Iran Operated Fake Human-Resources Firm to Root Out Unfriendly Spies, Researchers Say
By Christopher Bing
Aug 28 (Reuters) - An Iranian hacking group ran a fake professional recruiting business to lure national security officials across Iran, Syria and Lebanon into a cyber espionage trap, according to new research by U.S. cybersecurity...
Venice Film Festival To Feature Iranian Directors Including Nader Saeivar
By Ahmad Rafat
The 81st Venice Film Festival, the world’s oldest film festival, will open on Aug. 28 on Lido Island. This year’s event will showcase 188 films -- including feature-length and short formats, fiction,...
White House’s Kirby Says US Would Defend Israel in Iranian Attack
JERUSALEM, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The United States remains committed to defending Israel in any Iranian attack, and was hopeful about a possible Gaza ceasefire agreement, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Tuesday.
Kirby told...
Oil Tanker on Fire After Islamic Republic-Backed Houthi Attack
By Ahmed Elimam, Nur-Azna Sanusi and Adam Makary
Aug 26 (Reuters) - The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion has been on fire in the Red Sea since Aug. 23 after an attack by Yemen's Houthis with no obvious signs...
EXCLUSIVE-Top US General Says Risk of Broader War Eases a Bit After Israel-Hezbollah Exchange
By Phil Stewart
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The near-term risk of a broader war in the Middle East has eased somewhat after Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah exchanged fire without further escalation but...
Meta Says Iranian Group Tried to Target Trump, Biden Officials’ WhatsApp Accounts
By Katie Paul
Aug 23 - Meta META.O said on Friday it had identified possible hacking attempts on the WhatsApp accounts of U.S. officials from the administrations of both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, blaming the...
Israel Still Faces Threat of Attack by Iran, Proxies, Pentagon Says
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The United States continues to assess that the threat of attack against Israel by Iran and its proxy groups still exists, the Pentagon said on Monday, after Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Oversees Tests of ‘Suicide Drones’
By Joyce Lee
SEOUL, Aug 26 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched as new "suicide drones" took off and destroyed test targets including a mock tank, and urged researchers to develop artificial intelligence for...
ANALYSIS: Can Israel and Hezbollah Both Claim Success After Weekend Strikes?
Source: THE CONVERSATION
By: Ian Parmeter - Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
For weeks, Israel had been anticipating a major attack from Hezbollah in retaliation for its killing of Hezbollah commander...
Hezbollah Launches Missile Barrage at Israel to Avenge Top Commander’s Death
By Maytaal Angel and Maya Gebeily
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, as Israel's military said it struck Lebanon with around 100 jets to thwart a...
