed to stop arming Ansarallah, shifting the blame for one of the regions worst wars to the Islamic Republic

Israeli defense minister visits northern border following IED attack, threatens response

Israeli military officials initially issued a gag order banning the publishing of details on the Megiddo junction explosion

Mysterious bombing shakes Israeli security establishment

The explosive device that was planted on the side of the Route 65 highway in Megiddo has been described as very sophisticated in nature, and does not resemble those used by Palestinians in the occupied West Bank

An Egyptian plan for Syria: ‘Arab forces’ on the border and Iran out

Arab states pursuing reconciliation with Syria aim to achieve what was unachievable during the war: Breaking Syria's alliances and placing Arab troops on Syrian soil.

Iraq signs first security agreement with Saudi Arabia in 40 years

Baghdad says it is also pushing forward with hosting a new round of talks between Iranian and Saudi officials

Russian security says it foiled ISIS attack on chemical plant

This week Russian intelligence accused the US army of training extremist militants in Syria to carry out attacks in the territory of former Soviet states