Acting on a tip from Israel, Italian security officers seized a cache of Egypt-bound weapons, including rocket launchers, at the Port of Naples. The final destination of the weapons has not been identified, but the majority of weapons smuggled into the Gaza Strip for use by Hamas come through tunnels...

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Iranian missile experts have secretly entered North Korea ahead of a planned rocket launch, according to intelligence officials quoted in South Korean media sources. It follows reports in Japanese media of October meetings in Pyongyang between Iranian and North Korean officials. The presence of another Iranian delegation will demonstrate close...

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Preparations continue in the Gaza Strip for Hamas’s 25th anniversary, which will see the Iran-backed terror group holding rallies throughout the territory in celebration of its genocidal commitment to eradicating Israel. Taking part in the festivities will be Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal, who entered the Gaza Strip for the...

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Two months after launching a round of escalatory rocket fire into Israel and less than a month after Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense compelled it to cease that rocket fire, Hamas is celebrating its 25th anniversary this weekend. Ashraf Zayed, a spokesman for the Iran-backed terror organization, unpacked the anticipated...

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Global concern is spiking as evidence emerges that Syria has loaded sarin gas materials into chemical warheads. Once prepared and loaded the weapons have 60 days before they expire, raising fears that the Bashar al-Assad regime intends to use them imminently against rebel forces seeking its overthrow. The Syrian war,...

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The U.S. Senate has passed its $631 billion defense authorization bill, which includes an amendment leveling new sanctions against Iran, by a vote of 98-0. Analysts linked the unanimous vote, which was only the second in 51 years on the defense bill, to the bipartisan consensus on American defense policy....

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Iran is seeking to advance its penetration of South and Central America, deepening concerns by analysts and top U.S. intelligence officials that Iran will use the region as a platform for launching attacks against the United States. In the upcoming days, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs...

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Iranian officials claim to be enhancing their cyber-warfare capabilities, with announcements in recent days of a new center that will enable Tehran to “fight with the enemy in this arena.” The statements were made at a conference organized by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), an entity whose President...

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Iran stationed military officials in North Korea last October, apparently to strengthen missile and nuclear cooperation between Tehran and Pyongyang, according to reports in Japanese media. The Kim regime is in the midst of a violent purge that began inside government and party institutions, and which as of last week...

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Analysis citing strain between Iran and Hamas, which has been used by some analysts to urge engagement with the Palestinian terror group, is being called into question as evidence emerges challenge both the analysis and its implied diplomatic recommendations. The suggestion had long been treated asun serious due to repeated...

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