Sukhoi Su-35

October 10, 2024 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Awaiting Israel’s strike, Tehran pushes propaganda to cushion the blow 

“Lethal, precise and especially surprising.”   That’s how Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant framed Israel’s impending military response to the Islamic Republic’s overt and...

April 16, 2024 | |

Russia Defends Iranian Attack on Israel

Russia on April 14 defended Iran’s attack against Israel, blaming it on the Jewish state’s killing of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general in Syria in an April 1 airstrike....

November 29, 2023 | |

Iran Says It Finalized Deal to Buy Russian Aircraft

Latest Developments Iran has finalized plans to purchase military aircraft from Russia, Iranian state media reported on November 28. The aircraft include Su-35 fighter jets, Mi-28 attack helicopters,...

October 4, 2023 | |

U.S. Sends Seized Iranian Ammunition to Ukraine

U.S. Central Command announced this week that the government transferred Iranian ammunition to Ukraine’s armed forces on October 2. American naval forces seized the more than 1...

August 22, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

The problem with Republican isolationism

Abandoning Ukraine is no way to make America great again

April 24, 2023 | |

Iran Sends Russia Artillery Ammunition

Iran has supplied Russian forces in Ukraine with over 300,000 artillery shells, along with a million rounds of other types of ammunition, over the last six months, The Wall Street...

March 15, 2023 | |

Iran Agrees to Purchase Russian Fighter Jets

Latest Developments Iranian media reported on Saturday that Tehran has agreed to purchase 24 advanced Sukhoi Su-35 fighters from Russia, significantly upgrading the capabilities of the Islamic Republic’s...

February 15, 2023 | |

Further Evidence Emerges of Iran’s Support for Russia’s War in Ukraine

Citing sources in Iran, The Guardian reported on Sunday that Tehran has smuggled more drones to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine. Russia reportedly received a dozen Shahed-191 and Shahed-129 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) as well as six Mohajer-6 drones, primarily used for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance missions. Tehran reportedly delivered the weaponry last November along with more than 50 Iranian technicians to help the Russian military integrate the systems.

November 5, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir |

Biden’s sweet talk won’t curb Erdogan’s abuses in Turkey and beyond

Five weeks after slamming President Joe Biden for snubbing him at the UN General Assembly and threatening to take relations with Russia “much further,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally...

October 28, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, John Hardie, Zane Zovak

Don’t Assume the US Will Fight China and Russia One at a Time

Beijing and Moscow are boosting their strategic coordination along with their militaries.

October 26, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, Aykan Erdemir

Erdogan’s Belligerence Has U.S., Greece Expanding Ties

Growing military cooperation offers Washington a hedge against Ankara and Moscow.

May 25, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, Maj Jared Thompson, Ryan Brobst

Egypt’s transition away from American weapons is a national security issue

Egypt announced an agreement this month with France to purchase 30 French-made F3-R Rafale fighter jets in a deal reportedly worth $5 billion. The agreement is part of a larger trend in which Egypt...

April 29, 2020 | Clifford D. May

How our enemies are handling the pandemic

They’re staying focused on their missions and doing just fine