Secret Israeli Outpost in Iraq Exposes Hidden Architecture of Iran War
Israel secretly established a military outpost in Iraq’s western desert, shortly before the launch of U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
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Israel secretly established a military outpost in Iraq’s western desert, shortly before the launch of U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
In a statement issued Wednesday, Kisch said university leaders must commit to three principles: avoiding institutional political positions, maintaining continuity of academic and administrative activity, and preventing disruptions, shutdowns or strikes motivated by political disputes.
Hezbollah has reportedly copied the evolution of drone technology inspired by Russian fiber-optic drones that do not require radio signals or GPS to operate.
A standard battery includes three to four launchers, a fire-control radar, and a battle-management system; each launcher can carry up to 20 Tamir interceptors.
Why debates over deterrence ignore the region’s central asymmetry: one state’s overwhelming conventional supremacy, undeclared nuclear arsenal, and immunity from the rules imposed on everyone else.
Italy’s suspension of arms deals with Tel Aviv reflects less a moral reckoning than the domestic pressures, electoral setbacks, and strategic calculations now confronting Giorgia Meloni’s government.
Iran has not tried to win command of the skies in the conventional sense. Instead, it has pursued to deny the United States and Israel the effortless use of airpower by targeting bases, tankers, sensors, command systems, and the political stamina of the coalition arrayed against it.
After Donald Trump threatened to erase Iranian civilization and Israel struck Iranian infrastructure, a two-week ceasefire proposal backed by Pakistan, Egypt, and other regional powers has opened a narrow diplomatic window. But with Lebanon still at the center of dispute, the real test will be whether Israel can be restrained.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is demanding an official U.S. investigation into the killing of Hind Rajab, turning a case that galvanized global outrage into a new test of Washington’s legal and political accountability for the war in Gaza.