Iran to continue striking IKR if Iraq fails to reign in separatists

Iran regularly launches operations against Kurdish militants on the border with Iraq given the threat they pose to the country’s security

UAE-backed separatists ‘concerned’ over Yemen-Saudi ceasefire talks

Some have suggested that the UAE is seeking to maintain conflict in Yemen in order to keep controlling the country’s ports, waterways, and islands

Turkiye: US, Russia failed to clear Kurdish separatists from border

Turkey has carried out a series of incursions into Syria since 2016 and already controls parts of northern Syria

Iran will not compromise national security, in talks with Iraq over Kurdish separatists

Despite Iran reaffirming its respect for Iraq's territorial integrity, Baghdad has condemned Tehran for its operation in the country's Kurdish region

Separatists face off against security forces in western Iran

Internal security forces are working to contain what appears to be an armed separatist insurgency in the Kurdish city of Javanrud

Iranian separatists possess weapons smuggled from Iraqi Kurdistan: John Bolton

Tehran has previously warned that Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region is home to over 1,000 military camps training 'terrorist' groups

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

Armenia, Azerbaijan advance peace talks in Moscow

While Russian officials hailed the meeting, they say 'technical difficulties' remain before a peace agreement over the Nagorno-Karabakh region can be achieved

Armenia ready to recognize Azeri sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh: PM

The two South Caucasus nations have fought multiple wars over the last 35 years for control of the disputed region

Pentagon refuses to vet proxy militias for human rights abuses: Report

Pentagon documents obtained by the New York Times show US planners use legal pretexts to bypass laws meant to block support for proxy forces carrying out atrocities

Italy claims UAE ‘halted’ military role in Yemen, lifts embargo on arms sales

Despite Rome's claim, UAE forces and their mercenaries currently occupy Yemen's Socotra Archipelago, as well as dozens of Yemeni ports and several oil fields

Iran, Nicaragua discussed ways to counter US influence in Latin America: Pentagon leaks

Nicaragua and Venezuela have readily welcomed Iranian assistance to counter US sanctions

Several dead after Armenia, Azerbaijan exchange fire

Seven soldiers were killed during the armed clashes, with each side blaming the other for the provocation

Yemen says UAE building new military base in occupied Socotra Archipelago

The Ansarallah resistance group has warned that securing Yemen's maritime sovereignty will be a priority in the next stage of the battle against Saudi and Emirati forces

Tyranny on the waters: The UAE-Israeli occupation of Yemen’s Socotra Island

The transformation of Yemen’s strategically-located Socotra Island into an Emirati-Israeli military intelligence hub has raised concerns for the Ansarallah movement and its allies, significantly increasing the geopolitical stakes of the Yemen war.

US and Saudi policies diverge over Yemen

Riyadh wants to exit its Yemen quagmire and is willing to end the siege on Ansarallah-controlled areas. Washington will have none of that, and is sabotaging a Saudi-Yemeni peace deal.

Yemen-Saudi truce may be renewed in ‘coming days’: Report

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said this week from Moscow that the Yemen truce agreement is Riyadh’s ‘priority’

US-trained Afghan special forces recruited by Wagner Group in Ukraine: Report

The chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 continues to have ripple effects in Ukraine

AP report shows Ukrainian commander wearing ISIS insignia

Washington has relied on both Salafist and Neo-Nazi extremist groups in Syria and Ukraine to fight as its proxies

Iraq sends 60,000 tons of oil to Syria, 30,000 to Turkiye

Iraq had already dispatched humanitarian aid to Syria including 60 tons of food, medical supplies, and 150 Iraqi Red Crescent volunteers

IRGC Navy holds military drills in Persian Gulf

The IRGC tested various classes of its naval missiles, smart subsurface unmanned systems, bomber drones, and it's helicopter weaponry

A US tool against Iran: Kurdish militancy on the Iran-Iraq border

US and Israeli-backed armed Kurdish separatists on the Iraqi border have participated in every incident of Iranian domestic strife, from 2009 to 2022.

Iranian security forces arrest three militants linked to murder of Sunni cleric

Sistan and Baluchestan province has been greatly impacted by the nationwide riots instigated by the death of Mahsa Amini

Iran conducts first protest-related execution

The Islamic Republic has issued several death sentences against 'rioters' found guilty of violent acts

Syria refused Turkiye’s request to hold a meeting between Erdogan and Assad

Russia has offered to mediate and facilitate a meeting between Turkiye and Syria, with limited success

Iranian prosecutor general indicates suspension of ‘morality police’

While Montazeri confirmed that operations of the morality police are currently over, there is no indication that they have been permanently dissolved

Massive cache of Iran-bound weapons seized by Iraqi authorities: Report

Baghdad has recently assured Tehran that it will not allow the IKR to serve as a hub for anti-Iran operations

Iran updates death toll for first time since start of protests

Tehran claims 300 people have lost their lives during protests and riots that started in mid-September, sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini

US-Turkiye brinkmanship won’t reach a point of no return

A conflict of interest between Ankara and Washington over Syria will likely see the two drift apart, with Turkiye aligning more closely with Eurasian powers.

Iran forms panel to investigate protest killings as judiciary issues more death sentences

While Tehran has yet to disclose the number of civilians who have died in the protests and riots, officials say at least 50 members of the security forces have lost their lives