Continued Iranian weapon smuggling destabilizes region

Security 2023-09-20

Continued Iranian weapon smuggling destabilizes region

Iran is the key supplier of weapons smuggled to the Houthis in Yemen via documented routes, and the continuing illicit activity is making an already disastrous situation worse.

Displaced by ISIS, Iraqi returnees reintegrate with government help

Security 2023-09-15

Displaced by ISIS, Iraqi returnees reintegrate with government help

The Iraqi government is offering displaced citizens various kinds of assistance to return voluntarily to their home areas and begin afresh.

US, Bahrain boost ties with new security agreement

Security 2023-09-14

US, Bahrain boost ties with new security agreement

The agreement will serve as a framework for other countries that wish to join and strengthen stability, economic cooperation and innovation.

Syrian regime blamed for fueling Deir Ezzor clashes

Security 2023-09-07

Syrian regime blamed for fueling Deir Ezzor clashes

Local residents say the Syrian regime attempted to portray the recent fighting as an Arab-Kurd dispute, though the reality was more complex.

UN nuclear agency 'regrets' lack of Iranian cooperation

Security 2023-09-05

UN nuclear agency 'regrets' lack of Iranian cooperation

The IAEA noted that 'no further progress' has been made in reinstalling some monitoring equipment set up under the 2015 deal, which was later removed by Iran.

'Losing Old Sanaa': historic city reels from Yemen war

Security 2023-09-01

'Losing Old Sanaa': historic city reels from Yemen war

Hazards to this UNESCO World Heritage site have grown as the war, triggered by the Iran-backed Houthis' 2014 coup, has dragged on.

Kyrgyzstan repatriates 95 women, children from Syria detention camps

Security 2023-08-30

Kyrgyzstan repatriates 95 women, children from Syria detention camps

To date, Kyrgyzstan has repatriated 233 children and women from detention camps holding family members of ISIS in Syria.

Iran displays new drone, missiles despite scrutiny, sanctions

Security 2023-08-23

Iran displays new drone, missiles despite scrutiny, sanctions

Though Iran has attempted to hide its role in the manufacture and export of drones that have been used in the Middle East and Ukraine, forensic evidence reveals the regime's fingerprints.

US forces deploy to Middle East as Iran's credibility on the line

Security 2023-08-23

US forces deploy to Middle East as Iran's credibility on the line

The Iranian regime claims to seek regional stability, but its continued harassment of merchant vessels transiting international waters shows otherwise.