CENTCOM

The 3 colors of TRADOC.

Iran Intercepts Crystal Meth Shipment From Afghanistan

By Kevin O'Connell | 10/01/2022 | Comments Off on Iran Intercepts Crystal Meth Shipment From Afghanistan

Customs officials discover 500 kilograms of crystal meth in a truck crossing from Afghanistan. The discovery of a 500 kg…

The Appeal of “Duginism” in the Middle East

By Kevin O'Connell | 10/01/2022 | Comments Off on The Appeal of “Duginism” in the Middle East

Aleksandr Dugin, at the Civilizations of the Eurasian Area meeting on February 26, 2018 at the Faculty of World Studies,…

Iranian F-14 Crash Highlights Iran’s Need for New Fighter Contract

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iranian F-14 Crash Highlights Iran’s Need for New Fighter Contract

An Iranian F-14 Fighter Jet. Recent news of an Iranian F-14 crash reinforces the notion that Iran’s diminishing stable of…

Iranian Trade With China Is Up, but So Is Political Risk

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iranian Trade With China Is Up, but So Is Political Risk

The Iranian port of Chabahar has become a focal point of Sino-Iranian trade. “China’s imports from Iran… grew by 26…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards To Expand Drug Treatment Center

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards To Expand Drug Treatment Center

Inauguration of the second phase of the Shahid Ziyadian Treatment Center, Tehran. “Sometimes it takes up to a year and…

Iran Believes Turkey’s Rapprochement With Israel and Saudi Arabia Is a Threat

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran Believes Turkey’s Rapprochement With Israel and Saudi Arabia Is a Threat

The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, and the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “This dual-track rapprochement, along with the…

Yemen’s Houthi Movement Continues To Recruit and Indoctrinate Child Combatants

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Yemen’s Houthi Movement Continues To Recruit and Indoctrinate Child Combatants

Houthi logo on a house in Yafaa-Dhamar, Yemen (2013). “…Observers attribute the Houthis’ frantic race to recruit children to a…

Iran Warns UAE Against Allowing Israel in the Persian Gulf

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/01/2022 | Comments Off on Iran Warns UAE Against Allowing Israel in the Persian Gulf

Admiral Tangsiri reviews Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces during a June 2022 visit to Greater Tonb Island. “Khomeini was satisfied,…

Iran Unveils New Drone-Fired Cruise Missile

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/01/2022 | Comments Off on Iran Unveils New Drone-Fired Cruise Missile

A Haider-1 missile mounted on an Iranian helicopter. “They collectively warn the enemy against any unwise action.” The Iranian military…

Iran Opens New Drone Plant in Tajikistan

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/01/2022 | Comments Off on Iran Opens New Drone Plant in Tajikistan

Tajik Minister of Defense Shir Ali Mirza with Mohammed Bagheri, chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces. “God willing,…