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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 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,…

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,…

Turkish-Made Bayraktar TB2 Drones Play Important Role in Ukraine

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/01/2022 | Comments Off on Turkish-Made Bayraktar TB2 Drones Play Important Role in Ukraine

Bayraktar TB2. “The achievements of the TB2 drones are the first signs of the impact of unmanned systems in naval…

Turkey Tightens Grip on Black Sea amid War in Ukraine

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/01/2022 | Comments Off on Turkey Tightens Grip on Black Sea amid War in Ukraine

TCG Yavuz, the lead ship of Yavuz-class frigate of the Turkish Navy. “We want the balance [in the Black Sea]…

Iran Tries To Justify Abstention in UN Vote Condemning Russian Invasion of Ukraine

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran Tries To Justify Abstention in UN Vote Condemning Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Iran’s UN Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi, 2 March 2022. “The security concerns of the Russian Federation must be taken into…

Iran’s New Damavand Destroyer Set To Join Navy

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran’s New Damavand Destroyer Set To Join Navy

Iran’s previous Damavand destroyer sank after striking a breakwater at Bandar Anzali, 10 January 2018. “The process of building naval…

Iranian Navy Joins Indian Naval Exercises

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iranian Navy Joins Indian Naval Exercises

Iran’s “Dana” Destroyer, which participated in the IONS 2022 Exercises off Goa, India. “The presence of the Navy in open…

Iran Digs into Central Syria, Filling Vacuum Left by Russia

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran Digs into Central Syria, Filling Vacuum Left by Russia

“…the spread of pro-Iranian militias and the Fourth Division coincided with the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the beginning…