Pezeshkian's priorities. Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian outlined his strategic vision for the country in an article for the Tehran Times. He emphasized the importance...
Iraqi connections. Yemen’s Houthi rebels reportedly opened an office in Baghdad. The group apparently indirectly announced the existence of its coordination and communications office,...
Russian response. Russia will develop a military response to the future U.S. deployment of long-range missiles in Germany, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov...
NATO developments. At an alliance summit in Washington on Tuesday, several NATO allies pledged to send Ukraine air defense systems that Kyiv has said...
EV business. Turkey signed a $1 billion contract with the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles, Chinese firm BYD. According to the deal, BYD...
Reaching out. The deputy director of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, Ole Diehl, met with the deputy leader of Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, in Lebanon, Lebanese...
Security warnings. Several U.S. military bases in Europe were placed on high alert over the weekend amid concerns over a possible terrorist attack. European...
Russian plans. Russia could be preparing to launch a new offensive in southern Ukraine, evidenced by the construction of a railway from the Russia-occupied...
Israel and Hezbollah. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati about the escalating tensions with Israel and...
Talking things through. Russia and Serbia are discussing potential security threats related to military exports, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said after it was...
Dagestan attack. Multiple gunmen launched concurrent attacks in two cities in Dagestan, a mostly Muslim Russian republic in the North Caucasus. The Sunday evening...
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