ANALYSIS: What Is Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ and Why Are These Groups Uniting to...
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
Days after a drone attack killed three US soldiers at a military outpost in Jordan – an attack blamed on a shadowy Iranian-linked militia group – it appears a wider regional conflict...
US Charges Chinese Nationals With Smuggling US-Made Electronics to Iran
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have charged four Chinese nationals with crimes related to the smuggling of U.S.-made electronic components, including some with possible military use, to Iran, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.
The Chinese...
How an Iran Regime’s Ally in Iraq Was Made to Stand Down
By Timour Azhari
BAGHDAD, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A powerful Iraqi faction that led dozens of attacks against U.S. forces since October was pushed to announce a suspension of attacks through pressure from Tehran and ruling Iraqi...
US Targets Iranian, Hezbollah Financial Network, Treasury Dept Says
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three entities and one individual in Lebanon and Turkey for "providing critical financial support" to a financial network used by Iran's Quds Force and...
Islamic Republic Warns of Decisive Response to Any US Attack
DUBAI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Iran will respond to any threat from the United States, Iranian Revolutionary Guards' chief Hossein Salami said on Wednesday, as Washington weighs its response to the killing of American servicemen by...
Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Threaten More Attacks on US, British Warships
By Jana Choukeir and Nadine Awadalla
DUBAI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said on Wednesday it would keep up attacks on U.S. and British warships in the Red Sea in what it called acts of self defence, stoking fears of...
Iran Regime-Aligned Kataib Hezbollah Says It Suspends Attacks on US Forces
By Timour Azhari
BAGHDAD, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah announced on Tuesday the suspension of all its military operations against U.S. troops in the region, in a decision aimed at preventing "embarrassment"...
Pentagon Says It Is Not Seeking War With Iran After Jordan Attack
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday vowed the U.S. would take "all necessary actions" to defend its troops after a deadly drone attack in Jordan by Iran-backed militants, even as President Joe...
What Is Iran Regime’s ‘Axis of Resistance’, Which Groups Are Involved?
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Groups backed by Iran have been waging attacks on Israeli and U.S. targets since war erupted between its Palestinian ally Hamas and Israel on Oct. 7, a campaign that has regionalised the Gaza conflict...
Syria State Media Says Iranian Advisers Were Killed in Israeli Attack South of Capital
DAMASCUS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Syrian state media said on Monday that Iranian advisers were among those killed in an Israeli attack south of the capital, in a rare acknowledgment by Damascus of Iranian casualties in Israeli strikes...
