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.

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).

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.

Russia's losses in Black Sea bode ill for its Red Sea aspirations

Security 2024-04-23

Russia's losses in Black Sea bode ill for its Red Sea aspirations

Russia has lost a third of its Black Sea Fleet, even though Ukraine does not have a navy. This raises questions about its worth as a naval partner in the Red Sea.

Iran's military drone program hit by sweeping international sanctions

Security 2024-04-22

Iran's military drone program hit by sweeping international sanctions

New sanctions target the 'ringleaders of the Iranian military' following Iran's attack on Israel, along with firms that supply and support the IRGC.

'Bitter reality' for south Lebanon towns scarred by Hizbullah's actions

Security 2024-04-20

'Bitter reality' for south Lebanon towns scarred by Hizbullah's actions

Six months after Hizbullah began to attack Israel from southern Lebanon, provoking retaliatory fire, area residents are still paying the price.