Red Sea shipping diversions cause surge in carbon emissions

Security 2024-05-05

Red Sea shipping diversions cause surge in carbon emissions

Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are driving up average carbon emissions, which have surpassed 100 points at a global level for the first time ever.

Iranian militias brainwash and recruit children in Damascus, Deir Ezzor

Security 2024-05-04

Iranian militias brainwash and recruit children in Damascus, Deir Ezzor

As part of the Iranian regime's efforts to ensure loyalists for generations, the IRGC is targeting children in countries and regions in which Iran-backed militias operate.

US remains committed to combating al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Security 2024-05-02

US remains committed to combating al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

The terrorist group is considered by Washington the al-Qaeda network's most dangerous branch.

Iranian automobile companies targeted in new US sanctions

Security 2024-05-01

Iranian automobile companies targeted in new US sanctions

Bahman Group and three of its subsidiaries have continued to materially support the IRGC and Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).

Mahan Air: a tool for Iran's expansionist agenda in the Middle East

Security 2024-05-01

Mahan Air: a tool for Iran's expansionist agenda in the Middle East

Iran's largest airline has long ferried weapons, equipment, funds and IRGC operatives, endangering the lives of innocent civilians.

Houthis resume attacks on ships in Red Sea after recent lull

Security 2024-04-29

Houthis resume attacks on ships in Red Sea after recent lull

The Houthis' resumption of attacks on ships shows that they seek to maintain a level of chaos in the region, one analyst said.

Hizbullah's cross-border smuggling 'has not stopped for a minute,' activists say

Security 2024-04-28

Hizbullah's cross-border smuggling 'has not stopped for a minute,' activists say

The Iran-backed party continues to fill its coffers by directing an enormous cross-border smuggling operation between Lebanon and Syria.

Iran's drone program targeted in response to unprecedented attack on Israel

Security 2024-04-25

Iran's drone program targeted in response to unprecedented attack on Israel

The latest US sanctions target individuals and entities that enable Iran's UAV production, including engine types that power its Shahed drones.

US sanctions Iranian 'malicious cyber actors'

Security 2024-04-25

US sanctions Iranian 'malicious cyber actors'

The sanctions target companies and individuals conducting 'cyber intrusions' on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber Electronic Command.

Houthis' use of seaborne weapons an 'evolving threat'

Security 2024-04-24

Houthis' use of seaborne weapons an 'evolving threat'

US and coalition forces have been intercepting and destroying explosive unmanned surface vessels in the Red Sea to protect freedom of navigation.