A briefcase filled with documents relating to a new Franco-British drone project has been stolen at the Gare du Nord station in Paris say reports. According to a report in Le Parisien newspaper, the briefcase was stolen when a senior Dassault Aviation official buying a Eurostar rail ticket went to the help of a colleague [...]

Iran has commenced a massive training exercise to protect its “nuclear centers” from potential air strikes. The deputy military chief says pre-emptive strikes will be launched if Iran feels its national interests are under threat, Reuters reports. ­The four-day drill will unite missile defense systems, radars and interceptor planes in southern Iran. The Iranian operation [...]

Violent protests have broken out by the US military base in Bagram after US troops improperly disposed of Korans confiscated from inmates. NATO commander issued an official apology in an attempt to quell public outcry. An estimated 2,000 demonstrators gathered outside the US-controlled airbase throwing stones and petrol bombs, outraged at reports of troops burning [...]

Iran announced Sunday (19th) that it has stopped oil exports to British and French companies, while reiterating its readiness for the nuclear talks with the world powers. “The Oil Ministry has stopped oil sales to British and French companies,” Iranian oil ministry spokesman Alireza Nikzad-Rahbar said yesterday. The announcement came months before the European Union [...]

In an attempt to escape the effects of the wide-ranging sanctions imposed over   Iran’s illegal nuclear programme, Iran’s central bank is using a number of   financial institutions in China  and Turkey  to fund the purchase of vital goods to keep the Iranian economy afloat. According to Western security officials China, which is Iran’s   largest oil [...]

The US and Al-Qaeda are using each other to topple President Assad, believes Camille Otrakji, editor of online magazine Syria Comment. ­US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has said Al-Qaeda is working alongside Syria’s armed opposition, while Washington considers extending support to the rebels. Otrakji told RT that both sides think they are using [...]

An Iranian flotilla has arrived in a Syrian port to provide maritime training to the country’s navy, media reports. It’s only the second time Iranian warships have sailed through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean. The ships have docked in the Syrian port of Tartus some 220 kilometres from the capital. They are due to [...]

Russia is worried Eurozone problems could spread to the country, hitting its currency reserves, and foreign trade as well, says Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. “We are interested in the euro being a stable currency,” Siluanov told IX Krasnoyarsk economic Forum. This is “because 40% of all gold currency reserves are lodged in euro assets.We [...]

The Iranians who accidentally set off two bombs in Bangkok on Tuesday were conspiring to assassinate Israeli diplomats, say Thai police. Israel connects the incident with recent attempts on the lives of Israeli envoys in Tbilisi and Delhi. ­Two Iranians were detained at a busy thoroughfare in Bangkok after fleeing a house that was destroyed [...]

In a briefing over the escalating hostilities between the US and Iran, American intelligence officials say it is unlikely that Iran will initiate any military action against the United States. If and when the US does launch a strike on Iran, however, the consequences could be catastrophic. Speaking from Washington, DC this week, Defense Intelligence [...]

As looming budget cuts force the Pentagon to plan for a smaller U.S. navy, China is accelerating the launch of new, increasingly capable warships as part of a sustained drive to become a major maritime power. Shanghai’s Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Company late last month launched the fourth of China’s new 071 amphibious landing ships according [...]

The chief of the US military’s Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Adm. William McRaven has asked for greater autonomy in dispatching elite killer squads to every corner of the globe. According to ‘New York Time’ he is seeking “more autonomy to position his forces and their war-fighting equipment where intelligence and global events indicate they are [...]

Russia’s top military boss says an attack against Iran, which the west suspects of developing nuclear weapons, could begin as early as summer. Thus far, tensions between Tehran and the west have been confined to the battlefield of heated rhetoric. Russia’s highest ranking military officer, however, predicts it may be just a matter of time [...]

After meeting all stakeholders in the Maldivian crisis, United States Assistant Secretary of State, Robert O’ Blake said that the U.S. is committed to working with the new government, the Hindu reported Referring to the comments made by the U.S. State Department spokesperson, he said that there were some questions regarding the transfer of power. [...]